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
Indian restaurant in Canada to face liquor licence suspension for serving alcohol to minorTaaz Indian Restaurant in Kelowna faces a 10-day liquor licence suspension. The establishment served alcohol to a minor agent without verif...
08 Apr, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
No liquor for Delhiites from Feb 3-5, Feb 8 due to Assembly pollsThe Delhi government has mandated the closure of liquor shops and establishments serving alcohol from February 3 to 5 for the voting period...
21 Jan, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
Pune car crash: Juvenile's father, five others sent in judicial custodyVishal Agarwal and the car crash victims were involved in a fatal incident in Pune. The court remanded Agarwal and others in judicial custo...
25 May, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
Police question grandfather of minor accused of killing two with speeding Porsche in PuneThe Pune police are questioning the grandfather of a 17-year-old boy who crashed a Porsche into a motorbike, killing two people. The boy's ...
23 May, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
Pune Porsche Accident: Two liquor serving outlets visited by teen driver sealedPune Car Accident: Pune's district administration has ordered the indefinite closure of two pubs in Mundhwa for serving alcohol to underage...
22 May, 2024, 01.43 PM IST
New excise policy in Delhi: Walk-in experience at liquor vends, take-away service for draught beerThe Excise Policy 2021-22 that was made public on Monday noted that Delhi is ranked the 28th most visited city in the world and the first i...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
Delhiites having drinks at clubs to soon have option to place order for 'full bottle' on tableIn 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...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
Delhi lowers legal age of drinking to 21 years"The new excise policy was approved by the Cabinet today on basis of the recommendations of the Group of Ministers. It was decided that no ...
23 Mar, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
Delhi government warns clubs, hotels of strict action for using liquor bottles without 2D bar-codeIn an order, Deputy Commissioner Rajeet Singh said this practice has been viewed "very seriously", adding that the absence of 2D bar-code o...
26 Feb, 2021, 05.53 PM IST
Bars, pubs in Karnataka allowed to resume service from September 1There were restrictions on serving liquor since March, when the lockdown was enforced first, and until now only takeaways were allowed at t...
01 Sep, 2020, 01.07 PM IST
Unlock 3.0: Bars are shut, but liquor may still be served in hotel rooms and restaurantsThe Unlock 3.0 guidelines issued late last month kept the ban on the operations of bars unchanged, but didn’t make any mention of serving a...
14 Aug, 2020, 09.15 AM IST
Restaurants, hotels, clubs seek waivers, refunds on excise fees as alcohol prohibitions continueAnurag Katriar, president, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) said he has requested the Maharashtra government to extend the t...
13 Aug, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
Don't rely on digital age proof while serving liquor to suspected underage customers: Delhi govt to barsThe directive was issued after the excise department found during recent inspections that a few "underage" customers were consuming liquor ...
23 Dec, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Robert Vadra, who lost sister to drunk driver, wants highway booze ban modified to protect 'respectable establishments'Robert Vadra's sister Michelle Vadra was killed by a drunk driver on the Delhi-Jaipur highway in April 2001.
03 Apr, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
SC liquor ban to dampen hotels’ New Year plansFollowing the notice, hotels and event organisers have gone into a tizzy, staring at massive losses running into crores.
29 Dec, 2016, 08.34 AM IST
Karnataka penalising bar-cum restaurants for not selling enough liquorThe state excise department has slapped fines, totalling crores of rupees, on over 150 bar-cum-restaurants in Bengaluru, with retrospective...
06 May, 2016, 12.47 PM IST