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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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  'Open liquor shops in Rajasthan', Congress MLA writes to CM Ashok Gehlot

  India | May 01, 2020 8:10 IST

  Congress MLA from Sangod, Bharat Singh Kundanpur has written to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asking him to consider opening liquor shops in the state. In his letter to the CM, Kundanpur argues that if coronavirus can be removed by washing hands with alcohol, then drinking alcohol will surely remove the virus from the throat.

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  Rajasthan hikes excise duty on liquor by 10 percentage points

  India | April 29, 2020 22:26 IST

  Hit by huge revenue losses due to lockdown, the Rajasthan government has increased excise duty on liquor by 10 percentage points. The state's finance department issued the orders to amend a notification to increase the duty on Wednesday.

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  Allow liquor to flow freely in Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray to CM

  India | April 23, 2020 16:00 IST

  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Thursday demanded that the state government should drop "moral issues" and permit liquor shops and restaurants to resume forthwith to enable it earn badly-needed revenues for its near-empty coffers.  

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  Liquor makers appeal Delhi govt to waive licence fee for 3-month extension

  India | April 21, 2020 21:47 IST

  Liquor makers have asked the Delhi government to waive various excise fees imposed on the industry during the lockdown period.  

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  Maharashtra liquor shops could function if social distancing norms are followed

  India | April 21, 2020 12:00 IST

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there should not be any ban on liquor shops in the state if social distancing measures, in place to curb the COVID-19 spread, are strictly followed.

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  2 held for transporting liquor in ambulance in west Delhi's Chhawla

  India | April 16, 2020 22:55 IST

  Two men were arrested in west Delhi's Chhawla area on Thursday for allegedly transporting liquor in an ambulance amid the lockdown, police said.

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  Liquor sale order withdrawn in Assam

  India | April 15, 2020 17:57 IST

  The Assam government has withdrawn its order on opening of liquor shops in the state post issuance of the lockdown guidelines by the Union Home Ministry.

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  West Bengal imposes 30 per cent sales tax on liquor

  Business | April 13, 2020 19:27 IST

  In an apparent bid to shore up revenues, the West Bengal government has decided to impose 30 per cent sales tax on wine and beer, sources in the finance department said on Monday.

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  2 dead, 6 fall ill after consuming spurious liquor in Kanpur

  India | April 12, 2020 18:24 IST

  Two people died after consuming spurious liquor at Mawai Bachchan village in Sajeti area of the city, police said on Sunday.

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  Liquor bottles seized from ambulance in West Bengal's Malda, 2 held

  India | April 10, 2020 19:24 IST

  Police on Friday seized an unspecified quantity of India made foreign liquor (IMFL) from an ambulance in Malda district of West Bengal and arrested its two occupants. The private ambulance, carrying no patient, was being used to ferry liquor during the lockdown period, police said.

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  Doctors against 'liquor prescription' during coronavirus lockdown: IMA

  India | March 29, 2020 21:51 IST

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday flayed the Left government's plan to supply liquor to alcohol addicts based on doctor's prescription, saying it was not "scientific".

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  COVID-19: Tipplers queue up before Kerala state run liquor outlets unmindful of lockdown

  India | March 24, 2020 18:27 IST

  Long queues were witnessed in front of state beverages corporation outlets across Kerala on Tuesday despite the statewide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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  Petrol, diesel, liquor to cost more in Karnataka as govt hikes tax

  Business | March 05, 2020 19:03 IST

  Petrol, diesel and liquor are set to cost more in Karnataka from April 1 as the BJP government in its 2020-21 budget on Thursday proposed to hike the taxes to mop up additional resources in the face of unprecedented "financial difficulties".

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  Liquor in UP to be sold in cans, not bottles

  India | March 03, 2020 14:08 IST

  Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Uttar Pradesh will now be sold in aluminum cans instead of glass bottles. This decision has been taken under the new excise policy and UP becomes the first state in the country to introduce canned IMFL.

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  Metro cities to get exclusive foreign liquor outlets in MP

  India | February 27, 2020 19:30 IST

  The Madhya Pradesh government will set up exclusive outlets of foreign liquor brands in upmarket areas of the state's major cities, a senior official said on Thursday.

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  Alcohol to get costly and beer cheaper in Haryana

  India | February 21, 2020 15:58 IST

  Price of liquor in Haryana will shoot sharply from April after the new excise law was passed by the state cabinet. Beer lovers though can cheer as prices slashed by Rs 10 per bottle.

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  Delhi polls: Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 38.64 crore seized

  Elections | January 27, 2020 18:29 IST

  ​Law enforcement agencies seized cash, liquor, drugs and narcotics, precious metals and freebies like laptops, cookers, and sarees, worth Rs 38.64 crore ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, the Election Commission said on Monday.  

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  Airports may incur Rs 650 crore per year loss if duty-free liquor restricted: APAO

  Business | January 21, 2020 21:18 IST

  Indian airports are likely to incur a revenue loss of Rs 650 crore per annum and could potentially turn defaulters if the commerce ministry's proposals on the sale of liquor and cigarette at duty-free shops are accepted, an industry body warned on Tuesday. 

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  Liquor makers seek government's support to increase exports

  Business | December 31, 2019 16:59 IST

  In a letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) Director General Vinod Giri said in 2018-19, exports of alcoholic beverages stood at Rs 2,200 crore, while imports were Rs 5,400 crore.