Excise Minister Warns Against Belt Shops, Says Strict Action to Be Taken
2 months, 1 week ago

Excise Minister Warns Against Belt Shops, Says Strict Action to Be Taken

The Hindu  

Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra has stated that strict action will be taken against belt shops involved in MRP violations and sale of illicit liquor. He emphasized that the government has made a mess of the department in the past five years and that the new liquor policy introduced by the NDA government has led to a surge in applications and revenue generation.

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Andhra Govt Cracks Down On Liquor Price Violations, Imposes Rs 5L Fine For Sale Above MRP
1 month, 1 week ago

Andhra Govt Cracks Down On Liquor Price Violations, Imposes Rs 5L Fine For Sale Above MRP

ABP News  

The Andhra Pradesh government has adopted a stringent approach to curb malpractices in the liquor trade, announcing hefty penalties and stringent measures against shops and bars overcharging customers. As per the latest directive, liquor vendors found charging above the Maximum Retail Price will face severe consequences, starting with a fine of Rs 5 lakh for the first offense. The crackdown …

Karnataka liquor sellers to shut shops on November 20 in protest over corruption
1 month, 4 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 …

Strict action on MRP violators, belt shops: Ravindra
2 months ago

Strict action on MRP violators, belt shops: Ravindra

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister for excise Kollu Ravindra warned that strict action would be taken against the violators of maximum retail price rules and the illicit belt shops. During a review meeting held at the excise commissioner’s office in Mangalagiri on Thursday, the minister acknowledged the officials' efforts in transparently implementing the new liquor policy and allocating licenses to 3,396 liquor shops …

Task Force Cracks Down on Illegal Liquor Sales in Twin Cities
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Task Force Cracks Down on Illegal Liquor Sales in Twin Cities

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Sleuths of the commissioner’s task force conducted simultaneous raids on belt shops and bar establishments in twin cities and then found serving liquor in the early morning and seized 48 litres of liquor worth Rs 1.06 lakh.The teams raided belt shops in Banjara Hills, Borabanda and Chikkadapally police station limits. The arrested were identified as Chittuluri Srinivas, 48, in …

Jharkhand liquor trader Jigendra Tiwari remanded 8-day ED custody by PMLA court
1 year, 2 months ago

Jharkhand liquor trader Jigendra Tiwari remanded 8-day ED custody by PMLA court

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday told the special PMLA court, Jharkhand, that liquor traders Jogendra Tiwari and Prem Prakash monopolised the liquor business in the state with help from ‘highly-placed bureaucrats and politicians’. The raids were conducted based on an Enforcement Case Information Report recorded by the agency on March 31, 2022, treating four first information reports registered with different …

Cong MLA B.R. Patil opposes liquor shops in villages, says govt. should not run on poor people’s money
1 year, 3 months ago

Cong MLA B.R. Patil opposes liquor shops in villages, says govt. should not run on poor people’s money

The Hindu  

Senior Congress MLA B.R. Patil’s opposition to the State government’s controversial proposal to grant licenses to set up liquor shops in rural areas and the remark that “the government should not run with poor peoples’ money” is likely to provide a spark for renewal of an anti-liquor agitation. Mr. Patil has questioned the government’s proposal on granting licenses for setting …

Excise dept to issue MRP list with liquor permit for pvt events, says Harpal Singh Cheema
1 year, 8 months ago

Excise dept to issue MRP list with liquor permit for pvt events, says Harpal Singh Cheema

Hindustan Times  

Finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said the excise department has taken an initiative of issuing a list of maximum retail price of liquor along with a liquor permit for wedding/private functions to save people from any loot at the hands of liquor mafia. Finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema Cheema said the department …

Delhi govt allows private liquor vendors to offer up to 25 pc discount on MRP; faces flak from BJP, Congress
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi govt allows private liquor vendors to offer up to 25 pc discount on MRP; faces flak from BJP, Congress

India TV News  

Highlights In February, the government had prohibited discounts and schemes being offered by liquor stores It was prohibited in view of violations of COVID-related guidelines Delhi govt is facing flak from BJP, Congress over its decision in regard to discount of liquor MRP The Delhi government's excise department has allowed private shops to offer up to 25 per cent discount …

Kerala sees record liquor sales as alcohol vends, bars reopen amid lockdown relaxation
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala sees record liquor sales as alcohol vends, bars reopen amid lockdown relaxation

India Today  

Kerala witnessed record sales of liquor on Thursday after the state government allowed the reopening of alcohol vends and bars as part of easing Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Liquor worth Rs 52 crore was sold in various outlets of the state-owned Beverages Corporation, a marked surge from the average of Rs 49 crore netted on normal days. The Beverages Corporation's outlet …

'Find Other Ways to Make Revenue': Uma Bharti Urges Shivraj Govt to Ban Liquor in MP
3 years, 9 months 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
3 years, 10 months 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 …

The menace of illegal smuggling and sale of liquor in Andhra Pradesh
4 years, 4 months ago

The menace of illegal smuggling and sale of liquor in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The unprecedented situation arising out of the COVID-19-induced lockdown may have shattered the lives of many rendering them jobless and struggling for survival, but for some unscrupulous people desperate to make a fast buck it opened up new opportunities in illegal liquor sale. With the government opening liquor shops from May 4, the focus shifted to smuggling of Non-Duty Paid …

Andhra Pradesh reports liquor sale worth 68.7 crore on first day of re-opening shops
4 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh reports liquor sale worth 68.7 crore on first day of re-opening shops

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh reported liquor sale worth 68.70 crore accross the state on Monday after authorities allowed sale of liquor amid lockdown. Liquor stores in the state saw serpentine queues and huge crowds on Monday, violating physical distance norms in many cases. Andhra Pradesh reports liquor sale worth 68.7 crore on first day of re-opening shops Government also decided to further …

Andhra Govt to resume sale of liquor from Monday
4 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Govt to resume sale of liquor from Monday

India TV News  

The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday said it will resume sale of liquor from its outlets from Monday, but will impose a new "prohibition tax" to discourage people from consuming alcoholic beverages. The entire liquor business in Andhra Pradesh is currently under the control of the state government, with the AP State Beverages Corporation operating the retail outlets. While liquor …

Government takes over liquor shops in Andhra pradesh
5 years, 3 months ago

Government takes over liquor shops in Andhra pradesh

India TV News  

As a first major step towards prohibition, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra pradesh on Tuesday took over the retail liquor business while the price of liquor was increased to discourage consumption. With the new excise policy coming into effect from Tuesday, the state-owned Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited took control of liquor shops from private contractors after reducing …

Andhra government to take over all liquor shops from Oct 1
5 years, 3 months ago

Andhra government to take over all liquor shops from Oct 1

India TV News  

The Andhra Pradesh government will take over all 3,500 liquor shops from October 1, as a first major step towards imposing prohibition in the state. The government-owned Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited will take over the liquor business from next month, Deputy Chief Minister and Excise Minister Naryanaswamy said on Saturday adding that the state had taken over 475 …

UP to implement rigid barcoding system on liquor sale
5 years, 3 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 …

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