Patna: Counting virtues of prohibition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said sale of “Rasgulla” has increased by 16.25 per cent in past seven months since ban on alcohol in the state. “Sale of Rasgulla has increased by 16.25 per cent in the past seven months since prohibition came intoContinue Reading
Patna: Members of the Pasi community or toddy-tappers Sunday demanded the state government to come out with notifications and advertisements to declare that there was no ban on collecting toddy (fermented palm tree sap) and selling it, except the few public places where its sale stands banned since 1991. They accusedContinue Reading
Silchar: Members of the Mizoram Baptist Kohhran Hmeichhe Pawl – the women’s wing of the Baptist Church of Mizoram – will go on a fast to protest against the withdrawal of liquor ban in the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of the organisation held last evening atContinue Reading
On a fast for 32 days, the 67-year-old former legislator died at 4:30 amContinue Reading
Ahmedabad : While deliberations may be on to partially relax prohibition in the special economic zone (SEZ) area of the Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT), the upcoming policy on tourism in the state is not likely to make any relaxations on that. Gujarat has a prohibition law in force sinceContinue Reading