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4 months, 1 week ago

Liquor shops remaining open beyond stipulated time in Bhubaneswar to face action

BHUBANESWAR: With the new BJP government adopting a strict approach to regulating sale and consumption of liquor in the state, the Excise department has warned all shops, including ‘On’ shops, in the Capital city to abide by the permitted timing or face action. The district excise office, Bhubaneswar, in a circular to all the officers-in-charge, inspectors and deputy superintendents of …

Liquor Bhubaneswar Shops Excise

6 months ago

In Tamil Nadu, where people who cannot afford expensive IMFL turn to dangerous bootleg alcohol

Hindustan Times

With the death toll rising to 51 by Saturday morning after 14 more people under treatment in different hospitals died, the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu raises disturbing questions about the growing preference for cheap and toxic alcohol. Relatives confirmed that the victims preferred the cheap and risky alternative in the face of government-imposed heavy taxes, which make Indian …

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7 months, 1 week ago

New excise policy: Liquor set to get costlier in Haryana from June 12

Hindustan Times

Effecting a modest increase in the excise duty for country and Indian Made Foreign Liquor which will anyway jack up the liquor prices in the state June 12 onwards, the Haryana Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved the 2024-25 excise policy. The licence fee for bars in three-star hotels in Gurugram has been increased from ₹18 lakh per annum to …

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8 months ago

'Intoxicating Liquor' Doesn't Include 'Denatured Spirit', But Includes 'Extra Neutral Alcohol' : State Of Kerala To Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday concluded its 9-judge Constitution Bench hearing on the issue whether States have the power to regulate 'industrial alcohol' using their powers over 'intoxicating liquor' or whether it is exclusively reserved for the Union. “Denatured spirit is an end product and therefore it can be synonymous to industrial alcohol, it would not come within the purview …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Orissa HC declines to interfere in govt policy to check growth of IMFL ‘on shops’

New Indian Express

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has refused to interfere in the government’s policy decision under the State Excise Policy 2023-24 to not grant new licence for opening ‘liquor on-shops’ in rural areas and restrict grant of such licence to only star hotels and hotels having a minimum number of rooms in urban areas. The division bench of Chief Justice Chakradhari …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bacchus lovers cheer as IMFL prices to be slashed by 20% in Punjab under Excise Policy 2024-25

Hindustan Times

Looking to increase the check on smuggling of cheaper alternatives from other states, Punjab in the Excise Policy 2024-25 has brought down the price of Indian-made foreign liquor by 20%. State excise and taxation commissioner Varun Roojam said, “The department has come up with a policy to increase revenue while also providing some dip in prices of high-cost IMFL. This …

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1 year, 1 month ago

AP Rationalises Liquor Price by Levying Taxes

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: The state government has rationalised various taxes and special margin on liquor resulting in a price hike of some brands as part of its policy to reduce consumption of liquor in the state. Accordingly, it levied taxes on Indian Made Foreign Liquor brands with the basic price up to Rs 2,500 and the percentage of additional retail excise tax …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Truck with 1,055 cartons of illegal liquor seized, two arrested

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: Police on Thursday arrested two suspects and seized 1,055 cartons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, which were being smuggled to Bihar through the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway near Bilaspur. Truck with 1,055 cartons of illegal liquor seized, two arrested The suspects were identified as truck driver Govardhan Singh, of Barmer, Rajasthan, and helper Naveen Kumar, of Sonipat. “The truck was seen …

Bihar Liquor Punjab Truck Seized Imfl

1 year, 5 months ago

Excise duty hike in Karnataka would lead to downtrading, say liquor makers

Hindustan Times

Liquor manufacturers on Friday raised concerns about the Karnataka government hiking tax on Indian made foreign liquor, saying the move will increase consumer prices and adversely hit sales. Excise duty hike in Karnataka would lead to downtrading, say liquor makers The newly-elected Karnataka government on Friday presented its budget for 2023-2024. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in his budget speech, announced a …

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1 year, 6 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 …

Pti Sudha Purnia Liquor Imfl Sudha Dairy

2 years, 1 month ago

Job Of Bottling, Blending And Labelling Indian Made Foreign Liquor Does Not Amount To Taxable Service Under 'Business Auxiliary Service': CESTAT

Live Law

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the job of bottling, blending and labelling Indian Made Foreign Liquor does not amount to taxable service under "Business Auxiliary Service".The two-member bench of P. Dinesha and Sanjiv Shrivastava have observed that if the Completely Built-Up Unit. The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Punjab's excise dept rakes in over Rs 4,000 crore in six months for the first time

