Gujarat Hooch Tragedy: Police detained three bootleggers from the Botad district who were allegedly involved in selling spurious country-made liquor, said Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Ashish Bhatia.
The Liquor Amendment Bill was passed in March this year and was implemented from April 1.
The boy was taken to the B-division police station, wherein the presence of Police Inspector Kamlesh Bhoi, the boy was questioned.
The excise officials checked the liquor stocks at wine shops, bars and pubs on Wednesday night after the day's sales came to an end. The available stocks will be sold at new rates from Thursday.
The proposals of home delivery and other recommendations of the GoM, regarding the Excise Police 2022-23 being framed, will be put before the Delhi Cabinet for its approval, the officials said.
Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar said that this "has not only shattered domestic peace, but also brought economic ruin to many families, as the bread-winners and unemployed youth have become addicted to liquor".
It is not uncommon for celebrities to come under the scrutiny of the public for promoting tobacco and liquor products when they swear by healthy lifestyles. Some like Kartik Aaryan and Rashmika Mandanna were trolled for the content of their commercial videos.
In a statement on Sunday, the body said that the price hike will generate additional revenue of Rs 4,396 cr in the state. This, according to it, is the first hike since May 2020.
Somu Veerraju has promised voters that if 1 crore votes are cast for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) then liquor will be provided for just Rs 70.
He had purchased the wine in Dubai as a gift for his father. After landing at Patna airport on Tuesday, he was to catch a night train for his native place Bokaro in Jharkhand, the police said.
The excise duty on imported scotch whiskey has been brought down from 300 per cent to 150 per cent of the manufacturing cost.
The officials also put the points in meetings about several cases of celebratory firing that take place during marriage apart from dances of bar girls.
According to the new excise policy of Delhi, classy liquor vends will be set up in 32 zones across the city. One retail licensee will have 27 liquor shops per zone.
The liquor will be served in glasses or full bottle at L-17 restaurants and it will be the sole responsibility of the licensee to ensure no bottle leave the premises.
The need for P-10 licence will be replaced by a L-38 licence for one year that will be given on payment of a fee ranging from Rs 5-15 lakh depending on the size of the licensed premises.
In an order issued, the Delhi government's excise department said that the wholesale prices of all types of liquor are likely to increase by 8-9 per cent.
Ahead of implementation of new excise policy in mid-November, private liquor shops will not be operating in 105 of the 272 municipal wards of the national capital between Oct 1 and Nov 16.
Moreover, if any individual uses a section of a house for storage or area for consumption of liquor, the state govt will seal that portion and will put it out for auction.
The bidding process for the 32 zones, concluded by the excise department in two phases in August and September, earned a revenue of over Rs 8,900 crore to the government.
The decision was taken in a meeting chaired during the day by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who also told officials to amend relevant laws to ensure severe punishment for those involved in the illegal liquor trade, he said.
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