Rs.70 crore liquor sold on Onam days
August 30th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 30 (IANS) Kerala saw Rs.70 crore worth of liquor sales during the two Onam days Tuesday and Wednesday.An official from the excise department told IANS that sales on ... Read more...
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Kerala in Catch-22 situation over bar timings
August 27th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) The Kerala government and the state's excise department are in a Catch-22 situation after the Kerala High Court asked the government Monday to file its views ... Read more...
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Liquor prices to go up by 6 per cent in Kerala from Aug 1
July 30th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (IANS) The Kerala government has decided to raise the prices of all Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL), except beer, by six percent from Aug 1, said an ... Read more...
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Five arrested with brown sugar in Odisha
July 5th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) Four engineering students and another man have been arrested in Odisha with brown sugar or pure heroin worth over Rs.80,000 in the international market, police said ... Read more...
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Jump in liquor sales ahead of Lucknow civic polls
June 23rd, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) Sale of liquor more than doubled ahead of Saturday's municipal corporation and local body polls in the Uttar Pradesh capital.With all the liquor shops closed for ... Read more...
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Notices to three Andhra legislators in liquor pay-off scam
June 9th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Saturday issued notices to three legislators in liquor pay-off case.Ruling Congress party lawmaker M. Kavitha and main opposition Telugu ... Read more...
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Tripura registers record rise in tax collection
June 2nd, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 2 (IANS) Tripura registered a record 38.24 percent increase in collection of taxes from different sources in the last 2011-12 fiscal against the national average of 24 percent, ... Read more...
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Goa cops, excise staff step in to stop petrol smuggling
June 1st, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) Petrol from Goa is being smuggled to neighbouring states like Karnataka and Maharashtra, where it is priced at a premium, and the state police and excise ... Read more...
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Mammootty in promo for Mohanlal’s new film?
May 30th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) They were on-screen rivals for long, but now off-screen it appears they have buried the hatchet as a promo of Mohanlal's newest film "Spirits" will feature ... Read more...
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UP’s Bacchus lovers go from ‘videshi’ to ‘desi’
May 16th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Are the soaring prices of what is called Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) forcing many whiskey lovers in Uttar Pradesh to switch to locally ... Read more...
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Court asks Andhra to reconsider probe official’s transfer
April 16th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday suggested that the state government reconsider the transfer of an official of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), who was heading the ... Read more...
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UP to revise Mayawati’s excise policy
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) The Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government has decided to re-examine the excise policy of the previous Mayawati government to help increase revenue.An official order to this ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily questions civil awards
March 26th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) Pakistan's civil awards are now "tawdry pieces of junk jewellery" handed out to people who have in reality achieved little beyond keeping their political boats afloat, ... Read more...
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‘Dry days’ in Delhi areas bordering UP
February 26th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Areas of Delhi bordering Uttar Pradesh will have two dry days -- when liquor sales are restricted -- in view of the sixth phase of ... Read more...
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Calcutta HC stays compensation to hooch victims’ families
February 7th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed the payment of compensation declared by the West Bengal government to the families of victims of last December's hooch ... Read more...
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BJP issues show cause notice to legislator in Bihar
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar Sunday issued a show cause notice to legislator Sonelal Hembrum, a day after the vigilance department initiated a ... Read more...
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Bihar to confiscate BJP lawmaker’s assets
February 4th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 4 (IANS) After confiscating the assets of corrupt officials, Bihar has now initiated a process to confiscate the property of a ruling party legislator in a corruption ... Read more...
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Raids on liquor syndicates in Andhra
January 27th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Friday conducted simultaneous raids on liquor syndicates across the state.For the second time in a month, ACB officials raided offices and ... Read more...
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Kerala records rise in tourist arrivals
January 19th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 19 (IANS) Despite reports of a bleak global economic situation, the money spinning tourism industry in Kerala has recorded a growth both in revenue and in terms of ... Read more...
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Only 10 vehicles for campaigning: Poll panel
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IANS) The Election Commission said Tuesday a candidate could use a maximum of 10 vehicles during the campaign for next month's Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.Disclosing this here, ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 17 in Andhra (Second Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The New Year began on a tragic note in Andhra Pradesh with 17 people losing their lives due to illicit liquor in two separate incidents since ... Read more...
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Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy mounts to 15 (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 15 with five more people succumbing Sunday, police said.Hours before the dawn ... Read more...
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Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy rises to 13
January 1st, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 13 with three more people succumbing Sunday, police said.Hours before the dawn ... Read more...
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Spurious liquor kills eight in Andhra village (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) What could have been New Year's Eve celebrations turned into mourning and tragedy in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district Saturday as eight people died ... Read more...
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Apr-Dec liquor sales fetch Delhi Rs.1,707 crore
December 28th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Tipplers kept the cash registers of the Delhi government ringing in April-December, bring in Rs.1,707 crore and making the Rs.2,300 crore target for the fiscal ... Read more...
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All pervasive corruption behind repeated hooch tragedies: Former cops
December 15th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) Lure of more money leads liquor manufacturers to take to setting up spurious liquor distilleries, with the administration as well as politicians turning a blind eye ... Read more...
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189 requests for prosecution pending: minister
December 14th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government said Wednesday that 189 requests for sanction for prosecution of corrupt officials are pending with central ministers and departments as well as states.The ... Read more...
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‘DAM 999′ director seeks police protection
December 10th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 10 (IANS) Sohan Roy, director of controversial film "DAM 999" which was barred from screening in Tamil Nadu, has asked for police protection to attend the hearing against ... Read more...
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Kerala local bodies can give licence for liquor shops
December 1st, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1 (IANS) Following protests from anti-liquor campaign activists, Kerala Excise Minister K. Babu made modifications in the liquor policy that now empowers local bodies to give sanction for ... Read more...
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Excise employees join Telangana strike
October 5th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Thousands of employees of the excise department in Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region joined the "people's strike" for a separate state Wednesday, the 23rd day ... Read more...
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Spurious Scotch lands six in Goa jail
October 4th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Six people were arrested in raids on bars across Goa Tuesday for selling spurious Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, a police spokesperson said.The arrests followed raids on ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh minister resigns after Lokayukta’s rap
August 17th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Virtually driven against the wall following indictment over graft by Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta Justice N.K. Mehrotra, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Awadhpal Singh Yadav Wednesday ... Read more...
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Bhajii evades tax; department issues notice
May 13th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana (Punjab), May 13 (IANS) Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is busy with the ongoing fourth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), has been sent a notice by the central ... Read more...
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Positive, he brings smiles to other HIV-affected
April 16th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh), April 16 (IANS) When Dayanand Gupta, 30, tested positive for HIV four years ago, his world came crashing down. He even left his job. But today he ... Read more...
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VAT up in Meghalaya, alcohol costly
March 21st, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 21 (IANS) Alcohol is set to become dearer in Meghalaya as Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday presented a deficit budget for 2011-12 and proposed fresh taxes to bridge ... Read more...
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