Tag: liquor
Toll In Assam Hooch Tragedy Reaches 80
The death toll in the Assam hooch tragedy has increased to 80, with the death of two more people, authorities said on Saturday.....
Vindicated By PM Modi's Statement On Dues, Says Mallya
Beleaguered liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, who is facing extradition to India to answer charges of fraud and money laundering, on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement that assets worth much more the amount he owes to banks have been seized "vindicates" his stand that he is a BJP's "poster boy".....
Sisodia Defends Hike In Liquor, Fuel Taxes
As the Delhi government hiked taxes on fuel and liquor, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said, here on Tuesday, life wasn't all about rainbows and sunshine and tough times needed tough solutions.....
Delhi Govt Allows Reopening Of 66 Private Liquor Shops
The Delhi government's excise department has allowed reopening of 66 private liquor shops in the national capital from Saturday, but the shop owners have been asked to strictly adhere to the odd-even rule.....
High Alert To Check Liquor Smuggling Across UP-Bihar Border
The Uttar Pradesh excise department is all geared up to check smuggling of liquor in view of the forthcoming Assembly bypolls in the state and also the Bihar Assembly elections. ....
UP Liquor Shops To Open For 12 Hours From 10 Am To 10 Pm
There is good news for tipplers. After about seven months, liquor shops in Uttar Pradesh will evert to the pre-Covid timing of 10 a.m to 10 p.m.....
Priyanka Gandhi Slams UP Govt Over Spurious Liquor Deaths
Congress General Secretary and Uttar Pradesh unit in-charge Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led state government over the deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor. She said the Yogi government has been failed to take action against the liquor mafia in the state. ....
Drinking Age To Be Lowered From 25 To 21 In Delhi: Sisodia
The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, announced on Monday that the legal age to consume alcohol in the national capital will be soon reduced from 25 to 21 in Delhi, the same as in Noida and Gurugram. ....
3 UP Cops Suspended For Slapping False Cases Against 10
A police inspector and two constables have been suspended for allegedly arresting a dhaba owner and nine others after a fake encounter and booking them on charges of possessing illicit liquor and cannabis. ....
4 Cops Suspended For Hooch Tragedy In Bihar
Four policemen, including a Station House Officer (SHO), have been placed under suspension by the Bihar police for alleged links with the liquor mafia in Nawada district. ....
