An AI-generated illustration of consumers buying legal country liquor at a liquor shop following a government crackdown on illicit alcohol Pune: Sales of state-regulated country liquor rose sharply following the crackdown on spurious liquor after a recent hooch tragedy, with traders claiming that many consumers have shifted to legal products.“State-regulated country liquor sales have gone…
Civic officials demolish house belonging to Karnail Singh Virka in Phugewadi Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Thursday began demolishing an unauthorised house in Phugewadi belonging to Karnail Singh Virka, one of the accused arrested in connection with the recent illicit liquor deaths in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.The civic action was carried out…
Pune: NCP state president Sunil Tatkare’s admission that merger talks were underway between the two groups, working president of NCP (SP) Supriya Sule on Tuesday said that some people have ‘sinned’ by refuting her cousin and then NCP chief Ajit Pawar’s efforts on amalgamation.In the days following the plane crash on Jan 28 where Ajit…
The home of liquor seller Karnail Singh Virka in Phugewadi from where he has been selling country-made liquor illegally for the last 40 years, residents said Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police have raided over 50 locations and destroyed illegal liquor dens and shops, following the deaths caused by spurious liquor in Phugewadi and Khadki since…
Pune: Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said stringent measures are needed to permanently eliminate illegal hooch manufacturing units.He was speaking to reporters after visiting the families of victims of the recent hooch tragedy. Athawale also said that family members of the deceased should be provided govt jobs.He…
The home of liquor seller Karnail Singh Virka in Phugewadi from where he has been selling country-made liquor illegally for the last 40 years, residents said The home of liquor seller Karnail Singh Virka in Phugewadi from where he has been selling country-made liquor illegally for the last 40 years, residents said The home of…
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar said Pune police have failed to maintain law and order Pune: Opposition parties have blamed govt and police inaction for the death of at least 15 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune. NCP (SP) workers on Friday vandalised an illicit liquor den in Hadapsar,…
