Are liquor shops open on Holi in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru? Check city-wise list of cities where shops will remain closedHoli 2026 celebrations will see varied liquor sale regulations across India. Uttar Pradesh mandates special licenses for alcohol service. M...
03 Mar, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
March 2026 Dry Days: Check full list of dates when liquor shops will be closedMarch 2026 brings several dry days across India. Alcohol sales will be banned on March 4 for Holi, March 21 for Eid-ul-Fitr, March 26 for R...
02 Mar, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
Holi, Muharram and Gandhi Jayanti remain dry days in Maharashtra; government issues clarificationMaharashtra's BJP-led government has ended dry days on Holi, Muharram, and Gandhi Jayanti, allowing liquor stores to remain open. This deci...
24 Feb, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Kanwar Yatra 2025: More than 200 liquor shops in Noida and Ghaziabad to be covered to honour devotees’ beliefsAs the Kanwar Yatra 2025 approaches, Noida and Ghaziabad administrations will cover 222 liquor shops along pilgrimage routes to respect dev...
10 Jul, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
Uma Bharti targets BJP govt in Madhya Pradesh over liquor policyUma Bharti, a BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM, has criticized her own party's government in the state over its liquor policy, citin...
15 Apr, 2025, 09.16 PM IST
Holi 2025: From banks, liquor shops to stock market, schools, here's what is open and what's closedHoli, the festival of colors, marks the arrival of spring and is celebrated with joy in India. The stock market, banks in several states, a...
13 Mar, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Hyderabad police issues Holi advisory for two-wheeler riders, liquor shops and warns against forceful celebration; Check what you shouldn't doHyderabad police have implemented measures for a safe Holi celebration on March 14, including a ban on throwing colors and reckless vehicle...
13 Mar, 2025, 09.31 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh to see new Low Alcoholic Beverage Bars from April 1; liquor sales to stop in 19 placesMadhya Pradesh will introduce low alcoholic beverage bars from April 1 while restricting liquor sales in 19 locations, including 17 holy ci...
17 Feb, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
MP Govt enforces liquor ban in 17 religious cities of stateThe Madhya Pradesh government has announced a complete ban on liquor sales in 17 religious cities across the state. Chief Minister Mohan Ya...
24 Jan, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
Delhi govt declares Nov 24th as dry day to honor Guru Teg Bahadur's martyrdomThe Delhi government has declared November 24 as a dry day, ordering the closure of all liquor shops to commemorate Guru Teg Bahadur's cont...
24 Nov, 2023, 10.34 AM IST
Republic Day 2023: Delhi bans liquor on Republic Day; Check list of Delhi dry days in 2023 hereDelhi has banned the sale of liquor on Republic Day. The capital city will have multiple dry days until March. Here is the complete list of...
24 Jan, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
Prohibition demand: Uma Bharti throws cow dung at liquor shop in MPA video surfaced on social media in which Bharti was seen throwing cow dung at the liquor shop on Tuesday evening in Orchha, a religious to...
15 Jun, 2022, 01.00 PM IST
UP's new Excise Policy aims Rs 6,000 crore excess revenue next fiscal"To provide good quality liquor at economic prices, UP Made Liquor (in Tetra-pack and of 42.8 per cent strength only) made from Grain ENA, ...
09 Jan, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Noida, Gr Noida guzzle beer, foreign liquor worth Rs 574.84 cr in this fiscal year so farAs many as 1.50 crore bottles of beer and 58.22 lakh of foreign liquor have been sold in Noida and Greater Noida since April 2018 to Decemb...
06 Jan, 2019, 06.56 PM IST
After Vrindavan and Barsana, Mathura also wants meat-liquor banDeclaring a nagar panchayat as a holy shrine means no non-vegetarian food or liquor can be sold here. Many other prominent religious spots ...
05 Nov, 2017, 11.45 PM IST
24 Hindus die after consuming spurious liquor in PakistanPolice said 35 people were rushed to a hospital in the Tando Mohammad Khan district late last night, where 24 of them died. Six were women.
22 Mar, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
The miracle of Nitish not of NazarethOn the holy day of Good Governance Day, let us praise a miracle being sought: wine turned into milk. Well, ‘wine (and beer)’ as used in liq...
25 Dec, 2015, 04.40 AM IST