Two arrested for buying liquor from Faridabad, selling in Delhi NCR
Two persons, allegedly involved in transportation of illicit liquor, were arrested and 42 cartons of illegal alcohol were seized from them in southeast Delhi's Jaitpur area, police said.
Jan 19, 2018, 10:44 AM ISTLiquor worth about Rs one crore seized
A team of Excise and Prohibition department seized 300 cartons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) on Monday.
Nov 28, 2017, 00:04 AM ISTGujarat elections: Congress says BJP may bring liquor from neighbouring states, writes to EC
Gujarat has a sumptuary law in force that proscribes the manufacture, storage, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Nov 16, 2017, 22:56 PM ISTChinese company offers lifetime of booze for $1,700
The offer will be limited to 99 lucky customers, who will receive 12 boxes of the liquor, each month.
Nov 10, 2017, 18:37 PM ISTBizarre! Chinese vendor offers scheme for lifetime supply of alcohol
The product on offer is “Baijiu”, the most common alcoholic drink in rural China made of grain. The distilled spirit packs a punch of 52 percent alcohol.
Nov 09, 2017, 17:25 PM ISTRs 1.38 cr cash, 6 lakh litres liquor seized in poll-bound HP, Gujarat
A total of Rs 1.38 crore in cash, over six lakh litres of liquor and narcotics worth Rs 12.86 crore have been seized by EC in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
Nov 07, 2017, 20:41 PM ISTDry law in Gujarat only in name, admits former CM Anandiben Patel
Anandiben Patel on Thursday admitted it was a reality that liquor was being consumed in Gujarat.
Sep 22, 2017, 00:59 AM ISTGoa: No more drinking in public places, says Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
The state has already banned drinking on beaches
Sep 18, 2017, 09:59 AM ISTDelhi govt asks schools to submit list of nearby liquor shops
The Delhi government has asked schools in the national capital to submit a list of liquor shops near their premises and assured of action if they have objection to their operation in the vicinity.
Sep 12, 2017, 21:10 PM ISTThree Inter-State smugglers arrested for illegal liquor trade to Bihar
The smugglers have been arrested with 80 boxes of illegal liquor worth Rs 10 Lakh from NH-91 near Nagla Gular according to police sources.
Sep 02, 2017, 16:24 PM IST
Assam's country liquor gets branded, to be flavoured
To prevent adulteration and revenue leakage, the Assam government has decided that country liquor would be grain-based, undergo chemical tests and be branded, making it mandatory for the bottles to sport a hologram as in the case of IMFL.
Aug 17, 2017, 15:54 PM ISTShatrughan Sinha demands ban on tobacco items with liquor
Senior BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday sought a ban on consumption of tobacco products along with prohibiting liquor to protect people from dreaded diseases like cancer which a study says would be the greatest killer in the world by 2020.
Aug 12, 2017, 19:06 PM ISTGoa to amend State highways Act for relief to liquor vends
The Supreme Court order came into force from April 1 this year, affecting nearly 3,000 liquor outlets in the coastal state.
Aug 02, 2017, 10:49 AM ISTJharkhand starts selling liquor to boost revenue
The Jharkhand government started selling liquor from Tuesday from the 210 shops it has opened in the state and hopes to almost double excise duty collections to Rs 1,500 crore per annum from the existing Rs 800 crore -- and also curb illegal liquor sales.
Aug 01, 2017, 13:36 PM IST41 deaths due to illicit liquor between Jan'16 and June'17: UP minister
In UP, 41 people have died due to consumption of illicit liquor between January 2016 and June 2017.
Jul 26, 2017, 16:23 PM ISTLiquor bottles may soon carry pictorial warnings – FSSAI mulling over move
SSAI is in the process of finalising standards for alcoholic beverage and is studying global practices regarding pictorial warnings and messages around drunk driving, an official said.
Jul 24, 2017, 23:26 PM ISTUttar Pradesh: Spurious liquor kills 18 in Azamgarh, probe ordered
The police has raided various dubious locations and arrested nine liquor traders in the connection.
Jul 09, 2017, 16:12 PM IST15 dead after consuming poisonous liquor in UP's Azamgarh
At least 15 persons are dead due to consumption of country-made poisonous liquor in UP's Azamgarh. 7 people are still critically ill. Watch to know more.
Jul 08, 2017, 17:41 PM ISTUttar Pradesh: Four die after consuming illicit liquor
The bodies of the victims have been sent for postmortem to ascertain the exact cause of the death.
Jul 07, 2017, 13:52 PM ISTLiquor ban along highways: UP govt feels the heat; incurs loss of Rs 5,000 cr
Ever since the Supreme Court banned liquor vends within 500 metres of national and state highways, the Uttar Pradesh government has incurred incurs loss of about Rs 5,000 crore.
Jul 05, 2017, 11:58 AM IST