As countdown for ban begins, liquor sells for a song in Bihar
8 years, 11 months ago

As countdown for ban begins, liquor sells for a song in Bihar

The Hindu  

A day before a total ban on the sale and consumption of country-made liquor across Bihar, vendors and outlets offered a huge discount to exhaust their stocks while guzzlers were seen rushing to the shops to replenish their stocks at home. “Yes, for the first time we’ve offered such a huge discount to exhaust our stock as from Friday these bottles will be of no use,” said Harendra Singh, a liquor vendor of Patna. At Mr. Singh’s outlet, price tags, much lower than the original cost, were pasted on different bottles with a display board declaring a “heavy discount.”Consumers could be seen rushing to the outlet counter. Consumers, mostly poor people, were buying in bulk.From Friday, in cities and towns of the State, only Indian Made Foreign Liquor will be sold through 656 CCTV-fitted outlets run by the State Beverages Corporation Limited.

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Ahead of Holi, big crackdown on illicit liquor trade
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Ahead of Holi, big crackdown on illicit liquor trade

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of Holi, the state excise department is running a special prohibition campaign since March 1 to curb the manufacturing, sale and smuggling of illegal liquor. As per a senior official of the excise department, joint teams of excise, local administration and police officials were raiding locations where illicit liquor are manufactured and sold. As part of the drive, the …

Low Alcoholic Beverage Bars To Make Debut In MP. Check Details
1 month, 1 week ago

Low Alcoholic Beverage Bars To Make Debut In MP. Check Details

ABP News  

In a first, “Low Alcoholic Beverage Bars” will come up in Madhya Pradesh from the next fiscal starting April 1, while the liquor sale will be restricted in 19 places including 17 holy cities under the new Excise Policy released Sunday, an official said. Altogether 47 composite alcohol shops will shut down under the liquor sale ban in 19 places, …

Bihar, India banned alcohol nine years ago. It's failing just like American Prohibition
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bihar, India banned alcohol nine years ago. It's failing just like American Prohibition

Salon  

Late last year, I was in Bodh Gaya in the northern Indian state of Bihar, the birthplace of Buddhism, on the first night of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. Proponents of prohibition argued that drinking culture was alien to India – while that’s debatable, the colonials filled their coffers with the liquor tax and certainly encouraged it. Just like …

Patna Diary | Will revisit liquor ban if voted to power: Tejashwi
2 months, 1 week ago

Patna Diary | Will revisit liquor ban if voted to power: Tejashwi

New Indian Express  

Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav promised to review the liquor ban in the state if RJD comes to power in upcoming assembly elections. Coming down heavily on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, the RJD leader claimed that the prohibition has completely failed in the state as liquor was available at door step. Educator cuts vein to …

Liquor bust: Three policemen held for stashing seized booze in 'dry' Bihar
2 months, 1 week ago

Liquor bust: Three policemen held for stashing seized booze in 'dry' Bihar

India TV News  

Patna police on Thursday arrested three policemen for stashing 16 seized bottles of India-made foreign liquor inside the premises of a police station. Three policemen arrested All three arrested police personnel were deployed in Sultanganj police station in Patna. Further investigation was launched and the missing bottles were recovered in a bag hidden near a tree within the premises of …

Haryana warned over sale of liquor post midnight
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana warned over sale of liquor post midnight

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday cautioned the Haryana government over the sale of liquor into the late hours of the night at bars and pubs in two districts — Gurugram and Faridabad — but stopped short of issuing directions to the state over the matter. The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday warned the Haryana …

Bihar Alcohol Ban 2016-2024: Impact, Failures, and Political Future
4 months ago

Bihar Alcohol Ban 2016-2024: Impact, Failures, and Political Future

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2024 19:28 IST - 6 MINS READ When Chief Minister Nitish Kumar banned the sale of alcohol in Bihar in 2016, it sparked mixed reactions. Once the liquor ban is lifted, that money will be dedicated solely to establishing a new education system in Bihar.” The Ranchi-based social activist Sudhir Pal, who supports prohibition, expressed disappointment …

