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‘Maharashtra Made Liquor’: State allows manufacturing grain alcohol

Thane December 31-rush in Wine Shop for new year Celebration , india ,2012 December 31-(Photo by Praful Gangurde) (Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 10, 2025 05:59 pm IST

44 boxes of IMFL seized in Zirakpur, 3 held

The police presented the three accused in court on Tuesday and obtained a two-day police remand to trace the supply chain. (HT File)
Published on May 21, 2025 05:52 am IST

In TN, where people who cannot afford expensive IMFL turn to bootleg alcohol

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Relatives mourn near the mortal remains of people who died after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu on Friday. (PTI)
Published on Jun 23, 2024 12:00 am IST

New excise policy: Liquor set to get costlier in Haryana from June 12

Liquor bottles being carried in a gunny bag for illegal sale in Bihar. Police seized it showing how the bootleggers are adopting new methods to smuggle liqour for sale in dry Bihar India on Sunday Jan 13,2019.(Photo by Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times) (HT File/ Representational image)
Updated on May 16, 2024 08:34 am IST

Chandigarh: Owners of 2 more bottling plants booked for operating sans permit

Chandigarh Police are also investigating how the liquor was being transported by road to even dry states like Bihar. (Getty image)
Updated on Apr 03, 2024 09:22 am IST

Bacchus lovers cheer as IMFL prices to be slashed by 20% in Punjab under Excise Policy 2024-25

Punjab unveiled its Excise Policy 2024-25. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:34 am IST

Truck carrying consignment of liquor meant for sale in Punjab seized in Gurugram

The 12-wheeler container truck at Manesar police station. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 10, 2023 10:51 pm IST

Milk tanker carrying 1,182 litres of liquor seized in Bihar’s Purnia

(Representative/File Photo)
Updated on May 31, 2023 02:05 pm IST

Pakistan economy: IMF says must do these 2 things to ‘function as a country’

Pakistan economic crisis: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
Updated on Feb 20, 2023 04:09 pm IST

Rajasthan takes 300-cr hit as alcohol sale falls sharply amid pandemic

Alcohol sales have fallen sharply in Rajasthan.
Updated on Sept 08, 2020 02:59 pm IST

Come April, Bacchus lovers to pay 5% more for liquor in Mohali

The excise policy for 2020-21 will lead to nearly 5% hike in the prices of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, with each bottle costing ₹25 to ₹35 dearer.
Updated on Feb 03, 2020 12:08 am IST

Liquor at doorstep may be reality in Punjab

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Published on Jan 31, 2020 10:33 pm IST

Cow cess to come into effect from April 1 in Chandigarh

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Updated on Jan 30, 2020 01:04 am IST

Tamil Nadu beats liquor sale target, earns 455 cr in three festive days

Total sales of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC)- run retail outlets over three days including Deepavali (Sunday, October 27), has broken a new record. HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 28, 2019 11:31 pm IST

Alcohol prices shoot up in Andhra Pradesh as new excise policy kicks in

The additional tax is part of the Andhra Pradesh government’s new excise policy aimed at enforcing prohibition in the state in a phased manner.
Published on Oct 01, 2019 08:10 pm IST

Patna ranks high on liquor raids across Bihar, low on recoveries

After Patna, the second highest number of liquor-related raids during the 14 months between April 2018 and May 2019 took place in Purnea.
Published on Jul 01, 2019 03:21 pm IST

Residents of DLF Phase 1 protest against liquor shop near Metro station

RS Rathee, councillor of Ward 34, alleged that the licence for the IMFL and country liquor outlet, on the left side of Golf Course Road of B block, near Rapid Metro station, had been granted without his knowledge or consultation
Updated on May 19, 2019 08:12 am IST

Revenue boost as Pune drinks up in 2018

In the nine months from April 2018 to December 2018, Pune consumed 209.93 bl (bulk litres) of country liquor,which is 39.4 bl more than what was consumed during the same period in 2017.
Updated on Jan 14, 2019 04:42 pm IST

Liquor to get costlier in Maharashtra from January 1 as state hikes excise duty

Maharashtra has hiked the excise duty from January 1, 2019, following which liquor will cost more in the state.
Published on Jan 01, 2019 11:23 am IST

High liquor sale during festival pushes Bengal’s revenue collection to record high

State finance an excise minister Amit Mitra had set a target of Rs10,500 crore towards collection of excise revenue in 2018- 19.
Published on Nov 12, 2018 06:10 pm IST

Make it a double: Consumption of imported booze soars in Gurugram

While 2,47,296 cases of imported beer were sold in Gurugram in 2016-17, it jumped to 5,37,664 cases in 2017-18, an increase of 117%.
Published on May 31, 2018 10:45 pm IST