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Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has directed excise officials to closely monitor liquor shops and act against overpricing. The move follows complaints from multiple districts and comes amid opposition allegations of widespread violations.

In Munugode, Nalgonda, liquor shop owners continue opening after 1 pm following Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy’s instructions, fearing trouble from his followers. Excise officials insist shops operate from 10 am, leading to confrontations and ongoing tension

The order will be in effect from 6 am to 6 pm

Prime accused on the run; cops seize Rs 1.72 lakh in cash, car, auto-rickshaw, motorbike and alcohol worth Rs 50,000 from accused persons

The Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty in the order said the liquor outlets would be closed from 6 am on July 28 up to 6 am on July 29.

The seizures impact the livelihoods of many individuals employed in the liquor industry, from shopkeepers to distributors, creating ripple effects throughout the local economy.

Forced to pay over Rs 5 lakh annually to prohibition and excise officials, say owners

Hyderabad Police Commissioner Sandeep Shandilya issued orders to this effect.

Auspicious time has become a hindrance for submitting tenders for starting liquor shops in this district.

All liquor shops are set to be closed on Thursday in view of Sri Hanuman Jayanthi, a press release from Rachakonda police stated.

In a move to maintain law and order during the upcoming Sri Ram Navami Shobhayatra, authorities in Hyderabad have ordered the closure of all liquor shops in the city

Hyderabad: All wine and toddy shops including bars in restaurants will remain closed in the West and East Zones of the Hyderabad City Police limits from 6 am on Sunday to 6 am on Monday. In the South Zone, they will remain closed from 6 am on Sunday until 6 am on Tuesday in view […]

Hyderabad: The wine and toddy shops and bars attached to restaurants (excluding bars in star hotels and registered clubs) will remain closed from 6 am on Sunday to 6 am on Monday on account of Sri Rama Navami festival in the Rachakonda Commissionerate, according to a press release. Now you can get handpicked stories from […]

Hyderabad: Members of the BJP Mahila Morcha staged a demonstration in front of the office of Prohibition and Excise department in Nampally here on Thursday criticizing the State government’s move to permit liquor shops beyond the permitted hours on account of New Year celebrations. The women squatted in front of the office and raised slogans […]

Hyderabad: The State government on Tuesday accorded permission to the Director of Prohibition and Excise department to permit license holders of bars, licensees of event permit managements and in-house licensees of Tourism Development Corporation to serve liquor up to 1 am on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1. Permission was also accorded […]

Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise department has received Rs.1,357 crore as non-refundable application fee collected from applicants for allotting liquor shops in the State. In 2019, the department got Rs.975 crore. It received as many as 67,849 applications for 2,620 liquor shops. On an average, 26 applications were received for each shop. The shops will […]

Khammam: Over 6,000 applications have been filed for liquor licences in Khammam district by 7 pm on Thursday, said the District Prohibition and Excise Officer V Somi Reddy. As Thursday was the last day to submit the applications, a large number of applicants turned out at the Excise office. The number of applications might go […]

Hyderabad: After the brisk business during Dasara festival, liquor shop owners are now in a dilemma to fill the racks in their shops with liquor and beer stocks since the excise policy for the year 2019-21 will come to an end in November. To cash in on the demand from tipplers, all shopkeepers purchased additional […]

Hyderabad: The State government has extended the 2019-21 license period of liquor shops by one month up to November 30 since the license tenure of the shops expires next month. The Director of Prohibition and Excise Department will take necessary action accordingly, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the State government has issued an […]

Many wine shops were closed much before the lockdown period started, as the tipplers had purchased their required stock on Tuesday evening itself.