State's Alcohol Ban Led To Illegal Liquor Trade; Police, Excise, Tax, Transport Dept Officials Love The Ban As It Means Big Money: Patna HC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

State's Alcohol Ban Led To Illegal Liquor Trade; Police, Excise, Tax, Transport Dept Officials Love The Ban As It Means Big Money: Patna HC

Live Law  

While quashing the penalty of demotion imposed on an Inspector on the ground that he had been negligent in implementing the Excise Prohibition law, the Patna High Court observed that while the law was passed with the objective of improving public health however "for several reasons, it finds itself on the wrong side of the history".In doing so the court …

Karnataka liquor sellers to shut shops on November 20 in protest over corruption
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka liquor sellers to shut shops on November 20 in protest over corruption

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Federation of Wine Merchant Associations which has been protesting for over a week, on Thursday said that there will be no sales of liquor in the state on November 20. "As the government has not been listening to our demands, we have decided to shut shops on November 20 and this will lead to a loss to the …

High on failure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

High on failure

Times of India  

Bihar’s Alcohol Ban and Prashant Kishor’s Bold Idea In Bihar, the government banned all kinds of alcohol, but it hasn’t gone as planned. But instead of solving problems, it caused new ones: Illegal Alcohol: Because people still wanted to drink, a huge illegal alcohol business started. Dangerous Alcohol: With illegal alcohol being made in secret, there were more accidents and …

Hiccups in Nitish Kumar's Liquor Policy? New Tweaks Show Bihar's Booze Ban May Have Missed the Mark
1 year, 9 months ago

Hiccups in Nitish Kumar's Liquor Policy? New Tweaks Show Bihar's Booze Ban May Have Missed the Mark

News 18  

Is the 50 per cent insurance value too steep to pay? If you are caught carrying liquor in your vehicle in Bihar, you don’t have to pay a fortune now — Just pay 10 per cent of the insurance value and get the vehicle back home. Let’s make it simpler: If a vehicle carrying liquor was confiscated and the insurance …

Milk tanker carrying 1,182 litres of liquor seized in Bihar’s Purnia
1 year, 9 months ago

Milk tanker carrying 1,182 litres of liquor seized in Bihar’s Purnia

Hindustan Times  

Bihar’s Purnia police on Tuesday seized a milk tanker allegedly carrying liquor, police said. Acting on a tip-off, Purnia police seized a huge quantity of Indian Made Foreign Liquor on NH-57 from a tanker allegedly belonging to Sudha dairy on Tuesday evening. Sub-divisional police officer Pushkar Kumar said, “During a routine patrolling, Kasba police saw a pick-up van of Sudha …

Bihar hooch tragedy | 20 held, huge cache of illicit liquor seized
1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | 20 held, huge cache of illicit liquor seized

The Hindu  

Police have arrested 20 people and seized huge quantities of spurious liquor from different villages in Bihar’s Motihari, even as the death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy climbed to 14, officials said on April 16. A statement issued by the East Champaran district administration said 20 people, “involved in illegal trade of liquor”, have been arrested following searches in …

14 killed after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s East Champaran
1 year, 11 months ago

14 killed after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s East Champaran

Hindustan Times  

Bettiah At least 14 people died and 10 others were reported to be critical after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in past 24 hours in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police said on Saturday even as chief minister Nitish Kumar called the incident “sad”. Confirming the incident, East Champaran superintendent of police Kantesh Kumar Mishra said: “At least 14 people allegedly died …

7.49k people arrested under liquor prohibition law in Bihar: Excise minister
2 years ago

7.49k people arrested under liquor prohibition law in Bihar: Excise minister

Hindustan Times  

A total of 7,49,000 people were arrested in Bihar under liquor prohibition law till January 2023, while the conviction rate in cases related to violation is 21.98% till February 2023, as per the latest data of the Bihar government. 1.54 crore litre of illegal foreign liquor and 96.71 lakh litre of illegal countrymade liquor have been seized in Bihar since …

Withdraw prohibition in Bihar immediately, says Prashant Kishor
2 years, 1 month ago

Withdraw prohibition in Bihar immediately, says Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

