Ram Mandir Inauguration: These states have declared Jan 22 as 'dry day'; check full list hereRam Mandir Inauguration: Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Uttarakhand have declared January 22 as...
21 Jan, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
View: Taxation alone can’t be the instrument to reduce alcohol consumption & regulate safe drinkingWithin 'sin goods', there are different product categories with different nutrition levels and health impacts. Therefore, treating all of t...
04 Dec, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
United Breweries Q2 Results: Net profit falls 97% to Rs 4.01 croreThe maker of Kingfisher beer posted a 37% decline in revenue to Rs 2272.29 crore in the period under review as compared to the same period ...
07 Nov, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
United Breweries Q1 results: Reports net loss of Rs 114 crore; net sales drop 74%The maker of Kingfisher reported a 74% drop in net sales in the first quarter at Rs 1263.66 crore.
14 Aug, 2020, 10.08 PM IST
Day 1 of lockdown: More and more factories shut shop; India's count crosses 600With most businesses having to work from home or with minimal personnel, many have temporarily shut shop.
25 Mar, 2020, 11.54 PM IST
Coronavirus cases rise to 283 in India; sees highest rise in a dayThe country is also set to observe a janata curfew from 7 am to 9 pm on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for s...
21 Mar, 2020, 10.59 PM IST
When rat hole mining offers the only job opportunityThe six-party-led state government is in favour of an exemption for Meghalaya from the federal laws on mining.
04 Jan, 2019, 11.26 PM IST
AG Venugopal blames SC for ‘hitting’ mining, telecom and coal sectorsOn SC’s decision to ban liquor vends alongside national highways, the attorney general said: “Thousands of people lost their jobs.” He also...
09 Aug, 2018, 06.35 AM IST
Government officials rush to denotify highways running through citiesSome states are lobbying with the Centre while one state, Kerala, is planning to seek grace time from the court for implementing the order.
04 Apr, 2017, 01.41 AM IST
Odisha seals 1167 liquor outlets, likely to lose Rs 1200 croreThe 1167 liquor shops closed down from midnight of March 31 included 456 off shops, 205 restaurant on shops, 60 hotel onshop, 74 country sp...
03 Apr, 2017, 06.44 PM IST
As booze shops along highways go dry after Supreme Court order, most states stare at big revenue lossesAs per early estimates, Maharashtra seems to be the worst affected . Excise minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule told the media that the gover...
02 Apr, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
Demonetisation hits liquor sale across OdishaThe business of the Corporation has been considerably less during November in several districts as compared to earlier months, the official...
19 Nov, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
Call for liquor ban has crossed Bihar, says Nitish KumarHe said yesterday he attended a function at Dhanbad in Jharkhand and the women's group which organised it sought a complete ban on alcohol ...
11 May, 2016, 10.44 PM IST
Nitish Kumar accepts invitation for anti-liquor function in JharkhandBihar CM had also lamented on the lack of concrete cooperation from the neighbouring states despite writing to their CMs to make the total ...
27 Apr, 2016, 04.12 PM IST
Only Naveen Patnaik can take decision on prohibition: Damodar Rout, ministerThe Utkal Gandhi Smarak Nidhi and the Odisha Madamukti Abhiyan have urged the chief minister for a total prohibition in the state in the li...
28 Nov, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Can't put complete ban; will try to curb liquor trade: Odisha governmentRout said as many as 266 liquor shops have been closed and steps are being taken to ensure that there is no liquor outlet close to the Nati...
19 Jul, 2014, 06.39 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: No Maoist threat to polling in April 17 in OdishaAltogether 406 companies of security personnel were deployed for poll duty with the district magistrates instructed to remain extra vigilan...
15 Apr, 2014, 03.30 PM IST