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  UP Cabinet approves excise policy: Liquor shops to be managed through e-lottery, more details

  Uttar Pradesh | February 06, 2025 14:59 IST

  State Excise Minister Nitin Agarwal said the biggest decision in this policy is that this year the management of all desi liquor shops, composite shops, model shops and bhang shops of the state will be done through e-lottery.

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  Delhi govt allows private liquor vendors to offer up to 25 pc discount on MRP

  India | April 03, 2022 8:07 IST

  Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar said that when most people in the national capital were observing Navratra, the Kejriwal government allowed the discount on liquor to "hurt their religious sentiments" and boost profits of liquor vendors.

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  MP: Liquor outlets ordered to give cash receipts on purchases from September 1

  India | August 20, 2021 13:54 IST

  The state excise department has cracked down on liquor stores, some run by powerful liquor lobbies in the state, following complaints from tipplers that they were being duped on prices, the official said.

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  Three held with 155 cartons of illicit liquor in Agra

  India | April 23, 2021 18:25 IST

  A raid was conducted after a tip-off at Shamsabad block of Agra on Thursday night, they said, adding that three of the six accused managed to flee.

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  Lockdown: Liquor traders in Goa fear shortage of stocks

  India | May 02, 2020 9:46 IST

  Even as the Centre's amended guidelines for the COVID-19 lockdown will open up liquor stores in Goa, traders are concerned that they might run out of stocks, as the ban on foreign imports remains in place. 

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  Goa: Liquor traders seek restructuring of proposed excise tax

  India | February 18, 2020 22:52 IST

  Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday reportedly assured a delegation to restructure the proposed excise tax by keeping the interests of the state government and liquor traders in mind. 

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  2 Indian liquor dealers sentenced to jail, flogging in Saudi Arabia

  World | January 28, 2013 14:14 IST

  Dubai, Jan 28: Two Indian nationals have been sentenced to one year in prison each and flogging for illegally manufacturing and selling liquor in Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is strictly prohibited.A court in Saudi Arabia