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BJP leaders and workers outside the police station as they stage a protest over the demand to ban liquor, in Srinagar SRINAGAR: A day after BJP staged a protest outside chief minister Omar Abdullah’s residence demanding complete prohibition in Kashmir Valley, governing National Conference (NC) softened its stand on the issue and promised to ban…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president and former Union minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Tuesday joined the debate over whether liquor should be banned in Jammu and Kashmir, saying his father, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, had refused to impose such a ban in 1977 as it generated substantial revenue for the UT (which was then a state).While Farooq…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday directed authorities to shut down 717 TASMAC liquor outlets located within 500 metres of places of worship, educational institutions and bus stands across the state within the next two weeks.According to the state government, the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) currently runs 4,765 retail…
SRINAGAR: Amid J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha’s Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan and criticism over leaving liquor shops across Jammu and Kashmir untouched, chief minister Omar Abdullah Monday said that liquor shops in J&K are for those who are being allowed by their religion to consume liquor, and no one is forcing anyone to liquor shops.“First…
SRINAGAR: Chief minister Omar Abdullah Monday kicked off a controversy with his comment linking alcohol consumption to religion, while defending J&K’s liquor policy. Liquor shops in the UT are meant for those whose faith allowed them to drink, he said, stressing that not introducing prohibition did not mean govt wanted to encourage alcohol consumption.“First of…
In a fresh regulatory challenge for French liquor major Pernod Ricard in India, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a detailed antitrust investigation into allegations that the company entered into exclusive arrangements with retailers in New Delhi to promote its brands at the expense of rival firms, according to a Reuters report.The Competition…
Shillong: Approximately 600 litres of ‘illicit’ liquor was confiscated by Shillong Police and excise department officials during a joint operation carried out at illegal outlets in several locations in the state capital on Saturday night, police said.The raid, conducted in the Polo, Jeep Stand, and Urkaliar areas, was led by additional superintendent of police, East…
AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court’s excise policy case. NEW DELHI: After Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, declaring that neither he nor any lawyer would appear on…
GURGAON: High drama unfolded outside a liquor shop near IFFCO Chowk after a woman was allegedly assaulted by a man. The incident came to light after a video of the altercation went viral on social media. In the footage, a man and a woman are initially seen engaged in a heated argument late in the…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday said poll-related seizures in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark ahead of the ongoing assembly elections and bye-elections.Enforcement agencies have recovered inducements worth Rs 1,072.13 crore meant to influence voters, the Commission said. Watch ECI Orders 96-Hour Dry Day In Bengal, TN…
