Defence canteens to ban import of finished goods‘Direct imported’ items would include those that are shipped from other countries in finished form.
24 Oct, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Jammu & Kashmir government withdraws 50 per cent 'corona tax' on liquorIn the policy objectives, the government notification among other things said it was meant to rationalise the number of taxes, duties and o...
01 Sep, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
Canteen stores sales halve as lockdowns, curbs continueSales through the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) fell about 50% in the four months from April due to localised lockdowns and restrictions ...
17 Aug, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
Will CSD revert to its vanquished flaws with Air Marshal Baladitya's exit?At the famous Canteen Stores Dept, Air Marshal Baladitya has won against red tape and graft, posting Rs 1,253cr profit in FY18. But will CS...
04 Oct, 2018, 08.46 AM IST
Army Canteen’s profit zooms as companies fall in lineCSD, a not-for-profit organisation, earned Rs 1,253 crore during the year to March, significantly higher than other retailers in the countr...
15 Aug, 2018, 11.18 PM IST
Defence-run canteen stores department (CSD) supplies sub-standard food items without quality testingAccording to CAG, "CSD head office (HO) shortlisted only 520 items for testing against 956 food and liquor products procured. But out of sh...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.17 AM IST
Indiscipline will not be tolerated: Army Chief Bipin Rawat to his forceHe said deserving people will get recognition and their dues.
11 Jul, 2018, 07.38 PM IST
Government opens up defence canteens for defence civilian pensionersThe sanction allows them to use defence canteens to purchase grocery items. However, they would not be able to buy liquor.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.47 PM IST
Army chief declares war on graft, waste and sycophancyFrom preventing misuse of CSD liquor and curbing ostentatious functions and sycophancy to removing orderlies deployed for retired senior of...
11 Jul, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Beam India paid Rs 10 cr bribe to CSD: US probeThe company, which makes popular liquor brands such as Teachers and Jim Beam, has been charged with making improper payments to various Ind...
04 Jul, 2018, 07.44 AM IST
CSD fines USL Rs 250 crore for violation of price pactUSL, which sells brands such as Johnnie Walker, Royal Challenge and McDowell’s, is alleged to have supplied products to the CSD at inflated...
17 Aug, 2017, 12.50 AM IST
FMCG companies brace for rationing in CSD canteensThe proposal is to ration sales through CSD channels by between 20-40% on high-offtake products and it will be staggered across different c...
12 Aug, 2017, 06.32 AM IST
Armed forces canteen to get 50 per cent refund of Goods and Service TaxCSD will pay full GST and 50 per cent of the total tax would be refunded by state and the Centre, union finance minister Arun Jaitley had s...
05 Jun, 2017, 07.31 AM IST
Our highest priority is to end corruption: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh RawatThe chief minister, who was attending a program of ex-servicemen in Dehradun, said that relationship between individuals must not come in t...
02 Apr, 2017, 10.23 PM IST
Indians cut back on consumer staples in times of cash crunchBy contrast, sales of companies manufacturing non-essential items have been quite robust in the December quarter.
01 Feb, 2017, 09.24 AM IST
Army canteens most profitable retail chain in India, ahead of Future & Reliance RetailThe defence canteen stores, which is a not-for-profit organisation, earned Rs 236 crore during FY14-15, according to a RTI query.
17 Aug, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
- After pay sorrow, booze cuts hit armed forces
Liquor quota of officers and jawans further slashed from January 1.
30 Jan, 2009, 10.37 AM IST