ED: Unprecedented corruption in Chhattisgarh liquor sales, money made from sale of every bottleMoney was "illegally" collected from "every bottle" of liquor sold in Chhattisgarh and evidence of "unprecedented" corruption and launderin...
07 May, 2023, 02.28 PM IST
Existing excise regime in Delhi likely to continue as new policy being prepared: SourcesThe Delhi government scrapped its Excise Policy 2021-22 and withdrew it on August 31 last year after a CBI probe was recommended by Lieuten...
06 Feb, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
Delhi HC dismisses with Rs 1 lakh costs PIL alleging harassment of private liquor vendorsA bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said that the petition by lawyer Narinder Khanna was "nothing but a sheer abuse of th...
12 Sep, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
Plea in HC to direct CBI, ED to identify officers who threatened liquor vendorsDelhi government standing counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi and advocate Arun Panwar opposed the petition saying it was not maintainable and s...
05 Sep, 2022, 02.57 PM IST
Delhi yet to find space to run liquor vends at IGI airportThe Excise department had issued licenses to a private bidder for six premium liquor stores that were shut as the new excise policy wound u...
03 Sep, 2022, 07.31 AM IST
Delhi: Government run liquor shops open but with empty shelves as old excise policy returnsThe shop owners reported to duty on time, but the government hasn't delivered booze supply. An employee of a liquor vending machine said th...
01 Sep, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
Delhi hits the bottle, goes back in timeThe excise duty on alcohol accounts for around 10-15% of own tax revenue in most states. Bootleggers grease the palms of law enforcers, exc...
06 Aug, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Liquor shops reopen in Delhi, 6 more zonal licenses surrenderedThe private liquor vends in Delhi numbering 468 kept shutters down on Monday after their licenses expired on July 31. The vends opened agai...
02 Aug, 2022, 11.02 PM IST
Liquor in Delhi selling at discounted rates, some below MRP following the new excise policyLiquor vendors in the national capital are offering discounts ranging 30-40% on Indian and imported brands following the implementation of ...
07 Feb, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
Omicron hits liquor sales but speedy recovery on cards: USL"In some states, weekend closures (and) night curfews have impacted footfalls but like before in the previous wave, we expect that the reco...
29 Jan, 2022, 06.54 AM IST
As private liquor vends in Delhi shut down, their owners, employees explore other businessesOwners and employees of such establishments said they have started exploring alternate options, including venturing into other home busines...
30 Sep, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
Delhi govt extends excise licenses of liquor shops, clubs for three more monthsIt is the second time this year that the excise department has decided to renew the licences of liquor vendors, bars, restaurants among oth...
11 Jun, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
Delhi govt orders to deploy marshals at liquor stores to ensure Covid-appropriate behaviour"All the four Government Corporations viz. DSIIDC, DTTDC, DSCSC and DCCWS shall deploy adequate marshals at all their vends (L-6 & L-8) and...
08 Jun, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
Choosing liquor brands will be easy in Delhi, revenue to get a fillipRestaurateur Avantika Sinha rues not being able to shop for her favourite brand of liquor in Delhi as freely and confidently as she does ab...
23 Mar, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
Hyderabad liquor vendors create paper money to beat coin shortageThe owner of a liquor retail chain said each of his shops is saving at least Rs 1,000 a day now, money which used to be spent earlier to pr...
18 Jul, 2014, 06.23 AM IST
UP government math lets liquor shops gain at state expenseThe state rounds off the MRP of each liquor bottle to next multiple of five rupees. This extra money goes to private retailer & not the sta...
03 Jul, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
- In Kerala, it's drink, drink & let the govt make merry
If festivals are about letting one’s hair down and high spirits, Kerala takes it seriously.
13 Sep, 2008, 02.04 AM IST