Delhi dry day alert: Excise dept announces 5 no-liquor days between January and MarchDelhi will observe five dry days from January to March. Alcohol sales will be banned on Republic Day, Maha Shivratri, Id-ul-Fitr, Ram Navam...
16 Jan, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
January 2026 dry days in Delhi: Dates when alcohol sale will be restrictedList of Dry Days in January 2026: Delhi will observe dry days in January 2026, with alcohol sales prohibited on Makar Sankranti (14th), Rep...
30 Dec, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
October 2024 Dry Days: Liquor shops to remain closed for four days in OctoberDry Days in Delhi October 2024 : Liquor shops will close for six days in October and November due to national holidays and religious festiv...
01 Oct, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
How tonic fetches the gin: Surrogate deliveries give liquor a home run in NCRHome delivery of liquor is becoming more accessible in Delhi-NCR through surrogate deliveries made by riders who bring food and groceries h...
07 Jan, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
Liquor outlets in Delhi shut as Excise department yet to issue order on license extensionWith liquor stores closed, employees loitered around talking to customers waiting eagerly outside vends to reopen. A zonal license holder s...
01 Aug, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
Delhi BJP MP shows up in Parliament with liquor, says Kejriwal govt encouraging consumption"During COVID-19 when 25,000 people died, the Delhi government was busy formulating a new excise policy with an objective to increase the c...
07 Dec, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
HC asks Delhi government to respond to plea for age verification mechanism at liquor shops, barsThe plea also sought to restrain the Delhi government from giving effect to the new Excise Policy 2021-22 which reduced the age of consumin...
24 Aug, 2021, 05.34 PM IST
Liquor makers seek home delivery of booze after long queues outside alcohol shops in DelhiOn Monday as soon as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 PM on Monday till 5 AM the next Monday to cu...
19 Apr, 2021, 08.43 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
States, UTs cautiously explore home delivery option for liquorAfter Punjab mooted the proposal for home delivery of alcohol and West Bengal and Chhattisgarh started implementing it, many states are exp...
13 May, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
Alcohol policy needed for lockdowns: No need to detest booze, say mental health expertsExperts says India needs to avoid ‘vice versus virtue’ dichotomy with regard to alcohol.
07 May, 2020, 07.54 AM IST
Delhi may open booze shops due to excise hitThe Delhi government is exploring the possibility of opening liquor shops in the city during the lockdown. The government has asked the exc...
15 Apr, 2020, 11.40 AM IST
Covid-19 lockdown: Liquor companies want shops to be reopenedIndustry body tells government suspension of sales only helping illegal trade, hurting revenue of states. Food is an essential commodity an...
10 Apr, 2020, 07.19 PM IST
Allow liquor sale; illicit trade burden on exchequer: CIABC to 10 statesThe CIABC, which is the apex body of the Indian alcoholic beverage industry, has sent letters on Monday to chief ministers of 10 states -- ...
07 Apr, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
For the sake of safety: 45% women dodge restaurants & pubs, prefer drinking at homeWomen usually avoid buying from liquor vendors due to fear of being harassed by authorities.
28 Nov, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Delhi excise department forms teams to check use of alcohol to influence votersThe department had warned shops against selling liquor on the basis of "coupon or token", and directed them to strictly follow opening and ...
31 Mar, 2019, 12.50 PM IST
Remove liquor shops along National Highways: Centre to statesCentre has advised states to remove liquor shops along NHs and refrain from issuing new licences to vendors.
29 May, 2013, 07.45 PM IST