Excise department

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 read more

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. read more

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... read more

Excise rules were flouted during an unofficial freshers’ party organised by a student outfit ahead of Panjab University elections read more

The fine was imposed by Rakesh Kumar Popli, additional commissioner, UT excise and taxation department, in an order issued on Thursday. read more

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. read more

Not sure if that late-night party you are attending is an illegal gathering or a rave? Here’s how to find out. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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... read more

The Allahabad HC has directed the UP government and the excise department to ensure that there are no ‘indirect’ ads of liquor on TV and in cinema halls. They have been directed to ensure that such ads are not circulated or published in any newspaper,... read more