Ladakh's new Excise Policy permits hard liquor sales, reduces license documents from 16 to six, and expands availability to four more distr...

India'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...

Karnataka has released a draft excise policy proposing to cut alcohol consumption by 8–9% over six years, while shifting towards lower-stre...

Bihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...

West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026 date and time: West Bengal's Phase II polling concludes on April 29, 2026, with vote counting fo...

In pursuance of the provisions of Rule 52 of Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, Buddha Purnima (May 1), Id-ul-Zuha (May 27), Muharram (June 26), Ind...

The Election Commission of India has declared dry days in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections. Liquor sales will be ...

In preparation for the 2026 Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has announced a ban on alcohol sales in Tamil Nadu and Wes...

The government also announced that the license renewal period has been extended from one year to five years, offering long-term relief to i...

Vends selling Indian and Foreign liquor brands will remain shut despite the one month extension granted by Delhi government on Sunday as a ...

With liquor stores closed, employees loitered around talking to customers waiting eagerly outside vends to reopen. A zonal license holder s...

The court observed that the apprehension of a law and order situation was a different issue which "must necessarily be looked into by the c...

“Increasing excise license fee by 15% after imposing all possible restrictions for two years, keeping us shut, to operate at 50% capacity, ...

It is the second time this year that the excise department has decided to renew the licences of liquor vendors, bars, restaurants among oth...

In its report, the GoM, however, said it will be the sole responsibility of bars to ensure that no customer takes the served bottles out of...

The Delhi government is also working on a new excise policy for which NRAI had provided suggestions in October. NRAI’s suggestions included...

With liquor licences due for renewal from July 1, the commissioner does not want officials in same positions as they were in same posts for...