Tag: liquor
Have Become Political Football: Mallya
Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Thursday said he has become a "political football" between two major political parties in India.....
Jharkhand CM Sticks To Liquor Sale, Says Prohibition Social Issue
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, who has been drawing flak for his government's move to sell liquor through its own outlets to generate revenue, on Tuesday said that he favoured an eventual total prohibition, however it's a social and not a political issue.....
Upgrading Goa Roads To Highway Will Shut 90% Liquor Vends
A two month-old notification of the Union Ministry for Roads, Transport, Highways and Shipping, which in January upgraded 21 major state roads to the status of national highways, will put 90 per cent of the state's liquor outlets out of business, the opposition alleged on Friday.....
Nine Die After Consuming Spurious Liquor In Bengal
At least nine persons have died allegedly after consuming spurious country liquor in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, a senior state official said on Tuesday.....
British Judge To Decide On Mallya Arrest Warrant
A district judge in Britain has to decide on issuing an arrest warrant for liquor baron Vijay Mallya, whose extradition India is seeking, the government said on Friday.....
Hundreds Of Liquor, Illegal Meat Shops Shut In Jharkhand
Nearly 700 liquors shops in Jharkhand have been shut in the last one week following a Supreme Court order to close those falling within 500 metres on either side of national or state highways.....
Rajasthan Denotifies 21 State Highways As Urban Roads
Rajasthan has denotified around 21 state highways as urban roads apparently in a bid to circumvent the Supreme Court order on liquor sale ban within 500 metres of highways.....
Haryana To Observe Mahavir Jayanti As No-meat, No-liquor Day
The Haryana government will observe Mahavir Jayanti on April 9 every year as a no-meat and no-liquor day.....
Loan Waiver For Farmers To Worsen UP's Economic Mess?
Having waived the loans of marginal and small farmers -- as promised in the run-up to the assembly polls -- the Uttar Pradesh government may well find itself carrying an unprecedented financial burden in the days to come.....
Liquor Ban, Abattoir Crackdown Serious Threats To Job Market
A curious combination of judicial and saffron activism is posing a serious threat to employment prospects, thereby undermining the economy when it is dealing with the phenomenon of jobless growth because of automation. ....
