Lok Sabha passes bill to make excise, customs Acts compliant with GST
The Lok Sabha today passed a bill which will ensure continuance of levy of excise on petroleum products and abolition of cess on some other items following GST rollout from July 1.
Apr 06, 2017, 18:01 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh govt denotifies 16 State Highways to 'Major District Roads' to circumvent SC's liquor ban order
Himachal Pradesh government has denotified 16 State Highways to 'Major District Roads', days after the Supreme Court order banning liquor vends within 500 metres of national and state highways came into effect.
Apr 06, 2017, 09:46 AM IST
Liquor ban: Rajasthan denotifies highways within city limits
The chief engineer of the Public Works Department, however, said that the process of denotification has nothing to do with the apex court directive.
Apr 04, 2017, 12:20 PM IST
Man behind highway liquor ban says he too feels the pinch
The issue of liquor being sold on national and state highways was first brought to the Supreme Court's notice by this Chandigarh-based man.
Apr 03, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
Hundreds of liquor, illegal meat shops shut in Jharkhand
The Ranchi Municipal Corporation is constructing a slaughterhouse.
Liquor vends within 500 metres of national, state highways to be shut from today
Liquor vends within 500 metres of national and state highways will shut down from Saturday.
Apr 01, 2017, 08:23 AM IST
Highway liquor ban to hit Maharashtra govt by Rs 11,000 crore; 13,000 vends to shut shops
The order means that the licenses of liquor outlets which fall in the red zone will not be renewed after March 31.
Mar 31, 2017, 23:12 PM IST
Excise dept orders closure of liquor shops near highways
In compliance with the Supreme Court directive, the excise department has ordered closure of liquor shops near highways passing through the district.
Mar 31, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Uttarakhand govt bans liquor in three districts in the wake of Char Dham Yatra
The Uttarakhand Government on Friday imposed a ban on the sale of liquor in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts.
Mar 31, 2017, 11:30 AM IST
'Upgrading Goa roads to highway will shut 90% liquor vends'
A two-month-old notification of the Union Ministry of Roads, Transport, Highways and Shipping, which in January upgraded 21 major state roads to the status of national highways, will put 90 per cent of the state`s liquor outlets out of business, the opposition alleged on Friday.
Mar 03, 2017, 15:22 PM IST
Nitish Kumar's new rule: Babus can`t drink outside Bihar or even abroad; penalty ranges from fine to service termination
Bihar is the first state to have such restrictions for officials and judges.
Feb 17, 2017, 12:00 PM IST
UP polls: 15 cartons of liquor seized from Congress candidate Amarpal Sharma's office in Sahibabad
Despite model code of conduct being enforced, money and liquor seem to play an important role in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
Feb 10, 2017, 13:53 PM IST
Assembly elections: 300 cartons of liquor seized in Punjab; two arrested
The duo was trying to dump the liquor at a secluded place near Bhogpur village when a police team raided the place and seized the liquor.
Feb 03, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
Dry Bihar won't renew licences of beer, IMFL units
There are three beer factories, 12 IMFL factories and six factories manufacturing ethanol in Bihar.
Jan 17, 2017, 22:49 PM IST
Controversial circular on liquor ''awareness'' withdrawn in Kerala
Kerala`s Excise Department has withdrawn a controversial circular which said that its officials would hold an "awareness class" against serving liquor at homes where marriages are scheduled to be solemnised.
Jan 05, 2017, 19:22 PM IST
Election Commission teams to be on lookout for drugs, liquor ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections
Special teams constituted by the Election Commission (EC) will keep a wary eye on the distribution of drugs and liquor and carrying of cash ahead of the February 4 Punjab assembly elections, a senior electoral officer said on Wednesday.
Jan 04, 2017, 22:54 PM IST
Gujarat proposes to make liquor law tougher, maximum jail term raised to 10 years
Amidst the charged narrative on prohibition, the Gujarat government on Thursday approved an ordinance proposing stringent action against bootleggers, tipplers, and unscrupulous officials who help criminals escape raids on liquor dens in the "dry state".
Dec 15, 2016, 23:04 PM IST
In Bihar, youth flaunts booze session on Facebook, lands self, friends in jail
Alcohol, spiced, domestic liquor as well as IMFL have been completely banned in Bihar since April 5, 2016.
Dec 06, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
Nitish Kumar plans longest human chain in support of prohibition
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that the state government will organise the world`s longest human chain in support of prohibition in January 2017.
Nov 17, 2016, 15:17 PM IST
Teenaged girl forced to consume liquor, raped by engineering student in Hyderabad
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an engineering student of a private college after she was made to consume liquor at a Hukkah centre in Ghatkesar area here, police said on Wednesday.
Nov 16, 2016, 22:45 PM IST
