Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Thursday demanded that the state government should drop "moral issues" and permit liquor shops and restaurants to resume forthwith to enable it earn badly-needed revenues for its near-empty coffers.
Liquor makers have asked the Delhi government to waive various excise fees imposed on the industry during the lockdown period.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there should not be any ban on liquor shops in the state if social distancing measures, in place to curb the COVID-19 spread, are strictly followed.
Two men were arrested in west Delhi's Chhawla area on Thursday for allegedly transporting liquor in an ambulance amid the lockdown, police said.
The Assam government has withdrawn its order on opening of liquor shops in the state post issuance of the lockdown guidelines by the Union Home Ministry.
In an apparent bid to shore up revenues, the West Bengal government has decided to impose 30 per cent sales tax on wine and beer, sources in the finance department said on Monday.
Two people died after consuming spurious liquor at Mawai Bachchan village in Sajeti area of the city, police said on Sunday.
Police on Friday seized an unspecified quantity of India made foreign liquor (IMFL) from an ambulance in Malda district of West Bengal and arrested its two occupants. The private ambulance, carrying no patient, was being used to ferry liquor during the lockdown period, police said.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday flayed the Left government's plan to supply liquor to alcohol addicts based on doctor's prescription, saying it was not "scientific".
Long queues were witnessed in front of state beverages corporation outlets across Kerala on Tuesday despite the statewide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Petrol, diesel and liquor are set to cost more in Karnataka from April 1 as the BJP government in its 2020-21 budget on Thursday proposed to hike the taxes to mop up additional resources in the face of unprecedented "financial difficulties".
Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Uttar Pradesh will now be sold in aluminum cans instead of glass bottles. This decision has been taken under the new excise policy and UP becomes the first state in the country to introduce canned IMFL.
The Madhya Pradesh government will set up exclusive outlets of foreign liquor brands in upmarket areas of the state's major cities, a senior official said on Thursday.
Price of liquor in Haryana will shoot sharply from April after the new excise law was passed by the state cabinet. Beer lovers though can cheer as prices slashed by Rs 10 per bottle.
Law enforcement agencies seized cash, liquor, drugs and narcotics, precious metals and freebies like laptops, cookers, and sarees, worth Rs 38.64 crore ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, the Election Commission said on Monday.
Indian airports are likely to incur a revenue loss of Rs 650 crore per annum and could potentially turn defaulters if the commerce ministry's proposals on the sale of liquor and cigarette at duty-free shops are accepted, an industry body warned on Tuesday.
In a letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) Director General Vinod Giri said in 2018-19, exports of alcoholic beverages stood at Rs 2,200 crore, while imports were Rs 5,400 crore.
On December 9, CRPF jawan Deepender Yadav allegedly shot dead his commanding officer and another colleague at a camp in Jharkhand's Bokaro district. It was alleged that Yadav was in a "drunken" state.
With the new excise policy coming into effect from Tuesday, the state-owned Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited (APBCL) took control of liquor shops from private contractors after reducing the number of outlets by 20 per cent.
The Delhi Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB) on Saturday said that a bar owner, as well as a manager, have been arrested here for selling and serving liquor without a license. The Delhi Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB) on Saturday said that a bar owner, as well as a manager, have been arrested here for selling and serving liquor without a license.
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