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Raipur, Jul 18 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted fresh searches at the premises of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel as part of an alleged liquor scam linked to a money laundering investigation against his son Chaitanya Baghel on Friday, official sources said. Baghel's home in Bhilai town of Durg district, which the father-son duo share, was raided by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following receipt of fresh evidence in the case, they s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
Mumbai : "Today's unified response to the 'Bar Bandh' and 'No Alcohol' call across Maharashtra is a clear reflection of the deep distress felt by the hospitality industry over a 60 per cent hike in excise duty, alongside a 15 per cent increase in annual license fees and imposition of 10 per cent VAT on IMFL at FL3 outlets. Around 90-95 per cent of hotel bars, including those in Mumbai and major cities across the State stood in solidarity by suspending liquor service but maintained food services ...Read More >
The Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) announced a nationwide liquor bandh to oppose Maharashtra's tax hikes, which it said are pushing the industry towards a collapse. More than 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 (Monday) in protest against the state government's tax hikes on liquor, which they characterised as "draconian". The Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) said the nationwide bandh has been organised to oppose the stat ...Read More >
Mumbai: A statewide strike by bars on Monday to protest three tax hikes imposed on the hospitality industry over the past year saw overwhelming participation across Maharashtra, according to Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHAR), one of the apex bodies of restaurants and bars in the state that had given the bandh call. Sudhakar Shetty, president of AHAR, said almost 95% of bars and permit rooms in urban centres, including Mumbai, shut operations for the day, as did nearly all in rural are ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed the excise officials to implement state-of-the-art technology like Artificial Intelligence to keep track of the movement of liquor from distilleries to liquor depots and then to the retail shops in real time. This, he said, would help avoid any diversion or lapses. Naidu chaired a review meeting on the excise department with principal secretary Mukesh Meena and other senior officials here on Monday. The CM advised a real-time trackin ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanya ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a major policy shift aimed at enhancing state revenue, the Maharashtra government is preparing to lift a five-decade-long ban on issuing new wine shop licences. According to a Loksatta report, a government-appointed committee has recommended the issuance of 328 new licences, potentially ending a freeze that has been in place since 1974 due to public opposition. Why Is The Ban Being Lifted? The initiative forms part of a broader strategy to increase income through the state's Excise ...Read More >
Over 20,000 bars and permit rooms in Maharashtra will close on July 14 due to the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association's protest against the state government's increased taxes on liquor, including VAT and excise duty hikes. AHAR claims these tax increases are crippling the Rs 1.5 lakh-crore industry, leading to potential business closures, job losses, and increased liquor smuggling. Over 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 to protest against the st ...Read More >
Pune: The restaurant and hoteliers' association in the city said continuous hike in taxes on bars and restaurants has made it difficult for them to operate, forcing many small establishments to consider shutting down their business.Three tax hikes in a year on bars and restaurants in the state have already led to an increase in black market sales or smuggling of liquor from other states, Pune Restaurant and Hoteliers Association (PRAHA) said.The association has given a state-wide dry day call on ...Read More >
Nizamabad: High‐level corruption within several government departments has allowed the sale of adulterated toddy to flourish across Telangana. Fatalities linked to contaminated toddy have risen sharply, affecting both men and women addicted to the illicit brew. In pursuit of quick profits, unscrupulous depot owners, toddy tappers and corrupt officials are promoting this dangerous trade. Disturbingly, some young migrant workers from Telangana have struggled to maintain jobs in the Gulf because o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Be prepared to be refused liquor in the city's restaurants and bars on Monday. For, over 20,000 bars and permit rooms in the state will shut operations as part of a one-day strike to protest the "draconian tsunami" of three tax hikes in a year.Accusing govt of killing jobs, destroying tourism prospects and ignoring the hospitality industry's pleas, Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHAR), the apex body of restaurants and bars in the state, said the "relentless and unjust" tax hikes ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 11 (PTI) The death toll in the "adulterated" toddy tragedy here rose to six, police said on Friday. Three deaths each were reported in the limits of Kukatpally and KPHB police station limits, a police official told PTI. State Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha was informed that 18 patients are currently under treatment at state-run Gandhi hospital, while 35 others were being treated at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Of the 35, five are expected to be dis ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chakali Pedda Gangaram, a 70-year-old man, who died after consuming adulterated toddy, died on Friday, bringing the death toll in the incident to seven. Currently, 34 people are being treated at NIMS, while 15 are being treated at Gandhi. Prohibition and excise commissioner C Hari Kiran ordered the suspension of Balanagar excise CI Venu Kumar for his alleged negligence in the enforcement of rules at the toddy shops. According to Kukatpally sub-inspector S. Ramakrishna, the victim wa ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 11 (UNI) In a coordinated collective stand, over 20,000 bars and permit rooms across Maharashtra will shut operations on July 14 as part of a statewide bandh called by the Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHAR). The bandh is in protest against the Maharashtra government's "relentless and unjust" tax hikes on the hospitality sector, which AHAR says are pushing the Rs 1.5 lakh crore industry to the edge of collapse. The move comes after repeated appeals by the industry were me ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 11: The death toll due to consumption of spurious toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad has gone up to seven, while 51 people were hospitalised. Of the total, 34 patients are receiving treatment at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Eleven have been hospitalised in Gandhi Hospital, while the remaining are undergoing treatment in private hospitals. Two of the affected persons succumbed late on Thursday, bringing the toll to seven. One of them succumbed in a hosp ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to consumption of spurious toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad has gone up to seven, while 51 people were hospitalised. Of the total, 34 patients are receiving treatment at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Eleven have been hospitalised in Gandhi Hospital, while the remaining are undergoing treatment in private hospitals. Two of the affected persons succumbed late on Thursday, bringing the toll to seven. One of them s ...Read More >
