<h1>Private Member's Bill Proposes Total Ban on Liquor in Jammu and Kashmir, Seeks Strict Penalties for Violations</h1> A private member's bill seeking the prohibition of liquor in Jammu and Kashmir is set to be introduced in the upcoming assembly session. Submitted by a PDP MLA from Kupwara, the bill aims to ban the advertisement, sale, purchase, consumption, and manufacture of alcoholic drinks in the Union Territory. The bill highlights concerns over the increasing use of alcohol and calls for strict penalties, including imprisonment and fines, for violations. This session will be the first budget session under the new National Conference government. The assembly secretariat had earlier set submission limits for questions and bills.