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liquor licence news

Excise department issues notice to DSOI Palam Vihar over lack of liquor licence

The Defence Services Officers’ Institute (DSOI) located at Sector 23 in Palam Vihar in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 04:20 am IST

Excise teams probe alleged illegal bar at DSOI Palam Vihar

The club allegedly lacked an L-12C licence, raising concerns of tax evasion and misuse of subsidised CSD liquor meant for personal use. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Published on Dec 17, 2025 09:08 am IST

How Indian liquor brands are cracking the label code

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Tourists on holiday are more inclined to experiment with new brands.
Published on Sept 22, 2023 08:31 pm IST

Condos in Gurugram may give club space to bars and restaurants

The Iris Club at Uniworld Gardens in Sector 47 on the Gurugram-Sohna Road. RWAs can now invite popular bars and restaurants to open their outlets in their clubs. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on May 16, 2023 11:11 pm IST

Haryana excise dept to crack down on liquor licence menace

Gurugram, India-April 18, 2023: Gurugram police raided a The Big Tree Cafe at Golf Course road for allegedly serving liquor illegally to the customers without the appropriate license and arrested the two worker, in Gurugram, India, on Tuesday, 28 April 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)(Pic to go with Leena Dhankar's story)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:34 am IST

Feathers of P'AAP': BJP's fresh dig at Kejriwal ahead of MCD polls

AAP national convenor and chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Published on Nov 14, 2022 11:16 am IST

Covid-19: Since April, 150,000 Maharashtra residents got online liquor permits

Prohibition was abolished in the state in 1972 and a permit system was introduced to allow an individual to consume a stipulated amount of alcohol.
Updated on Sept 23, 2020 05:11 pm IST

Customers say cheers as Chandigarh bars open, but you can’t dance as yet

Young people clink cocktail glasses at Social in Chandigarh’s Sector 7 on Wednesday.
Updated on Sept 02, 2020 11:42 pm IST

2 crore licence fee collected as Chandigarh bars reopen

Assessment fee is charged for cases of alcohol and ranges from around 300 for a case of beer to 3,000 for whiskey
Updated on Sept 01, 2020 11:58 pm IST

Goa to ban the sale of liquor in industrial areas: Minister

The Goa government has moved to ban the sale of alcohol in industrial estates in the state in the interest of ‘safety of workers’
Updated on Oct 29, 2019 07:52 am IST

Zirakpur nightclub booked second time in a month

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Updated on Sept 24, 2019 12:50 am IST

4 restaurants, 2 vends fined 2 lakh for violating excise rules

Four restaurants, namely Mainland China, Bargain Booze, Purple Frog and Culture, all located in Sector 26, were fined ₹2 lakh each for possessing liquor bottles without the mandatory hologram.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 04:42 am IST

9 clubs on Gurugram’s MG Road face closure, cancellation of liquor licence

The police formed three teams and raided 9 of the 15 night clubs along MG Road after receiving multiple complaints of “illegal activities” from residents and night club patrons over the past few months.
Published on Jul 22, 2019 12:15 am IST

With all 3,000 liquor licences restored, Goa is set for a high this season

31 months after Supreme Court banned the sale of liquor within 500 metres of national and state highways, every single cancelled liquor licence has been restored by the Goa government.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 09:30 pm IST

No restriction on ahatas draws ire of Gurugram pub owners

Pub and bar owners, who pay a hefty sum to get liquor licence, are planning to meet senior excise officials in Panchkula to raise concerns about the operation of ahatas (small drinking place), that have mushroomed across the city.
Published on Mar 08, 2019 01:48 am IST

Noida: Arcade raided for serving liquor without a licence

The police said the establishment served alcohol when it hosted parties, not on a daily basis.
Published on Sept 23, 2018 03:45 am IST

UP: Excise department to step up raids on outlets serving liquor without licence

Under the new excise policy, the government has doubled the fees of occasional bar licences from 5,000 per day to 10,000.
Published on Apr 13, 2018 06:10 pm IST