Patna: Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday raised concerns over the implementation of Bihar’s prohibition law, alleging that shortcomings in enforcement were causing problems, particularly for poor people. He urged CM Samrat Choudhary to consider implementing prohibition in Bihar along the lines of the Gujarat model.Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the…
Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan said govt decision to cut tax on low-alcohol liquor is dubious. “It serves commercial interests of liquor companies,” he said.In the budget, a major announcement was reduction in tax on alcohol. Liquor made from spirit currently attracts 251% tax in the state. However, citing “lower strength”,…
Women gherao the collector’s office in Jajpur on Wednesday Kendrapada: Several agitated women on Wednesday gheraoed the collector’s office in Jajpur, demanding immediate closure of a liquor shop at Ankola chowk under Panasa gram panchayat. They blocked the main entrance of the office for around three hours and alleged that the district administration illegally allowed…
Almost all the Chemists and medical stores remain closed in the city as they observed a strike on Wednesday. The store has organized protests against online sale of medicines and other issues. Surat/Ahmedabad: Most retail medical stores across Gujarat remained shut on Wednesday during a one-day bandh called to protest unregulated online pharmacies, chemists’ associations…
