What we are about to tell you might disgust you but that’s a news you can’t ignore. State Government has paved the way for opening of new liquor vends by giving ‘unusual’ relaxation in the new Excise Policy, which has been made applicable from February 26, 2019. Wait a minute! That’s not the news. The … Read more
The Legislative Assembly today allowed consideration of two private members’ Bills to declare J&K as a “dry state.” The Bills were moved by National Conference member Sheikh Ishfaq Ahmad and Congress leader GM Saroori. Read also: Jammu & Kashmir has lowest alcohol consumption in North India Earlier, the Bill of the NC member was disallowed … Read more
The news may be refreshing for some and shocking for others but the results of a survey show that J&K state is the least consumer of alcoholic beverages in entire north India. Other states included in the list were Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh. People might cite many reasons: religious nature, presence … Read more