Mirwaiz says anti-drug crackdown welcome, warns against 'law and order prism'Mirwaiz Umar Farooq supports the administration's drug abuse crackdown. He stresses a broader approach is needed, not just arrests. He high...
08 May, 2026, 08.10 PM 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
West Bengal Election Results 2026 Date and Time: When counting will take place and where to check resultsWest Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026 date and time: West Bengal's Phase II polling concludes on April 29, 2026, with vote counting fo...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
West Bengal Dry Day 2026: EC announces liquor ban in view of polls, check district-wise dates and rulesThe Election Commission of India has declared dry days in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections. Liquor sales will be ...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
ECI imposes 48-hour dry day restrictions in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal ahead of pollingIn preparation for the 2026 Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has announced a ban on alcohol sales in Tamil Nadu and Wes...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
How a protest over one liquor shop ended up injuring 32 policemen, 80 villagers near NagpurProtests demanding the closure of a country liquor shop in Maharashtra's Gondia district turned violent, resulting in at least 32 police in...
10 Apr, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
Delhi extends existing excise regime for retail liquor for 2026-27The Delhi government has decided to prolong the existing liquor policy for an additional year. This action reflects the ongoing efforts to ...
18 Mar, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh govt orders closure of bar shops; liquor consumption won't be allowed in stores"All ahatas and shop bars are being shut in the state. From hereon, liquor will be sold at the shops and places of drinking will not be all...
20 Feb, 2023, 08.10 AM IST
Delhi LG approves AAP govt's move to extend excise licenses of liquor vends, pubs by a monthVends selling Indian and Foreign liquor brands will remain shut despite the one month extension granted by Delhi government on Sunday as a ...
01 Aug, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
Delhi LG VK Saxena seeks report from chief secretary on alleged irregularities in allocating liquor licencesThe report has been sought within 15 days following a complaint by an organisation of jurists, lawyers and civil society members, the sourc...
25 Jul, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Liquor license can't be cancelled for public sentiment against vend location: Delhi HCThe court observed that the apprehension of a law and order situation was a different issue which "must necessarily be looked into by the c...
08 Jun, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Delhiites may soon have home delivery of liquorThe proposals of home delivery and other recommendations of the GoM, regarding the Excise Police 2022-23 being framed, will be put before t...
10 May, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
Delhi BJP seeks stay on new liquor excise policy; submits memorandum to LGAccording to a statement, the Delhi BJP said the opening of three liquor shops in each ward was "not in public interest". "...in one go 500...
25 Mar, 2021, 02.37 PM IST
Liquor stock in excess of Rs 10 crore to expire: Maharashtra Hotels & Restaurants request for permission to liquidate stockThe association has stated that allowing liquidation of the unsold stock will minimize the losses and introduce working capital by encashme...
04 May, 2020, 08.56 PM IST
Ban all liquor shops on all national, state highways from April 1: Supreme CourtLast Wednesday, a Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justices DY Chandrachud and LN Rao said it would try to end drunk driv...
15 Dec, 2016, 12.16 PM IST
Mizoram: Prohibition ends despite strong protest by the churchThis predominantly Christian hill state, surrounded on three sides by Myanmar and Bangladesh, had gone `dry' under pressure from the hugely...
22 Mar, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
Bangalore Club's liquor licence under scannerThe Club seems to have entered the bad books of the authorities after it suspended IPS officer R P Sharma's membership last week.
24 Nov, 2014, 12.53 PM IST