Reporter Sulabh Srivastava had recently written to police seeking protection. Police said the crash took place while he was returning after reporting on an illegal arms-producing unit.
Approved by L-G Anil Baijal Thursday, Delhi (Amended) Excise Rules 2021 — allowing home delivery of liquor for orders via app/web portal, among other things — kicked in Friday.
In Aligarh's Chandaniya, people don't want condolences or compensation, just employment, while in Akrabad, the residents are not even aware of govt's Rs 5-lakh relief package.
Delhi government's Excise Department issued the order Sunday, which also directs liquor vends to coordinate with local administration and police to maintain security and order.
Nearly 50 people have died in Aligarh from consuming spurious liquor on two different occasions recently, and at least 35 of which were victims of the 28 May hooch case, say police.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced a new excise policy under which the state govt, which presently runs 60% of the liquor shops in Delhi, will not run any liquor stores.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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