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Scores of child rights activists held protest at Jantar Mantar here demanding passage of bill in Parliament which prohibits employment of children in occupations and facilitates enrolment in school.
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The Karnataka Assembly on Friday passed a bill prohibiting grabbing of government land and up to three years jail for offenders.
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The Tamil Nadu government relies heavily on revenue from liquor sales which has touched around Rs 15,000 crore.
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Gujarat where consumption of liquor is prohibited by law recorded highest number of cases under the Prohibition Act in India in 2008, according to a report on crime data.
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A Chinese national working as an engineer at an under construction power plant at Mundra in Kutch district was arrested under Prohibition Act, police said on Wednesday.
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