Alcohol
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad auto driver caught drunk while driving 6 children
Hyderabad: An auto-rickshaw driver was caught red-handed on Wednesday, June 24, for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol while transporting six schoolchildren in Hyderabad. Shaik Ismail was caught by the Goshamahal…
- India
UP: Chicken and beer party on ghats of Ganga, five arrested
Varanasi: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, June 23, arrested five people for allegedly conducting a chicken and alcohol party on the ghats of the Ganga river. The action was initiated after…
- Hyderabad
Drunk auto driver carrying schoolchildren detained in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A school auto-rickshaw driver was detained by traffic police in Hyderabad on Sunday, June 21, after he was allegedly found driving under the influence of alcohol while transporting children to school.…
- Hyderabad
Illegal liquor racket busted in Hyderabad; 85 bottles seized
Hyderabad: The Secunderabad District Task Force (DTF) busted an illegal liquor distribution racket and seized 85 non-duty-paid alcohol bottles of premium brands worth Rs 3 lakh near Bagara Bar and Restaurant. One…
- Telangana
Rural women outdrink urban women in Telangana, shows NFHS-6 data
Hyderabad: Women in rural Telangana consume more alcohol compared to their urban counterparts, the National Family Health Survey(NFHS)-6 released on Friday, May 29, has revealed. The data also puts Telangana on top…
- Telangana
Two held for killing, setting woman ablaze in Nagarkurnool
Hyderabad: The Nagarkurnool Police on Friday, May 29, arrested two people for allegedly killing a 46-year-old woman and setting her on fire using corn stubble in a field. The deceased, Parvathamma, was…
- Hyderabad
Unable to cope with mother’s death, Hyderabad man dies by suicide
Hyderabad: A 27-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in the Mailardevpally area of Hyderabad after reportedly being unable to cope with the death of his mother. The deceased was identified as Komura…
- Hyderabad
Two delivery agents, minors held for vehicle theft in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: At least five people, including two delivery agents who are brothers and three minors were arrested for vehicle theft by the Bachupally police on Wednesday, May 20. The police seized 10…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad traffic police book 474 for drunk driving in two-day crackdown
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police booked 474 people for drunk driving during a two-day special enforcement drive conducted on May 15 and 16, with two-wheeler riders accounting for the bulk of those caught.…
- News
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…
