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Bihar: 1 dead, 2 critical in yet another hooch tragedy in Siwan
Police said that around five friends consumed illicit alcohol on Thursday evening and hours later, they started vomiting and complained of headache, uneasiness, and loss of vision.
Published on Nov 15, 2024 05:18 PM IST
Bihar Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 35 after 10 more casualties
Police officers in Siwan and Saran said raids were being conducted in the two districts to track down the accused
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 08:36 PM IST
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 25, Oppn targets Nitish Kumar govt
The death toll in the Bihar hooch tragedy rose to 25 on Thursday, with more fatalities expected, said officials.
Updated on Oct 17, 2024 08:53 PM IST
Opportunistic double engine govt in Bihar responsible for hooch tragedy: Kharge
The Congress president shared the previous incidents in which people lost their lives after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Bihar
Updated on Oct 17, 2024 03:50 PM IST
Dheer Chawla
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 24 from Saran, Siwan districts
Saran district magistrate (DM) Mukul Kumar Gupta said that 38 persons were ill with most of them admitted to Sadar hospital for treatment. Gupta has also issued show cause notices to excise officials
Published on Oct 17, 2024 01:49 PM IST
8 dead in Bihar hooch tragedy
At least eight people died from suspected spurious liquor in Bihar, raising concerns over the effectiveness of the state's prohibition laws.
Updated on Oct 16, 2024 07:49 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar hooch tragedy: 8 dead, many hospitalised after consuming illicit liquor
At least eight people died and several others are hospitalised in Saran and Siwan districts of Bihar after consuming illicit liquor.
Published on Oct 16, 2024 07:02 PM IST
Suspected spurious liquor leaves at least eight people dead in Bihar
Police were searching for more sick people, who might be in hiding fearing action as has been the case previously with the consumption of spurious liquor
Published on Oct 16, 2024 02:13 PM IST
Remove word ‘tribal’ from names of state govt schools, Madras HC tells state
The court issued the order during a suo moto case on the socio-economic status of Kalvarayan Hills residents, particularly scheduled tribes.
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 02:24 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
TN hooch tragedy: AIADMK begins hunger strike, demands CBI probe
The AIADMK members have demanded that chief minister MK Stalin resign over the tragedy.
Published on Jun 27, 2024 01:28 PM IST
Opposition targets DMK over hooch tragedy, demands CBI inquiry
EPS announced that along with the other AIADMK MLAs, he would submit a petition to governor RN Ravi, demanding a CBI inquiry into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
BJP on Kamal Haasan blaming hooch tragedy victims: ‘One has to be depraved’
MNM chief Kamal Haasan also pointed out the widespread availability of liquor through state-run outlets in Tamil Nadu.
Published on Jun 23, 2024 07:24 PM IST
Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: BJP slams Congress's ‘silence’ as 53 dead | 10 points
The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rose to 53, with the condition of at least two dozen people still critical.
Published on Jun 23, 2024 02:52 PM IST
Death toll crosses 50 in Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy
The issue had rocked the Tamil Nadu state assembly on Friday with the Opposition AIADM staging a sit-in protest over the tragedy
Published on Jun 22, 2024 03:18 PM IST
TN Assembly: AIADMK members evicted for raising hooch issue, later allowed back
Leader of Opposition K Palaniswami had earlier said the party wanted to raise the Kallakurichi tragedy that has left "50 people dead", but was denied consent.
Published on Jun 21, 2024 12:29 PM IST
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Families of Kallakurichi victims shattered, question availability of hooch
Almost every street held a funeral while several bodies were lined up for cremation in Karunapuram, which is at the center of the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu.
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Families of Kallakurichi victims shattered, question availability of hooch
The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu increased to 38 on Thursday while over 100 people remained hospitalised, officials said, as the incident triggered a political row with the opposition AIADMK attacking the DMK government and demanding the resignation of chief minister MK Stalin over the tragedy.
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 33; CM Stalin suspends SP, orders CID probe
The CM has ordered an investigation by the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department into the incident which has caused a major uproar in Tamil Nadu
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 10:12 AM IST
Malvani hooch tragedy: Four convicts get 10-year jail term each
The incident unfolded on June 18, 2015, when residents of Laxmi Nagar slums in Malvani consumed contaminated liquor and developed respiratory problems, 106 died
Published on May 15, 2024 07:01 PM IST
Rutuja Gaidhani
2015 hooch tragedy: Court finds 4 guilty of selling spurious liquor in Malvani
Four men found guilty in Mumbai's worst hooch tragedy that killed 106 people. They face maximum punishment of life imprisonment. Ten others acquitted.
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 09:06 AM IST
Rutuja Gaidhani
Sangrur hooch tragedy: Sole breadwinners snatched, families battle grief & angst
Sangrur hooch tragedy: Most of them were sole breadwinners and hailed from lowest strata of society, their family members are now left to fend for themselves.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 02:36 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Sunam (sangrur)
Methanol found in spurious liquor, says SIT probing Sangrur hooch tragedy
SIT chief ADGP Gurinder Dhillon said at a press conference that the accused obtained methanol, a lethal industrial chemical, from a Noida factory.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 04:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Hooch tragedy:Yamunanagar police bring key accused, 3 others on production remand
Yamunanagar police on Thursday brought four accused on production remand from Ambala jail, days after the hooch tragedy claimed 20 lives in Haryana. They are Ankit alias Mougli, the kingpin behind the preparation of illegal liquor at a makeshift factory in Ambala, who was taken into four days of remand, a police spokesperson said.
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 08:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Karnal
Three killed in suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar
Sitamarhi superintendent of police (SP) Manoj Tiwari confirmed three deaths “in mysterious circumstances”
Updated on Nov 19, 2023 06:10 AM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
2 dead, 2 hospitalised in suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar’s Darbhanga
Five people allegedly consumed country made liquor on Sunday in Maksudpur village within the jurisdiction of Hayaghat police station in Bihar’s Darbhanga district
Published on Oct 17, 2023 01:10 PM IST
Bishnu K Jha
Hooch tragedy: CM Stalin transfers case to Crime Branch as death toll rises
CM Stalin on Monday visited the Villupuram district where the mishap took place. He was also accompanied by State ministers Ponmudi and A V Velu.
Updated on May 15, 2023 07:05 PM IST
At least 10 dead, several ill after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu
In Maduranthagam in Chengalpattu district, two persons died on Friday and a couple died on Sunday due to illicit liquor consumption, officials said.
Updated on May 15, 2023 11:14 AM IST
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Hooch death toll rises to 31, show cause against seven excise inspectors
Seven excise inspectors were issued show cause notices for negligence of duty by the district magistrate of East Champaran Sourabh Jorwar
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:16 PM IST
7 Bihar excise officers get notice for hooch deaths as Motihari toll rises to 31
Two watchmen, or village chowkidar, were among the 183 people arrested during a drive against bootleggers. The two were found drunk
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 09:16 PM IST
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 27 as one more dies
Five cases have been registered so far and 174 people have been arrested as part of the investigation in the matter, police said.
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 10:23 AM IST
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