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Thu. Aug 20th, 2026
Trending News: Trial court acquits Brij Bhushan Singh, WFI official in sexual harassment caseIn 2020, a Brazilian mother and daughter began collecting discarded bottles; years later, more than 8,000 glass bottles had become the walls of their seven-bedroom home that glows during sunriseIndia-Singapore ties move beyond trade as manufacturing, fintech and digital economy take centre stageIndia vs England Live Score, Hockey World Cup 2026: Unbeaten India eye second round as desperate England stand in wayWhy retractions alone do not protect India’s scientific recordTN passes state song resolution with DMK, AIADMK supportQuote of the day by Queen Victoria: “Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to…” | World NewsIndian family office assets seen rising 1.5 times from Rs 70,000 crore in three years: ReportLausanne Diamond League: When and where to watch Neeraj Chopra compete in the Lausanne Diamond League against Rumesh Pathirage | More sports NewsIf solar irrigation is over-drawing groundwater, you’re doing it wrongSFI–ABVP violent face-off at Jadavpur University injures 4About 30 years ago, an Australian farmer began restoring land he had once cleared after his children told him to protect nature; today 24 bird species live on his farm year-roundChina Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prisonEngland 112/2 in 25.0 OversA tiny insect, a deadly enemy: how medicine’s discovery of its impact shaped health and town planningAmit Shah will speak on students’ protest, indicates governmentBetween six lanes of Manhattan traffic, Broadway’s medians are being replanted with native species to create a five-mile corridor for birds and beesWheat prices surge as Ukraine war disrupts Black Sea grain exports‘Don’t go chasing the IPL’: Cheteshwar Pujara’s plea for Manav Suthar after Galle heroics | Cricket NewsJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday confirmed that the expansion of the Union Territory’s Council of Ministers will take place, indicating that the process is likely to move forward after August 15.In the 1970s, Marty Bluewater bought a small piece of a Washington island planned for 800 homes; decades later, the entire 400-acre island is a wildlife refuge and he is its only residentSaudi Arabia turns up scrutiny on UAE-bound bank transfers as Gulf rift deepensNo last-minute call and 2800 km dash this time: Qamran Iqbal arrives early, ready for Duleep Trophy challenge | Cricket NewsSecurity forces on high alert in J-K ahead of I-Day celebrationsOldest evidence of life on Earth has been discovered in India: A 3.4 billion-year-old layered rock shows signs of microbial lifeRetail inflation may briefly cross 6% in October-November before easing in Q4 FY27‘Virat Kohli was better than Sachin Tendulkar in Tests’: AB de Villiers makes huge claim | Cricket NewsKamal Haasan hails Tamil Thai Vazhthu resolutionFlorida police officer arrested after using Flock surveillance cameras 717 times to track estranged wife | World NewsIndia’s defence manufacturing push: DRDO seeks firms for missile, guided bomb systemsThe Sanju Samson void and search for Kerala’s next T20 star | Cricket NewsRahul met J’khand protesters; Priyanka seeks Shah’s responseUS heatwave: Miami hits 100°F record as Oklahoma sizzles at 112°FJapan exports jump 23.2% in July: How US and China demand are driving growthDelhi’s invisible opponent: How drift is becoming a factor at the World Championships | Badminton NewsLok Sabha on Tuesday passed two more Bills, including one about renaming Kerala as Keralam, without debate as the members raised slogans and carried placards to the Well demanding the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the House.75,000 still without power in northwest Indiana, outages may last until Aug 25India expects $80 billion from forex swap schemes: What does it mean for India’s reserves?Iranian women’s kabaddi team finds safe haven in India ahead of Asian Games | More sports NewsShiv Sena dispute: Thackeray faction says poll panel exceeded jurisdictionIs Ice Poseidon ‘wanted’ in Japan? Viral poster puts spotlight on streamer’s past police confrontations | World NewsTrump’s big crypto push: US may buy Bitcoin, backs Clarity Act at White House summitManav Suthar spins India to 165-run win, seals historic victory in Galle | Cricket NewsJharkhand BJP MPs protest in Parliament over lathi-charge on studentsIn 2010, a four-year-old boy discovered a 500-year-old gold pendant buried in an Essex field while metal detecting with his father | World NewsMusk’s Starlink reapplies in India: Could satellites connect directly to your phone?Manav Suthar scripts history, equals 93-year-old record after stunning Sri Lanka Test show | Cricket NewsSouth fears seat loss: Vijay’s three demands on delimitationIn 1961, British scientists stopped farming a 4-hectare barley field and left it alone; 60 years later, it had turned itself into a complex native woodlandUS debt crosses $40 trillion for the first time: How did it get here?Galle conquered, boxes ticked: India’s Test blueprint takes shape | Cricket NewsHome Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government is ready to discuss all issues in Parliament, LoP Rahul Gandhi responded with the remark that opposition is not interested to listen to his ‘lecture’. Meet Alex Webster, the Florida teenager who is giving away mangroves as ‘pets’ to people to protect disappearing coastal forests | World NewsICC Test rankings: Harry Brook reclaims No.1 as Jasprit Bumrah retains top spot | Cricket NewsWB CM’s approval mandatory for senior bureaucrat promotionsMacKenzie Scott got $1,000 from her roommate to stay in college. Five years later, she donated $26 billion to charity | World NewsHomeless but not broken: Displaced by war, Yevheniia Kantemyr and Polina Buhrova keep Ukraine’s flag flying high | Badminton NewsFormer TMC MLA Asish Banerjee found dead at party office82-year-old Tony Fahey built a ‘walking on water’ machine for a 24-hour world record attempt to raise money for charity | World News‘I don’t need Rodri’: José Mourinho after Real Madrid lose transfer battle to Barcelona | Football NewsAbhishek Banerjee blames BJP, media for Asish’s suicideMeet Audrey Zheng, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania student who developed a pancreatic cancer test; it correctly identified 87% of patients and 87.5% without the diseaseBWF World Championships: Ayush Shetty, PV Sindhu qualifes for pre-quarterfinals; Lakshya Sen, Unnati Hooda suffer heartbreaking exits | Badminton NewsThe IISERs have a leadership problemThey tried framing me: Ex-TMC MLA’s suicide note raises questionsIn 1963, a California builder made a house that rotates 320 degrees using two washing-machine motors; 63 years later, it is on the market for the first timeTrump picks White House aide Heidi Overton to lead FDA amid clashes over vaccines, abortion pillsFirst in 43 years! 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Thu. Aug 20th, 2026

Bihar’s alcohol ban has been a success for social wellness, data show

Bihar’s alcohol ban has been a success for social wellness, data show


Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pointing out a cartoon with then deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi at an exhibition on the occasion of ‘No Liquor Day’, in Patna, November 26, 2012.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pointing out a cartoon with then deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi at an exhibition on the occasion of ‘No Liquor Day’, in Patna, November 26, 2012.
| Photo Credit: Ranjeet Kumar

Recently, a report titled ‘Macro Perspective of Bihar’s Development Achievements, Unfinished Agenda, and the Way Forward’ presented at the India Policy Forum 2026 received widespread media attention. While it is a good and timely report, one of the recommendations it makes is flawed from public health and social development perspectives: that the State of Bihar should lift its alcohol ban.

To this end, the reports’ authors have argued that the ban has not really led to a decrease in violence against women and that the ban cost the State valuable revenue.

Published – August 19, 2026 09:00 am IST

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