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Delhi: Have functioning CCTV cameras, else risk losing licence, excise dept tells hotels and pubs
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2020 05:36 AM IST
The order stated that all hotels, clubs and restaurants are directed to ensure that CCTV cameras are installed at appropriate locations within and outside the licensed premises and record all activities without any break.
UP excise dept’s authenticity drive reveals liquor mafia’s wide network
Hindustan Times, Lucknow/Kanpur | By Manish Chandra Pandey and Haidar Naqvi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 24, 2020 01:21 PM IST
Excise department officials say they have a formidable task to ensure the end of the liquor mafia in Uttar Pradesh.
J&K excise scam: Process to frame charges against 16 accused set in motion
Hindustan Times/Jammu | By Press Trust of India, Jammu
UPDATED ON NOV 01, 2020 10:03 PM IST
The state exchequer lost around ₹3 crore due to the scam related to payment of contract bid of liquor vends allotted by the government to Kuldip Singh and Company
Covid-19: Delhi govt directs clubs, hotels, liquor shops to ensure strict compliance of SOPs
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kaleem Ullah Fasihi
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2020 05:20 PM IST
Assistant commissioner (enforcement) has been asked to deploy teams to check compliance of SOPs at bars in hotels, clubs and restaurants.
Relief to hotel owners as liquor licence fee in Delhi waived off during lockdown
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2020 12:54 PM IST
The licensees will have to pay for the period after September 9, when bars were allowed to operate in the city
Rajasthan takes Rs 300-cr hit as alcohol sale falls sharply amid pandemic
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By Sachin Saini
UPDATED ON SEP 08, 2020 02:59 PM IST
The highest losses came in the April when it garnered revenue of Rs 145 crore against Rs 670 crore in the corresponding period of last year to set up a deficit of Rs 525 crore in the first month of the current fiscal.
₹2 crore licence fee collected as Chandigarh bars reopen
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2020 11:58 PM IST
50 establishments deposited their annual license fee when bars reopened for the first time on Tuesday after the Covid-19 lockdown
Restaurant owners seek Delhi govt’s permission to serve liquor
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Risha Chitlangia
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2020 01:22 PM IST
Restaurants in the city were allowed to operate from June 8, though with restrictions, to ensure social distancing and other precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19
SET holds Haryana excise officials guilty of inaction in liquor seizure probes
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Hitender Rao
UPDATED ON AUG 11, 2020 11:45 AM IST
During an interactive session with SET, the excise and taxation commissioner (ETC), Shekhar Vidyarthi, on June 27 said that deputy excise and taxation commissioners (excise) posted in districts were vested with the powers of collector to investigate cases of seizure of illegal liquor and were fully responsible for investigation as per the requirement of the case.
Biggest haul ever of 27,600 litres of illicit chemicals by excise dept in 3 Dera Bassi units, 4 arrested
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Mohali
UPDATED ON AUG 09, 2020 07:39 PM IST
Four persons arrested in the case were AK Chaudhary and KP Singh, directors of Allychem Laboratories Pvt Ltd, Gaurav Chaudhary, proprietor of Om Solvi Trading Co and Jagmohan Arora, proprietor of Pure Solutions
Liquor shops in Delhi to remain open for one more hour
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 07, 2020 07:30 PM IST
According to an order issued by the excise department on Thursday, liquor shops in the city will now open from 10 am to 10 pm instead of the earlier timing of 10 am to 9 pm.
SC refuses to entertain plea against home delivery of liquor in Pune, Nashik
Hindustan Times, Pune | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 07:29 PM IST
The petitioner, Maharashtra Wine Merchants Association (MWMA), had knocked the doors of the apex court, against the home delivery of liquor in Pune and Nasik
Odisha to allow home delivery of liquor, will charge 50% special ‘Covid-19 fee’
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON MAY 23, 2020 10:54 PM IST
The outlets can levy delivery charges of Rs 100 for orders up to Rs 1,000 and thereafter Rs 25 for every additional Rs 500 order value. In no case, the delivery charge will exceed Rs 300.
Stand-alone liquor stores with L6, L8 licences allowed to open
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 04, 2020 03:56 AM IST
Establishments, however, have been mandated to maintain strict social distancing, including a prohibition on gatherings of more than five persons at a time at the outlet.