January 30, 2023 07:05 pm | Updated 08:28 pm IST - Patna Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has demanded that the liquor ban in Bihar be withdrawn immediately. “There is no evidence in the world that any country, State, or society can say that they have brought socio-economic development to their people by implementing prohibition,” Mr. Kishor said on January 30, …

The high cost of spurious liquor
2 years, 3 months ago

The high cost of spurious liquor

Hindustan Times  

The worst poisonous alcohol-related tragedy in Bihar since the imposition of prohibition appears to have forced the government on the backfoot, with aggressive responses by chief minister Nitish Kumar to legitimate questions about what his administration was doing to track the sale of spurious liquor and how it was available so widely in a state where all sale and consumption …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar directs to cut off liquor supply chain by arresting suppliers
2 years, 4 months ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar directs to cut off liquor supply chain by arresting suppliers

India Today  

The Bihar government has now changed its strategy to implement prohibition strictly in the state and decided that instead of arresting people caught consuming liquor, the focus of the excise department and police would be to cut the supply chain of liquor. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday chaired a review meeting on liquor prohibition in the state where it …

Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue
2 years, 5 months ago

Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue

Live Law  

In a strongly worded order, the Patna High Court has recently observed that the Bihar State Authorities have failed to implement a complete liquor prohibition in the State and the lives of Bihar citizens have been risked due to the state's failure to effectively implement the ban.With this, the bench of Justice Purnendu Singh directed the HC Registry that its …

Bihar govt should relax liquor norms to increase tourism: Indian Railway official
2 years, 5 months ago

Bihar govt should relax liquor norms to increase tourism: Indian Railway official

India Today  

The ban on liquor has affected tourism in Bihar, said an official from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, adding that the norms must be relaxed. Speaking about its effect on tourism, Zafar Azam, Group General Manager of East Zone IRCTC said that due to the prohibition of liquor in Bihar, tourism is not increasing and foreign tourists are …

‘Dry’ Bihar to turn liquor bottles into glass bangles
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Dry’ Bihar to turn liquor bottles into glass bangles

The Hindu  

In dry Bihar the government has now decided to set up factories to make glass bangles out of seized liquor bottles through its Rural Livelihoods Promotion Programme, which is locally known as JEEVIKA. “Seized illegal liquor bottles during raids were earlier crushed and treated as garbage but now we’ll give these bottles to JEEVIKA workers who were trained in making …

Delhi: From dry days to discounts, here’s the impact of old liquor policy
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: From dry days to discounts, here’s the impact of old liquor policy

Live Mint  

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has decided to withdraw its new liquor excise policy and said that the old excise regime will return from Monday, August 1. Now, with the re-implementation of the old liquor policy in the national capital, four Delhi government agencies will sell liquor along with private operators. About Delhi's old liquor policy: Under this, Delhi had …

Those who consume alcohol are 'mahapaapi', says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
2 years, 11 months ago

Those who consume alcohol are 'mahapaapi', says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

India Today  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called those who consume alcohol "mahapaapi" and said anyone who doesn't abide by the ideals of Bappu is not even an Indian. "If someone doesn't believe in the ideals of Bapu, then we don't even consider them an Indian.they are mahaayogya, mahapaapi who doesn't even listen to the father of the nation.," Nitish Kumar said …

Those who consume liquor are 'Mahapaapi': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in assembly
2 years, 11 months ago

Those who consume liquor are 'Mahapaapi': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in assembly

Op India  

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has noted that the people who consume liquor are “Mahapaapi”, “Mahaayogya” and that he doesn’t consider them Indians. Kumar was addressing the state assembly on Wednesday over the issue of the multiple Hooch tragedies that reportedly took the lives of 37 people after drinking poisonous liquor on Holi. They consume liquor even after knowing that it …

'Mahapaapi, Don't Consider Them Indians': Cornered Over Hooch Deaths, Nitish Kumar Clarifies on Relief
2 years, 11 months ago

'Mahapaapi, Don't Consider Them Indians': Cornered Over Hooch Deaths, Nitish Kumar Clarifies on Relief

