Enforcement agencies have seized liquor, cash, drugs and freebies with a combined value of Rs 64.13 crore across Bihar since the announcement of the schedule for the assembly elections on October 6, officials said on Monday. These seizures include liquor worth Rs 23.41 crore in dry Bihar, they said. The police and other agencies concerned … Read more
HYDERABAD Three persons were arrested and several others sent notices by the Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department after coordinated operations targeting the supply of illegal liquor and black jaggery in Hyderabad and nearby districts. In Shamshabad, 16 persons were issued notices for transporting liquor from Goa, during vehicle inspections along the Shamshabad main road. A … Read more
Retired IAS officer and former Secretary in the CMO K. Dhanunjaya Reddy. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Special Investigation Team (SIT) police arrested retired IAS officer and former Secretary in the CMO K. Dhanunjaya Reddy and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) P. Krishna Mohan Reddy in the alleged liquor scam. The SIT … Read more
Illicit liquor seized from the areas along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border during raids by the Excise Department recently. Photo: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh government has intensified its war on illicit liquor with a massive inter-State crackdown targeting smuggling and brewing operations along its borders with Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The coordinated enforcement … Read more
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday (January 24, 2025) said his government has decided to shut down liquor shops in 17 holy towns in the state. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting held during the day in Khargone, he added. … Read more
In the wake of Onam celebrations, a joint inspection was carried out recently to ensure coastal security and curb smuggling of liquor and narcotics through sea routes. The operation, jointly conducted by the Vadanappilly Excise Circle Office, Chavakkad Excise Range Office, Fisheries Station Azhikode, Marine Enforcement & Vigilance Wing, and Munakkakadavu Coastal police, aimed at … Read more
Preliminary investigation into the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital revealed that the accused, Sanjay Roy, consumed alcohol before the crime took place, police sources told India Today TV. At around 11 pm on the day the crime took place, Sanjay went to a place behind the hospital to … Read more
The police personnel with the accused and the seized liquor bottles, at Palamaner on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chittoor Superintendent of Police P. Joshua said that the Palamaner police on February 27 (Tuesday) night arrested K. Prakash Naidu (57), sarpanch of Gollapalle panchayat of Bangarupalem mandal, in the ‘Cattle Faram’ area on the … Read more
As per the release, the price of 180 ml of ordinary and mid-range liquor will be increased by ₹10. Photo: File | Photo Credit: M. KARUNAKARAN The price of liquor sold by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (Tasmac) will increase by February 1 owing to the increase in excise duty, a release by … Read more
The Election Commission said over ₹1,760 crore worth of freebies, drugs, cash, liquor and precious metals have been seized so far aimed at inducing voters in the five poll-going states. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV The Election Commission on Monday said over ₹1,760 crore worth of freebies, drugs, cash, liquor and precious metals aimed at … Read more