Liquor
- Bangalore
Karnataka’s beer boom: Sales jump 55 pc after price cut
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s recent excise reforms and revised liquor pricing policy have delivered a major boost to the state exchequer, with beer sales witnessing an unprecedented surge following a reduction in prices of…
- Bangalore
Liquor sales shatter records in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka has witnessed an unprecedented surge in liquor sales, with the state recording its highest-ever revenue from alcohol within a span of just 30 days. The implementation of the new Excise…
- Hate Crime
UP Dalit beaten to death over refusal to massage feet at party
Banda: A 33-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by three men in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh after he refused to massage their feet while they were consuming alcohol together,…
- Telangana
Telangana woman kills husband for closely related paramour, held
Hyderabad: In a shocking murder, a woman got her husband killed by her paramour not only to remove the obstacle to her illicit relationship, but also to claim the insurance on her…
- Telangana
Liquor suppliers urge Telangana govt to clear Rs 3,700 cr dues
Hyderabad: The Brewers Association of India, the International Spirits and Wines Association of India, and the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies have objected to the Telangana government’s new payment system and…
- Hyderabad
ED raids ex-AP minister’s properties in Hyderabad in liquor scam
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday, June 10, raided properties linked to YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and former Andhra Pradesh minister Karumuri Nageswara Rao in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh in connection…
- India
Liquor being smuggled to Maharashtra seized in Chhattisgarh
Manpur: Police seized 800 boxes of liquor valued at Rs 50.28 lakh from a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district when the consignment was allegedly being smuggled to neighbouring Maharashtra, officials said…
- India
Late-night Pune party with over 150 attendees raided
Pune: Police seized ganja, banned smoking products and liquor served beyond permissible hours after raiding a late-night party on Sunday, June 7, in Pune where more than 150 persons were present, an…
- Andhra Pradesh
Chittoor highway turns into free-for-all after liquor spill
Hyderabad: Chaos broke out on the highway at the outskirts of Chittoor town after a vehicle carrying liquor bottles overturned, throwing hundreds of bottles and cartons onto the road and triggering a…
- Hyderabad
Ganja, 52 bottles of liquor seized raids near Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ranga Reddy district enforcement officials seized 150 gram of ganja and 52 bottles of non-duty-paid liquor in raids on two residences at Alkapuri Township in Manikonda, the police said on Thursday, June…
- Hyderabad
Illegal belt shops raided in Hyderabad’s Madhapur
Hyderabad: Police, along with Serilingampally MLA Arekapudi Gandhi, conducted raids on three illegal belt shops in Madhapur, Hyderabad. The action was taken after women from Gokul Plots Colony raised concerns about the…
- Bangalore
One arrested for transporting illicit spirit in oil tanker in Belagavi
Belagavi: Excise officials in Karnataka’s Belagavi district have busted an interstate racket involved in the illegal transportation of spirit concealed inside an oil tanker. One person has been arrested and spirit worth…
- India
TN govt reaffirms 21-yr age limit for liquor sales
Chennai: Seeking to curb rising alcohol consumption among minors in the state, the Tamil Nadu government has reinforced the legal age requirement of 21 for all liquor purchases and consumption. The government…
- Hyderabad
Excise department busts fake premium liquor racket in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Ranga Reddy Enforcement Team of the Prohibition and Excise Department busted a racket involving a gang engaged in liquor mixing. The gang collected empty bottles of expensive liquor from parties…
- 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…