News 18  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is facing criticism over hooch tragedies in the state, has called the people who consume liquor “Mahapaapi” and said the state government cannot be made liable for providing relief to those who die after consuming toxic liquor. Speaking in the Bihar Assembly after introduction and passage of an amendment bill that seeks to make …

Bihar liquor ban: New law eases punishment for first-time offenders - Details
2 years, 11 months ago

Bihar liquor ban: New law eases punishment for first-time offenders - Details

India TV News  

Bihar liquor ban: New law eases punishment for first-time offenders - Details The Nitish Kumar government decided to amend the prohibition law amid allegations of ineffective implementation of the legislation and hooch tragedies in Bihar. Highlights The liquor ban was enforced in Bihar in April 2016 Deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor prompted the govt to consider allowing some …

Bihar assembly passes amendment Bill on liquor ban with 100% majority
3 years ago

Bihar assembly passes amendment Bill on liquor ban with 100% majority

India TV News  

Highlights Bihar assembly passes amendment Bill on liquor ban with 100% majority The amendment will make the law less stringent on first-time offenders Govt has not divulged amount of the fine to be imposed on first-time offenders The Bihar Assembly on Wednesday introduced and passed an amendment bill that seeks to make the liquor ban less stringent for first-time offenders …

Why Bihar wants to relax punishment under prohibition law
3 years ago

Why Bihar wants to relax punishment under prohibition law

India Today  

With the Nitish Kumar cabinet, on March 8, approving the proposed amendments to the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the new focus of prohibition in the state appears to be on giving a second chance to violators rather than punishing them straightaway. A top official in the chief minister’s secretariat said Nitish feels that the people of Bihar have …

Six die after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar's Buxar
3 years, 2 months ago

Six die after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Bihar's Buxar

India TV News  

Highlights Deaths due to illicit liquor in the backdrop of liquor ban have caused embarrassment to Nitish govt The liquor ban was enforced in 2016. But rise in hooch incidents have pushed govt on the back foot The govt has now dropped hints that it will amend prohibition law to give some relaxation to public At least six people died …

Bihar Banned Liquor, But It is Still Available Illegally in State: MP Minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar
3 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Banned Liquor, But It is Still Available Illegally in State: MP Minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar

News 18  

Madhya Pradesh energy minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar on Tuesday questioned the liquor ban in Bihar, saying liquor is still available illegally there. Bihar banned liquor, but it is still available illegally. The minister hailed CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan for not allowing a single new liquor shop in the state, calling it a historical move. Meanwhile, the Congress took a swipe …

Empty Liquor Bottles Found in Bihar Legislature Premises, Uproar Ensues
3 years, 3 months ago

Empty Liquor Bottles Found in Bihar Legislature Premises, Uproar Ensues

News 18  

Empty bottles of liquor were found in the premises of legislature in dry Bihar on Tuesday, in a fresh embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government, which has been drawing flak over recent hooch tragedies that have claimed more than 40 lives. The spot is less than 100 metres away from the chief minister’s chamber,” Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav fumed …

Will not roll back liquor ban in Bihar, says Nitish Kumar
3 years, 4 months ago

Will not roll back liquor ban in Bihar, says Nitish Kumar

India TV News  

Will not roll back liquor ban in Bihar, says Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar pointed out that the decision was taken after an all-party meeting. Highlights There is no question of rolling back prohibition: Nitish Kumar on liquor ban in Bihar 3.5 lakh govt, private sector employees took an oath not to consume liquor If anyone drinks wrong things like liquor, …

Bihar hooch tragedy: CM Nitish Kumar calls high level meeting on November 16 over liqour ban
3 years, 4 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: CM Nitish Kumar calls high level meeting on November 16 over liqour ban

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called a high-level meeting on November 16 to deliberate the liquor ban in the state following the death of 33 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in the state. We have called a high-level meeting, on 16th November," the CM said. As many as 33 people have died and several others reportedly …

Illicit liquor being sold in Bihar with police collusion: State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal
3 years, 4 months ago

Illicit liquor being sold in Bihar with police collusion: State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal

