Liquor
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Lockdown: Liquor traders in Goa fear shortage of stocks
India | May 02, 2020 9:46 ISTEven 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 ISTCongress 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 ISTHit 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 ISTMaharashtra 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 ISTLiquor 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 ISTMaharashtra 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 ISTTwo 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 ISTThe 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 ISTIn 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 ISTTwo 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 ISTPolice 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 ISTThe 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 ISTLong 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 ISTPetrol, 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 ISTIndian 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 ISTThe 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 ISTPrice 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 ISTLaw 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 ISTIndian 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 ISTIn 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.
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