New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Despite the implementation of an e-token system for the sale of liquor in the national capital, long queues and crowds continued outside liquor shops for the fifth day on Friday, with many expressing confusion over the new token system.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that states should consider indirect sale and home delivery of liquor as per its statute and law to avoid crowding at liquor shops amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district Excise officer Abhishek Tiwari has opted indelible ink to keep of people purchasing liquor.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Excise Department of GNCT of Delhi busted a gang of illicit liquor suppliers from Haryana to Delhi outer and Rohini District.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 7 (ANI): West Bengal recorded liquor sales worth Rs 108 crore and 16 lakh over the past three days, Assistant General Secretary of the Hotel and Bar Association, Sushmita Mukherjee said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Delhi government has come up a unique idea to ensure social distancing at liquor shops and has launched an e-token system allowing people to book a time slot to buy alcohol without having to stand in long queues and spend hours.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Uttarakhand state cabinet has decided to increase the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre and Re 1 on diesel, according to Uttarakhand Minister Madan Kaushik.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 7 (ANI): To avoid crowding and minimise footfall at liquor stores, the West Bengal State Beverages Corporation (WBSBCL) has launched an eRetail portal for online booking and home delivery of alcohol.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): A petition has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi government to make a proper policy to start online sale and home delivery of liquor or introduce a token system through which liquor can be sold amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 7 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin on Thursday held a protest outside his residence here against the Tamil Nadu government's decision to allow the opening of state-run liquor outlets.
Panipat (Haryana) [India], May 7 (ANI): Haryana Excise Department has started shifting remaining cartons of liquor after 3,926 cartons went missing from a sealed godown in Samalkha, said Rajesh Rohilla, Excise Officer.