India orders antitrust probe into liquor giant Pernod's dealing with retailersIndia's competition watchdog has launched a probe into French liquor giant Pernod Ricard. Allegations suggest exclusive deals with retailer...
09 May, 2026, 07.23 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
Maharashtra govt puts one big condition on new liquor shop licences in the stateMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday clarified that no new liquor shop licences will be issued in the state without takin...
13 Jul, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
How UP's liquor lottery system helped Yogi govt double revenue to Rs 50,000 crore in six yearsUttar Pradesh's revamped excise policy and lottery system have doubled the state's liquor revenue, reaching Rs 51,000 crore in 2024-25. The...
03 Jun, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
Noida to get 239 composite shops as new liquor policy kicks inUttar Pradesh excise department calls for 239 applications for composite liquor vends in Noida for the next fiscal year. The new liquor pol...
16 Feb, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
HC asks govt not to renew licence of liquor shop near Kanpur school after LKG student moves courtAllahabad High Court stops renewal of liquor shop license near Kanpur school following Atharva Dixit's PIL. Possible closure of Azad Nagar ...
09 May, 2024, 10.39 PM IST
Telangana liquor businessmen performing pujas as excise dept gets over 1.3 lakh application for 2,600 shopsLiquor shop licence auctions in Telangana are receiving a massive response with over 1.31 lakh applications filed for the auction of 2,620 ...
21 Aug, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
Get ready to pay more for booze in Uttar Pradesh as cabinet hikes licence fee in new excise policyUnder the new excise policy, the licence fee for the model shops has been increased from two lakh to three lakh rupees. License fees and se...
29 Jan, 2023, 02.27 PM IST
Delhi excise dept to issue liquor licences from September 1Delhi government excise department has also decided to issue wholesale Indian and foreign liquor vend licences from September 1.
02 Aug, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
Delhi to get new, swanky private liquor shops from today. All the detailsThe private liquor vends had already shut operations on September 30, and the government ones which were operating in the transition period...
17 Nov, 2021, 12.11 PM IST
Beer to cost less in Rajasthan from April 1The new excise policy announced reduction in additional excise duty and MRP on beer, which will bring down its price by Rs 30-35. Also, the...
06 Feb, 2021, 11.02 PM IST
Online licence renewal a hit with liquor sellersWithin a month of the system being introduced, 2,506 of the city’s 2,536 liquor shop owners have renewed their permits, with the deadline s...
17 Jul, 2018, 12.40 PM IST
Excise staff stonewall department bid to hug technologyWith liquor licences due for renewal from July 1, the commissioner does not want officials in same positions as they were in same posts for...
15 Jun, 2018, 10.55 AM 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
New liquor shops only at malls; residents get a saySisodia said owners and managers would be responsible for maintaining law and order outside their liquor shops, failing which they would fa...
18 Aug, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Rajasthan voters get right to shut down undesirable liquor shopsThe previous Vasundhara Raje-led govt’s rule of letting liquor shops stay open for 14 hours a day was slashed to 10 hours by the Ashok Gehl...
05 Apr, 2014, 07.39 AM IST
- Karnataka to allow another 1,100 liquor vending licences
Karnataka government decided on Saturday to grant 1100 new licences to open wine shops and bars and restaurants in the state in an attempt ...
06 Jul, 2002, 04.50 PM IST