Alcohol
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Karnataka rolls out new excise policy; budget liquor prices set to rise sharply
Bengaluru: The Government of Karnataka has officially implemented its much-discussed new excise policy from May 11, replacing the decades-old liquor taxation system with a new alcohol-content-based taxation model. With this move, Karnataka…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad gang caught selling spurious liquor in expensive Royal Salute bottles
Hyderabad: A gang that was refilling expensive imported liquor bottles, including Royal Salute Scotch whisky priced at around Rs 25,000 a bottle, with cheap adulterated alcohol and selling them for profit has been…
- India
Alcoholic beverage industry seeks price hike amid rising costs from West Asia crisis
New Delhi: Alcoholic beverage makers have sought a reasonable price hike from state governments to deal with pressures arising out of rising can and bottle costs due to supply chain disruptions triggered…
- Pakistan
Pakistan resumes alcohol exports after 50 years
Karachi: Pakistan’s only locally-owned brewery has started exporting alcohol, a product that continues to remain banned for the country’s majority Muslim population for nearly five decades now. Murree Brewery has started exporting…
- India
Nine-year-old shot dead for refusing to fetch water in UP
Etah: A nine-year-old boy was shot dead after he refused to bring water for a relative, who was allegedly in an inebriated state, at a naming ceremony in Uttar Pradesh‘s Kasganj district,…
- Hyderabad
Malkajgiri Traffic Police nab 268 drunk drivers in week-long crackdown
Hyderabad: The Malkajgiri Traffic Police apprehended 268 persons for driving in an inebriated condition during a special enforcement drive conducted between April 19 and April 25, with the majority of offenders found to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: AC mechanic killed in dispute over unpaid gambling dues
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old air-conditioner mechanic was stabbed to death by two men in Padmarao Nagar on Thursday, April 23, an unpaid debt from gambling, the police said. The deceased, identified as Aleem, son…
- Hyderabad
Lawyer goes to police to complain of Mangli threats, gets breath-tested instead
Hyderabad: The Punjagutta Police on Monday, April 13, conducted a breath analyser test on Advocate Subba Rao, who is representing the victims of an investment ponzi scheme allegedly orchestrated by folk singer…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad traffic police nab 466 persons for drunk driving
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police conducted a drive against drunk driving on the night of Saturday, April 11, at various locations in the city. During the drive, 466 individuals were booked for…
- Hyderabad
BMW driver caught using number plate-swap trick in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills
Hyderabad: A BMW driver was caught by traffic police in Jubilee Hills after he allegedly used a special method to change his car’s number plate to avoid challans. According to police, the…
- India
Varanasi: One held after viral video of drinking, loud music on Ganga River
Varanasi: The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday, April 7, arrested the main accused after a group of men was seen drinking beer and dancing to loud DJ music on a boat passing…
- India
Alcohol, loud DJ on Varanasi’s Ganga during Shobha Yatra, no action yet
Varanasi: A group of men were allegedly seen consuming alcohol and dancing to loud DJ music on a boat passing through the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. Videos of the scene…
- Telangana
Drunken youths create havoc in Warangal’s Mills Colony
Hyderabad: Alcohol-fueled violence by youths continues to escalate in the Mills Colony area, Warangal. A group of individuals has created havoc by chasing down and attacking people traveling on a two-wheeler. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad traffic police book 364 drunk driving cases on March 13, 14
Hyderabad: Between March 13 and 14, the Hyderabad Traffic Police booked 364 people for driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol. The traffic police conducted a two-day special drive from Friday, March…
- India
Pune Porsche case: SC grants bail to minor driver’s father
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to the father of the minor alleged to have been driving the Porsche car under the influence of alcohol in 2024 in Pune…