India TV News  

Bihar hooch tragedy news: Following the death of 32 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar, state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal on Saturday said the sale of illicit liquor in the state is taking place in collusion with the police and emphasised the need to review the liquor ban. While addressing media, Sanjay Jaiswal said, " Wherever the …

Bihar hooch tragedy | At least 30 dead in 3 days after consuming spurious liquor
3 years, 4 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | At least 30 dead in 3 days after consuming spurious liquor

India Today  

At least 30 people have died in the last three days in dry Bihar after allegedly consuming spurious alcohol. Samastipur Superintendent of Police Manavjeet Singh Dhillon said all four deceased, including an Army jawan and a BSF personnel, were residents of villages falling under the Rupauli panchayat in the Patori police station area. Baikunthpur police officer Prashant Kumar said: "An …

Bihar government to seal houses if used for liquor storage
3 years, 6 months ago

Bihar government to seal houses if used for liquor storage

India TV News  

In a bid to implement liquor ban in Bihar, the Nitish Kumar government has approved a proposal to seal warehouses or any other premises used for storage, production, sale or import and export of liquor in Bihar. Moreover, if any individual uses a section of a house for storage or area for consumption of liquor, the state government will seal …

Sale of liquor dropped by 40%, beer by 78% in last 27 months
3 years, 6 months ago

Sale of liquor dropped by 40%, beer by 78% in last 27 months

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: Vallamreddy Lakshman Reddy, chairman of the Alcohol Prohibition Awareness Committee, claimed that the sale of liquor had fallen by 40 per cent and beer by 78 per cent in the last 27 months because of the removal of belt shops and placing restrictions on the timing of liquor sale. Speaking to the media at the office of the Special …

Are Offences Under Bihar Prohibition Act Quantity Based? Supreme Court To Consider
3 years, 8 months ago

Are Offences Under Bihar Prohibition Act Quantity Based? Supreme Court To Consider

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in appeal filed by the State of Bihar against a 4th March 2020 order passed by the Patna High Court wherein bail had been granted on the grounds that offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, are not quantity-based. Stating that State of Bihar observes total prohibition vide the Prohibition Act …

MP Plans Affordable Liquor Policy, 90ml Country Liquor Packs to Help the Poor, Stop Hooch Tragedies
3 years, 10 months ago

MP Plans Affordable Liquor Policy, 90ml Country Liquor Packs to Help the Poor, Stop Hooch Tragedies

News 18  

The Madhya Pradesh government’s excise policy for 2021-22 aims to package country liquor in 90 millilitre bottles so that it becomes affordable to the poor who may skip costlier 180ml bottles and opt for cheaper and possibly spurious liquor, officials said on Saturday. “As per the new policy, liquor companies must pack 10 per cent of their production in 90ml …

'Find Other Ways to Make Revenue': Uma Bharti Urges Shivraj Govt to Ban Liquor in MP
4 years ago

'Find Other Ways to Make Revenue': Uma Bharti Urges Shivraj Govt to Ban Liquor in MP

News 18  

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti has urged the state government to ban liquor in the state and find other ways to compensate for the loss of revenue. “Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP state president VD Sharma are also as much in favour of the alcohol ban as I am,” she said. If the vaccine was not …

Over 3.46 Lakh People Arrested for Violating Liquor Prohibition Law in Bihar: Minister
4 years ago

Over 3.46 Lakh People Arrested for Violating Liquor Prohibition Law in Bihar: Minister

News 18  

Patna: Over 3.46 lakh people have been arrested for violating the liquor law in Bihar so far, Prohibition, Excise and Registration Minister Sunil Kumar told the legislative assembly on Tuesday. Among them 5000 people have been arrested from Punjab, Haryana and Jharkhand for illegally supplying liquor in dry Bihar, the minister said. While replying to his departments budgetary demand, he …

Dry state Bihar splurging on local, fake liquor in election season as netas buy in bulk | An investigation
4 years, 4 months ago

Dry state Bihar splurging on local, fake liquor in election season as netas buy in bulk | An investigation

