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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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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Assam to enhancing license fee to check liquor abuse
March 12th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 12 (IANS) The Assam government has decided to enhance the license fees to check the consumption of alcohol and prevent the sale of illicit liquor, if any, across ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll is 32, excise minister resigns (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The deaths caused by a spurious drink Thursday climbed to 32 in Odisha, while state Excise Minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo submitted his resignation to Chief ... Read more...
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Delhi sees 23 percent increase in tax collection
January 18th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Delhi's tax collection for the first nine months of the current fiscal increased by 23 percent at Rs.14,511 crore compared to Rs.11,822 crore collected in ... 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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Hegde, latest Team Anna member caught in a row
November 16th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 16 (IANS) Former Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde, a Team Anna member, was Wednesday fighting off charges that he did nothing to curb corruption in the ... Read more...
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Rebellious Reddy brothers, Yeddyurappa supporters put BJP in fix
November 9th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday faced twin challenges in Karnataka, the only southern Indian state it is ruling, from the Reddy brothers and supporters ... 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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Kerala government says no to new liquor vends
May 27th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 27 (IANS) The new United Democratic Front government in Kerala has turned down a proposal for sanction of 11 new sales outlets for Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), ... Read more...
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Toll in Kerala toddy tragedy rises to 23
September 7th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Malappuram (Kerala), Sep 7 (IANS) The toll in the hooch tragedy in Kerala's Malappuram district has risen to 23 with six more deaths reported Tuesday, officials said.
Among the dead were five people ... Read more...
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Kamat trying to cover up multi-crore rupee scam: BJP
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 23 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat is trying to cover up a multi-crore rupee excise evasion scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday, demanding a Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Moonshine kills six in Ghaziabad
February 27th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Six people were killed and seven others fell critically ill after drinking moonshine in this district adjacent to the national capital, police said Saturday.
According to police, a few ... Read more...
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Delhi earned over Rs.8,300 crore in taxes
December 24th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Delhi government earned Rs.8,394 crore from various taxes in the last eight months, an official statement said Thursday.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit reviewed the progress of ... Read more...
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Goa opposition alleges Rs.40 crore alcohol scam
December 17th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 17 (IANS) Goa's Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar Thursday alleged that an alcohol scam to the tune of Rs.40 crore is being carried out in collusion with the state ... Read more...
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Aurangabad emerges as a favourite destination for breweries
June 27th, 2009 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
Aurangabad, June 27 (ANI): Known for its tourist attractions of Ajanta and Ellora caves, Aurangabad in Maharashtra is fast emerging as a favoured destination for breweries with many companies establishing their units ... Read more...
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Liquor shops in Goa on strike against poll panel’s diktats
April 10th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
April 10 (IANS) Wholesale and retail liquor outlets in Goa have downed their shutters in an indefinite strike to protest what they claim are "harassing diktats" of the Election Commission.
The liquor traders ... Read more...
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With liquor shops closed, blackmarketing flourishes in Jharkhand
July 14th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 14 (IANS) Liquor shops in Jharkhand have been closed for the past two weeks as the government has issued strict guidelines for renewing licences of alcohol outlets. But that hasn't ... Read more...
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Karnataka politicians woo voters in parks, places of worship
May 6th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by admin
Bangalore, May 6 (IANS) The changing Bangalore landscape, with single-storey houses making way for high rise apartment blocks, is forcing assembly poll contestants to seek new ways of reaching the voters. Neighbourhood ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh to shut 56 liquor shops on apex court’s order
February 27th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has identified 56 liquor shops in the vicinity of educational institutions, places of worship and hospitals in the Lucknow district that would be shut ... Read more...
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