The death toll in the Assam hooch tragedy reached 155 on Monday.<br />''<br />''<br />''State Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary today said, 95 deaths have been reported from Golaghat district, while 60 people have lost their lives in Jorhat. <br />''<br />''<br />''He said, 97 people are still hospitalized in Golaghat and 171 in Jorhat. 26 people have been arrested in Golaghat, while in Jorhat, the number of those nabbed is eight.<br />''<br />''<br />''The Excise department has intensified its drive against illicit spurious liquor across the state. <br />''<br />''<br />''The state government has announced an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees each to the families of the deceased and 50,000 for those hospitalised.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Multiple high-level enquiries have also been initiated. Samples of spurious liquor have been collected and sent for forensic test.</span><br />