India meets FY26 with cheers & beers: High-end spirits popular; ale beats rainy daysIndia's liquor sales saw a rebound in the year ended March, with spirits volume growing 4% and beer volumes also rising 4%. This recovery w...
12 May, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
From 'pure milk' to Scotch: Bihar’s secret language of liquorBihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
PIL against sale of liquor in tetra packs in UP; SC asks petitioner to approach authoritiesThe Supreme Court refused to hear a PIL seeking a ban on liquor sales in tetra packs in Uttar Pradesh, directing the petitioner to approach...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Civil aviation ministry looks at multiple options to minimise West Asia crisis impact on airlinesAirlines are grappling with soaring operational costs due to the West Asia conflict, prompting the civil aviation ministry to explore tax c...
29 Mar, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh eyes Rs 63,000 crore FY26 excise revenueUttar Pradesh aims to boost its excise earnings to ₹63,000 crore in fiscal 2025-26, driven by a new e-lottery policy for allocating retail ...
11 May, 2025, 11.30 PM IST
Liquor shops to remain closed in Uttarakhand on Jan 22 due to "Pran Pratishtha" ceremony of Ram TempleTo honor the "Pran Pratishtha" ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, the Uttarakhand government and Uttar Pradesh Excise Com...
13 Jan, 2024, 09.27 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh govt extends liquor shop hours for Christmas and New Year's eveThe Excise Department of the Uttar Pradesh government has announced the extension of liquor shop hours till 11 pm on Christmas Eve and New ...
23 Dec, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
Surge of foreign liquor brands challenges local premium labels in Uttar PradeshThe retail sector of Uttar Pradesh is witnessing an influx of international liquor labels that pose formidable competition to local premium...
17 Aug, 2023, 03.26 PM IST
No power can become hurdle between UP and development: Piyush GoyalThe Union Minister said that six years ago, UP was lagging behind in terms of ease of doing business, and today, it is number two in the co...
12 Feb, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Get ready to pay more for booze in Uttar Pradesh as cabinet hikes licence fee in new excise policyUnder the new excise policy, the licence fee for the model shops has been increased from two lakh to three lakh rupees. License fees and se...
29 Jan, 2023, 02.27 PM IST
Beer to be cheaper in Uttar Pradesh from April 1The sale of beer was badly affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sale at beer shops from April 2020 to November 2020 has been only 17....
31 Mar, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
Not in favour of imposing anything: Yogi Adityanath on any plan to ban liquor in UPAccording to a new excise policy, purchase, transport or private possession of alcohol in the state is limited to six litres. To keep liquo...
25 Jan, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government allows sale of high-end liquor brands in shopping malls“The Cabinet has approved the Uttar Pradesh Excise (Settlement of Licenses for Premium Retail Vends of Foreign Liquor) Rules, 2020, paving ...
24 May, 2020, 12.15 PM IST
COVID-19: UP govt issues licences to 42 companies to make 40,000 litres of sanitisers per dayThe Uttar Pradesh government has issued licences to 42 companies to make 40,000 litres of sanitisers every day in order to ensure adequate ...
30 Mar, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
Jewellers in Uttar Pradesh on indefinite strike, protesting excise dutyJewellery traders in UP, on strike since March 2 against the Budget proposal to re-impose 1% excise duty on jewellery, have decided to exte...
07 Mar, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
UP hooch tragedy claims major scalp; excise commissioner Anil Garg removedUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had sought an explanation from excise commissioner Anil Garg yesterday following the hooch trag...
13 Jan, 2015, 11.13 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav's budget allows Ponty Chadha's liquor monopoly to stay in Uttar PradeshChadha, who had started out as a small player in Moradabad, used connections across the political spectrum to lord over the liquor trade in...
02 Mar, 2013, 04.00 AM IST