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Odisha government decided to shut down the dance bars across the state and Completely shut the illegal liquor network

in State News August 23, 2024 Comments Off on Odisha government decided to shut down the dance bars across the state and Completely shut the illegal liquor network 513 Views

Bhubaneswar: 23/8/24:Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan today informed the Assembly that the state government decided to shut down the dance bars in the state and will take steps to completely shut the illegal liquor network across Odisha within a year.

Responding to an adjournment motion brought by the Opposition over the Chikiti hooch tragedy, the Minister said that the government will ensure that there no liquor outlets remain in proximity to schools, colleges and temples in the state.

Similarly, steps will be taken to intensify anti-drug awareness programs in the state in the coming days. In addition, the Minister informed that the state government is going to bring a new Excise policy in a few days.

Odisha Assembly witnessed a ruckus for the fourth consecutive day Friday with opposition BJD and Congress both demanding the resignation of Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan over liquor deaths in Ganjam district.

During the Zero Hours and Adjournment Motion, the opposition members expressed concern about the deaths due to the consumption of spurious liquor in Ganjam’s Chikiti.

After the MLAs of the ruling party expressed their views on the issue, the Excise Ministers finally gave their answer in the house. Based on the Minister’s reply, the Deputy Speaker rejected the adjournment notice.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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