A 54-year-old resident of Behala in southwest Kolkata, who had got involved in a scuffle with one of his neighbours over a relatively trivial issue last week, succumbed to his injuries in the hospital...

The state government decision to carry out sale of liquor on its own and through the retail shops of Jharkhand State Beverage Corporation Limited (JSBCL) from May 1 has spelled doom for the resid...

Sour lemons Sir — Summers, especially in the tropics, are incomplete without lemons. A tall glass of nimbu pani can be both refreshing and healthy. Alas, with a single lemon reta...

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav attacked Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday over the repeated amendments of the prohibition law and said they were being done to confu...

Imported liquor (foreign made foreign liquor-FMFL) and wine (both Indian made and foreign made) will become cheaper as the Odisha government has slashed excise duty on them. It will be available in t...

Advanced in technology and morality, Ancient India in the hands of the present rulers has acquired a burnished new look. It shimmers with the sheen of uninformed fantasy, while its wise men are instal...

The Jamshedpur Police on Saturday busted a gang of criminals who was involved in stealing liquor stocks from licensed liquor shops in rural areas of the district and sell the stolen bot...

The Nitish Kumar government tabled the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, paving the way for the easing of the draconian anti-liquor laws in the state. The mo...

At least 19 people have died and many are battling for their lives after allegedly consuming hooch during Holi in Bihar, a state where prohibition laws are so stringent that owning a bottle of liquor ...

What about public transport and app cabs? Buses will be there early in the morning and again from late afternoon. There will be a few metered taxis till afternoon, after which their count will incr...