6 fined ₹20 lakh for not issuing bills in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Munieshwer A Sagar
PUBLISHED ON FEB 29, 2020 01:08 AM IST
It is mandatory for sellers to issue a bill for every sale above ₹200
Bars in Maharashtra to open till 5 am; wine shops till 1.30 am on Christmas, New Year’s eve
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Shrinivas Deshpande, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2019 11:09 AM IST
On December 25 and 31, deadline for restaurants and discothèques extended; revellers will have to buy liquor permits to consume alcoholic drinks.
Alcohol prices shoot up in Andhra Pradesh as new excise policy kicks in
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
PUBLISHED ON OCT 01, 2019 08:10 PM IST
The government also slashed the number of wine shops in Andhra Pradesh from 4,380 last year to 3,500 and the excise department has taken over all the retail shops from private traders
Zirakpur nightclub booked second time in a month
Hindustan Times, Mohali | By HT Correspondent, Mohali
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2019 12:50 AM IST
Disregarding the DC’s orders, discos in Zirakpur are regularly hosting parties way past midnight with impunity. FIRs against these establishments have not served as a deterrent.
Jagan Reddy’s new liquor policy: Andhra’s loss could be Telangana’s gain
Hyderabad | By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2019 04:00 AM IST
The YSR Congress party government has decided to cut down the number of liquor outlets and restrict its sale. Under the new policy, which will come into effect from October 1, the number of liquor outlets would be reduced from 4,380 to 3,500, which amounts to downsizing of 20% of such shops.
Lounge bar in dock for serving liquor to underage students in Chandigarh
By Srishti Jaswal, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON AUG 29, 2019 12:56 AM IST
Excise rules were flouted during an unofficial freshers’ party organised by a student outfit ahead of Panjab University elections
Another rap on the knuckles for JW Marriott, fined Rs 5 lakh
Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2019 11:48 PM IST
The fine was imposed by Rakesh Kumar Popli, additional commissioner, UT excise and taxation department, in an order issued on Thursday.
With all 3,000 liquor licences restored, Goa is set for a high this season
Panaji | By Gerard de Souza
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2019 09:30 PM IST
Renewal of some 500 licences was made possible after the state government declared all villages along highways as ‘sufficiently developed’ and ‘urbanised areas’ fulfilling the requirement for such exemption laid out by Supreme Court.
Revel, don’t rave: Six sure-fire tips the source of information
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Ruchika Garg
UPDATED ON JUN 29, 2019 11:28 AM IST
Not sure if that late-night party you are attending is an illegal gathering or a rave? Here’s how to find out.
Excise department busts illegal party in basement of hotel in Lutyens’ Delhi
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 25, 2019 07:32 AM IST
Officials said the department has issued show cause notices to the manager of the hotel’s club, Kitty Su, and the owner of the event management company.
Delhi restro-bars, night clubs asked to submit fire safety certificates
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JUN 18, 2019 03:29 AM IST
The direction was issued in the light of the February fire at a hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh, which claimed 17 lives, officials said.
Barabanki hooch deaths | ‘Raids last month gave clues but no follow-up led to tragedy’: Sources
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29, 2019 01:27 PM IST
Sources said both the departments did no follow-up on arrested persons’ claim that spurious liquor was also being sold in branded country-made liquor bottles at shops authorised by the excise department.
Rs162 cr in gold, cash, liquor, contraband seized in state
Mumbai | By Swapnil Rawal
PUBLISHED ON MAY 08, 2019 03:56 AM IST
This is a substantial increase of more than five times the number of goods seized through the entire 2014 general elections, officials from the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Office said.
New timings lead to losses, say country liquor bar owners
PUBLISHED ON APR 25, 2019 03:19 AM IST
Recently, the government amended the Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules, 1973, and blurred the distinction between urban and rural areas before changing the opening and closing time of country liquor bars in the state.
28,000 liquor bottles, 29kg cannabis seized in Gurugram
Gurugram | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 12, 2019 09:03 AM IST
Meanwhile, on Monday, the district administration and Gurugram Police seized around Rs 20 lakh in cash from two men in a mini truck near Tauru, officials said.
Excise department auctions 210 vends in Gurugram for Rs 743 crore
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By Leena Dhankhar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 15, 2019 03:31 AM IST
In the east zone, the highest bid of Rs 34.83.crore was for a liquor vend in Sector 31 while the second highest was for Golf Course Road for Rs 31.9 crore. In west zone, the highest bid was of Rs 64.20 crore for a vend in DLF-2 and second highest was of Rs 42.53 crore for Sector 23/23A.