Liquor

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 IST

Liquor 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 IST

Gujarat 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 IST

Chinese 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 IST

Bizarre! 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 IST

Rs 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 IST

Dry 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 IST

Goa: 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 IST

Delhi 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 IST

Three 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 IST

Shatrughan 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 IST

Goa 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 IST

Jharkhand 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 IST