May 2026 Dry Days: Check full list of dates when liquor shops will be closedPlanning ahead for May 2026 is essential for alcohol consumers. India observes dry days on specific dates when alcohol sales are prohibited...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
These large-, mid- and small-cap stocks can give more than 22% return in 1 year, according to analystsWhen a market is in a secular correction due to fears that the economy might take a hit for some reason, the fall is generally across the b...
24 Apr, 2026, 06.02 AM IST
April 2026 Dry Days: Check full list of dates when liquor shops will be closedPlanning April 2026 outings? Be aware of India's dry days, when alcohol sales are prohibited. Key dates include Good Friday on April 3rd, M...
30 Mar, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh to see new Low Alcoholic Beverage Bars from April 1; liquor sales to stop in 19 placesMadhya Pradesh will introduce low alcoholic beverage bars from April 1 while restricting liquor sales in 19 locations, including 17 holy ci...
17 Feb, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
Tipplers are back in the bar with a bangThe 'on-trade' channel that includes bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, shrank to about 10% of the overall share in 2020 - it's histori...
05 Aug, 2022, 12.33 AM IST
LDF not to reopen liquor barsChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had also said that the government has not started the discussions with regard to the new liquor policy.
27 May, 2016, 03.23 AM IST
No confusion in LDF's liquor policy, says VS AchutanandanLDF's policy was to reduce consumption of liquor in phases and to implement abstinence, the CPI-M veteran said.
22 Apr, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
Supreme Court upholds Kerala's liquor policySupreme Court upheld the Kerala government's liquor policy restricting service and consumption of liquor at bars in five star hotels only.
29 Dec, 2015, 01.49 PM IST
Congress MP KC Venugopal slams Centre for allowing AG Mukul Rohatgi to defend bar ownersCM Oommen Chandy had written to PM Narendra Modi protesting Rohatgi's appearance in the Supreme Court on behalf of the bar owners.
17 Jul, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
Congress MP K C Venugopal slams Centre for allowing AG to defend bar ownersCongress MP K C Venugopal today slammed the Centre for allowing Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to defend bar owners.
17 Jul, 2015, 05.24 PM IST
Kerala embracing drinks with low alcohol content; leading Indian winemakers enjoying brisk salesKerala is embracing drinks with low alcohol content like never before. This change, given Kerala’s long drinking habits, is epochal.
05 Apr, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Liquor consumption not a fundamental right: Kerala High Court division benchIn a landmark judgement that upheld the liquor policy, Division Bench of Kerala HC ordered closure of all liquor bars in state except five-...
01 Apr, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
Kerala High Court orders closure of all liquor bars except those in fivestarsThe state has the right to formulate policies with regard to all matters pertaining to liquor, the court said and added it was not interfer...
01 Apr, 2015, 06.32 AM IST
Kerala High Court upholds government's liquor policy, bar licences only to 5-star hotelsDelivering the judgement, the bench said there was nothing to offend fundamental rights or to term arbitrary or irrational about the liquor...
31 Mar, 2015, 09.22 PM IST
Kerala government tells hoteliers to shut bars within 15 daysThe decision, taken by a high-level meeting convened by Excise Minister K Babu, would mean that 312 functioning bars would be closed only a...
26 Aug, 2014, 01.36 PM IST
Kerala, one of the highest consumers of alcohol, to bid goodbye to boozeKerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) will close down 10 % of its outlets every year. Bevco has 338 outlets while the Consumerfed has ...
22 Aug, 2014, 01.15 AM IST
- Drinking age: New law to hit Maharashtra’s liquor market
Liquor consumption across bars and restaurants in Maharashtra could be hit by 20% as the state adopts a new minimum drinking age – from 21 ...
10 Jun, 2011, 04.34 AM IST