Hyderabad: At least six persons died, and 17 others were hospitalised after they consumed on Monday toddy that is believed to have been adulterated in the Kukatpally area. The condition of the patients admitted to NIMS and other hospitals was stated to be 'stable'. After the flurry of hospitalisations, the state government on Wednesday directed the excise officials to send samples of the toddy in question to the lab for chemical tests and decided to conduct regular checks at toddy shops in the ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 9 (UNI) In a major push to boost investments in the alcohol-based industries, the Uttar Pradesh Excise Department, in collaboration with Invest UP, attracted investments worth Rs 3,600 crore during a day long Excise Investors' Summit here today. The summit was aimed to promote investments in alcohol manufacturing, distribution, and marketing sectors by creating an investor-friendly policy ecosystem and providing stakeholders with comprehensive information on existing policy framew ...Read More >
Mumbai: Owners of around 20,000 bars in the state, including 8,000 from Mumbai region, under the banner of AHAR (Association of hotels and restaurants) have threatened to go on strike if the recent rise in taxes -- license fees (10-15%), Value Added Tax (10%) and the Excise (60%) -- are not withdrawn. "In less than a year's time span, the industry has faced back-to-back financial shocks. VAT on liquor has been increased from 5% to 10%. This was followed by a 15% hike in license fees for the fina ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal challenging a sessions court order upholding the summons issued to him in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam in the capital. Justice Ravinder Dudeja issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the petition and asked it to file the counter affidavit within six weeks. At the outset, the ED's counsel raised a preliminary objection over t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea by former CM Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam in the capital. Justice Ravinder Dudeja asked ED to file the counter affidavit within six weeks.During the hearing, ED raised a preliminary objection over the maintainability of the petition, but the high court asked the agency to raise everything, including the prel ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of those who died in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least nine people were killed after a portion of the Gambhira bridge collapsed in the Padra area of Gujarat Vadodara district on Wednesday. In a post on X, the CM Patel said, The collapse of a span of the Gambhira Bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara, has caused an ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the deaths and hospitalisations caused by adulterated toddy in Kukatpally and KPHB. The complaint, filed by Rama Rao of Maredpally, listed 15 victims, including four confirmed deaths -- Tulasi Ram, 47, Bojjah, 55, Narayanamma of HMT Hills, and Sita Ram of Vanaparthy district. The incident occurred at the HMT Nagar toddy compound on Wednesday. The complaint alleges the toddy was laced with alprazolam, hydroch ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 9 (PTI) Six states, including Punjab and Karnataka, sent teams to study the Uttar Pradesh's excise policy, which helped the state increase revenue every year, a state minister said on Wednesday. Speaking with PTI, Uttar Pradesh Excise and Prohibition Minister Nitin Agrawal said that teams from six states of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Punjab visited the state to study the excise policy. Asked about the policy features that were liked by the s ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 9 (ANI): A 43-year-old man died and 15 others were hospitalised after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy in the Kukatpally area of Telangana's Hyderabad, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, the deceased, identified as Seetharam, a daily wage labourer (mason), reportedly consumed toddy at HMT Hills on the evening of July 7. Later that night, he started vomiting and diarrhoea. Also Read | ISRO Successfully Conducts 2 Hot Tests of Gaganyaan Ser ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 9 (ANI): A 43-year-old man died and 15 others were hospitalised after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy in the Kukatpally area of Telangana Hyderabad, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, the deceased, identified as Seetharam, a daily wage labourer (mason), reportedly consumed toddy at HMT Hills on the evening of July 7. Later that night, he started vomiting and diarrhoea. As his condition worsened, Seetharam wife took him to Arundathi Hospi ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tension ran high in Chapar recenue circle of Dhubri District on Tuesday when alleged encroachers tried to attack police personnel during an eviction drive.The mob damaged excavators by pelting stones at them and hitting them with bamboo sticks, prompting security forces to resort to a baton charge to disperse them.Chapar circle officer Shashee Bhusan Raj Konwar said the people suddenly charged at the eviction team with bamboo sticks and pelted stones at them during the drive at Chiraku ...Read More >
Ranchi: The ongoing liquor shortage in city shops is expected to end within the next two days, as the handover and takeover process of shops are nearing completion, an excise department official said on Tuesday.The excise department last week started the process of taking over 1,453 liquor shops in the state by the Jharkhand State Beverages Corporation Limited (JSBCL) from private agencies after the completion of the latter's contract period.The department directed JSBCL that the takeover be com ...Read More >
Lucknow: The excise department will hold an exclusive investors summit on Wednesday to attract players in the alcoholic beverages sector. This sector-oriented summit has been conceptualised for the first time in the state to provide a platform for closer interactions between stakeholders.Among the few departments that have seen an almost four-fold jump in annual revenues over the past eight years, the excise department aims to secure investment intents amounting to Rs 5,000 crore on Wednesday. " ...Read More >
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