"liquor"

Prohibition in Bihar has become a problem rather than a solution.

Rae Bareli: An alcohol loving monkey in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district has become a nuisance for liquor vendors. The monkey that has an alcohol addiction, is known to break into liquor shops and decamp with liquor. The monkey even snatches liquor bottles from people who buy from these shops. A video of the monkey […]

Upset over his friend refusing to give him liquor, a youngster stabbed the friend in Chilukavada of Jagtial town on Wednesday.

Patna: A doctor in Bihar’s Vaishali district, held for allegedly making liquor through medicines, escaped from the custody of the Excise Department late on Thursday night, officials said on Friday. The Excise Department conducted a raid at Subhai village under Sadar police station in the district and arrested Suresh Kumar, who had a stock of […]

The Japanese government’s new campaign “Sake Viva!” has triggered quite a debate on social media platforms. Citizens of Japan are letting their dissent known on social media, with many criticizing the new scheme. Japanese authorities asked its citizens to consume more alcohol as the country is experiencing a constant decline in alcohol sales and revenue […]

Sangareddy: A man allegedly killed his mother as she refused to give him money to buy liquor in Sadasivapet town of Sangareddy district on Tuesday. The victim is a 53 year old Mannemma. Her son Parameshwar Goud was addicted to liquor. When she refused to give money to him to buy liquor Parameshwar attacked her […]

Tikamgarh: Some unidentified persons were allegedly found consuming alcohol and cooking meat at a gaushala (cow shelter) in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh district, prompting the authorities to initiate an inquiry, an official said on Tuesday. A video of the incident, which took place on Monday, has surfaced on social media. At least 15 people were allegedly […]

Kurnool: Kurnool Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) station seized 66,000 bottles of liquor (worth about Rs 2 crores) on Saturday in the presence of Kurnool District SP Siddharth Kaushal in 593 cases registered in the year 2021-2022, said the SEB. Liquor bottles were destroyed on the road near the railway bridge on the way from Panchalingala […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has increased the liquor prices by 20 to 25 per cent to mop up revenues. Prices of all brands of liquor were hiked and this is expected to help the government generate additional revenues of Rs 6,000 crore to Rs 7,000 crore annually. The state had earned Rs 30,000 crore from liquor […]

Hyderabad: Three youngsters who were moving on a motorcycle allegedly consuming liquor on road were nabbed and booked by the police. The three – Yogendra Kumar, P Ganesh and Mahesh were moving on a motorcycle on May 1, at Banjara Hills road when some persons clicked their picture and posted on Twitter while tagging the […]

New Delhi: The Delhi government is in preparation to allow bars in the capital city to serve liquor till 3 a.m. However, the government is yet to issue an official notification in this regard. An informed source with the government said that an order is likely to be issued soon in accordance with the Excise […]

Mancherial: Bringing some relief to the government, four important sources of income such as Stamps and Registrations, Prohibition and Excise, Transport, Mines and Commercial Tax departments of the district saw a considerable rise in revenues in the 2021-22 fiscal when compared to the corresponding year. This positive trend can be attributed to slow down in […]

Amaravati: Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislators on Monday washed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s portrait with liquor to protest against the state government encouraging the consumption of alcohol. The legislators brought bottles and poured liquor on a portrait of the Chief Minister during a protest led by party general secretary and […]

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s opposition party, the TDP has alleged that under the rule of Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government, illicit and cheap liquor is flowing everywhere in the state and demanded a white paper on revenue from liquor. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) politburo member Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Saturday said that while irrigation water flowed under […]

Mumbai: In a significant decision, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra on Thursday permitted all supermarkets to sell wine manufactured in the state as part of the new wine policy, officials said. The decision was taken by the state Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray – and it immediately attracted flak […]

Patna: At least five people have died in Bihar’s Saran district in what appears to be yet another case of suspected hooch tragedy in the dry state, officials said on Friday. According to District Magistrate, Saran, Rajesh Meena, the deaths were reported from different villages of Amnour and Maker blocks. “We have received information about […]

Mancherial: Boozers always wish prices of liquor could be reduced. But their wish is never fulfilled as rates continue to go up. However, in order to cash in the demand for liquor among alcoholics, certain outlets of wine slashed prices of alcohol in view of New Year 2022. The move cheered the guzzlers. Vaishnavi Wines, […]

Hyderabad: “Wah… What a scheme! What a shame!” — is how TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao reacted to Andhra Pradesh BJP chief Somu Veerraju’s promise of cheap liquor at Rs 75 if BJP is voted to power in the state. Addressing a public meeting at Vijayawada on Tuesday, Veerraju had also said that if […]

Raheem consumed whisky while the two women consumed beer at my house around midnight. Afterwards, the women said they wanted to have tea and all of them started in the car for Lingampally.

Adilabad: The loss that Telangana Beverages Corporation Limited suffered in a fire at its depot at Utnoor on Wednesday has been revised to Rs 12 crore to Rs 15 crore against the Rs 100 crore that was claimed by the depot manager. The depot manager Thodasam Prabhu Das said that two deputy commissioners of prohibition […]