India Today  

A cocktail of weak enforcement, corruption and the pent-up demand for booze -- more so during the ongoing election campaign -- seems to have created an active illicit market of counterfeit alcohol in Bihar where liquor was completely banned four years ago. LIQUOR DEMAND PEAKS IN ELECTION SEASON India Today TV has found that cheap local liquor is being packaged …

Bihar's women win against alcohol but lose to illicit liquor, drug abuse
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar's women win against alcohol but lose to illicit liquor, drug abuse

Firstpost  

Prohibition in Bihar changed the lives of the state’s women in many ways — bettering some lives but creating new problems for others By Parth MN Her husband tried his best to dissuade her but Sakshi Devi, 30, had made up her mind. “Much like other states with prohibition, the liquor ban has not managed to keep Bihar dry,” she …

Taking Supreme Court's Cue, Maharashtra Government Allows Home Delivery Of Liquor From May 14
4 years, 10 months ago

Taking Supreme Court's Cue, Maharashtra Government Allows Home Delivery Of Liquor From May 14

Live Law  

The Maharashtra government on Monday passed an order allowing liquor license holders to deliver alcohol to the home addresses of those persons who have a permit, beginning May 14. Exercising powers conferred under Section 139 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, the order dated May 11 was passed by the State government through Valsa Nair Singh, Principal Secretary. In an order …

Liquor worth Rs 45 crore sold on first day of re-opening of shops in Karnataka
4 years, 10 months ago

Liquor worth Rs 45 crore sold on first day of re-opening of shops in Karnataka

India TV News  

Scenes of jubilation were witnessed in Karnataka as alcohol shops re-opened after being closed since March 24, as people were seen bursting firecrackers to celebrate the so-called occasion. Towards the evening, Karnataka's Excise Department said that liquor worth Rs 45 crore had been sold in the shops across the state till 7 PM, when the liquor shops have been ordered …

Allow liquor sale; illicit trade burden on exchequer: CIABC to 10 states
4 years, 11 months ago

Allow liquor sale; illicit trade burden on exchequer: CIABC to 10 states

India TV News  

The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies has urged 10 states to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages saying that a blanket ban during the lockdown to contain coronavirus has resulted in sale of illicit and spurious liquor while causing a burden on exchequer. CIABC Director General Vinod Giri stated in the letter that there are growing reports of sale …

UP to implement rigid barcoding system on liquor sale
5 years, 6 months ago

UP to implement rigid barcoding system on liquor sale

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to implement a more rigid barcoding system to prevent sale of illicit and smuggled liquor in the state. Barcoding of liquor bottles would be done by a third-party firm with a turnover of over Rs 150 crore as against the present practice wherein the distilleries themselves do the job. The barcoding system would …

Delhi govt waters down contentious liquor order after furore
5 years, 6 months ago

Delhi govt waters down contentious liquor order after furore

India TV News  

Days after uproar over its controversial liquor order with hotels terming it bizarre, the Delhi Excise Department has watered it down by removing restrictions on certain drinks for keeping them on bar counters and shifting the date for the order's implementation. Citing the issue of refilling of liquor bottles and adulteration at bar counters, the Delhi Excise Department had on …

New excise policy may balance chorus of liquor ban in religious sites without revenue loss
6 years, 4 months ago

New excise policy may balance chorus of liquor ban in religious sites without revenue loss

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh is working on a new excise policy that is expected to balance the growing chorus for liquor ban in religious places without disturbing the increasing revenue it gets from the sale of liquor. Twenty crore bulk litres of countrymade liquor were consumed in UP till September this year, overtaking the mimimum guarantee …

Nitish Kumar eases liquor laws in Bihar: State cabinet approves amendments to prohibition law; no more seizure of property
6 years, 8 months ago

Nitish Kumar eases liquor laws in Bihar: State cabinet approves amendments to prohibition law; no more seizure of property

Firstpost  

Bihar cabinet has agreed to make amendments to the stringent liquor ban law by reducing the sentence of those who violate the law Patna: The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the state’s stringent prohibition law, proposing a reduction in the quantum of sentence for those held guilty of violating the law. Principal secretary, Cabinet secretariat department, Arun Kumar …

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