In Punjab, the death toll in the Wednesday night’s hooch tragedy has risen to 19. Hoshiarpur Civil Surgeon told AIR that out of more than fifty patients, seventeen are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Many others have been discharged after giving them treatment.Residents of village Kahlwan and surrounding villages blocked the traffic in the afternoon on Dasuya-Miani road in Hoshiarpur district in protest against the alleged lethargic attitude of police and administration for not doing anything against those involved in the trade of spurious liquor since long.