India Today

Punjab's excise minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said the state’s excise collection crossed Rs 4,000 crore mark within the initial six months of a financial year for the first time, registering total excise revenue collections of Rs 4,280 crore. AVAILABILITY OF LIQUOR AT COMPETITIVE RATES Highlighting the initiatives taken to ensure the availability of liquor at more competitive prices …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Proposal to lift prohibition in Manipur evokes ire of women activists

The Hindu

Published : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST Women hold a significant place in Manipur’s history. Manipur has been a “dry state” since 1991, when the then Chief Minister R.K. Ranbir Singh passed the Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act. Highlights Manipur’s women have been fighting against alcoholism since the 1970s Thanks to their efforts, in 1991, the then Chief Minister R.K. Ranbir …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Booze bumps: Time to turn around TASMAC from its terrible mess

The Hindu

Published : Jul 24, 2022 18:00 IST Tamil Nadu has a unique and disturbing relationship with alcohol. When the government took over the liquor trade, it initially opened 6,800 outlets across the State and recruited nearly 30,000 sales personnel on contract on consolidated monthly wages. K. Thiruselvan, general secretary of the CPI ’s Tasmac Oozhiyar Maanila Sammelanam, said: “The sales …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur Assembly election | IFML shops will be reopened if BJP is voted to power: CM Biren

The Hindu

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has made yet another controversial statement, saying if the BJP returned to power, the State government would reopen Indian Made Foreign Liquor shops. ‘Fake encounters’ In a joint statement Babloo Loitongbam, executive director of the Human Rights Alert and Renu Takhellambam, president of the Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association Manipur, urged politicians not to …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Liquor Prices Likely to Surge by Up to 10% on MRP After New Excise Policy

News 18

Liquor prices in the city might go up as private vends open from November 17 under the new excise policy of the Delhi government. "The increase in wholesale price will lead to at least 5-10 per cent increase in MRP of liquor, although the actual effect will be realised only after the new retail system as per the excise policy …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Assam: Over 1,400 cartons of liquor bottles worth Rs 46 lakh destroyed on court's order

India Today

Over 1,400 cartons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor bottles worth Rs 46 lakh were destroyed by the Assam government on court's order in Guwahati. A top official of BIEO said the agency raided godown premises of a liquor baron located near Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati in 2017 and recovered 1,405 cartons of different brands of IMFL. The court had directed …

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3 years, 5 months ago

3 held for smuggling Indian-made foreign liquor smuggled into MP from Delhi

Hindustan Times

Three men have been arrested for allegedly smuggling Indian-made foreign liquor in large quantity from Delhi to Bhopal by booking a parcel bogie in a superfast train after showing it as a consignment of medicine, police said on Friday. The gang secretly brought this stock of Indian-made foreign liquor to Bhopal two days ago The accused were arrested on Wednesday …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Indian made foreign liquor to get dearer in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times

Come April, the Indian made foreign liquor is set to cost at least 10% more, while prices of beer and wine are unlikely to increase. The hike in duty, market experts say, will inflate the prices of popular liquor brands by 10% to 12%. In the excise policy 2021-2022 announced on Wednesday, the UT administration has decided to keep the …

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Liquor shops remaining open beyond stipulated time in Bhubaneswar to face action

In Tamil Nadu, where people who cannot afford expensive IMFL turn to dangerous bootleg alcohol

New excise policy: Liquor set to get costlier in Haryana from June 12

'Intoxicating Liquor' Doesn't Include 'Denatured Spirit', But Includes 'Extra Neutral Alcohol' : State Of Kerala To Supreme Court

Orissa HC declines to interfere in govt policy to check growth of IMFL ‘on shops’

Bacchus lovers cheer as IMFL prices to be slashed by 20% in Punjab under Excise Policy 2024-25

AP Rationalises Liquor Price by Levying Taxes

Truck with 1,055 cartons of illegal liquor seized, two arrested

Excise duty hike in Karnataka would lead to downtrading, say liquor makers

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

Job Of Bottling, Blending And Labelling Indian Made Foreign Liquor Does Not Amount To Taxable Service Under 'Business Auxiliary Service': CESTAT

Punjab's excise dept rakes in over Rs 4,000 crore in six months for the first time

Proposal to lift prohibition in Manipur evokes ire of women activists

Booze bumps: Time to turn around TASMAC from its terrible mess

Manipur Assembly election | IFML shops will be reopened if BJP is voted to power: CM Biren

Delhi Liquor Prices Likely to Surge by Up to 10% on MRP After New Excise Policy

Assam: Over 1,400 cartons of liquor bottles worth Rs 46 lakh destroyed on court's order

3 held for smuggling Indian-made foreign liquor smuggled into MP from Delhi

Indian made foreign liquor to get dearer in Chandigarh