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MUMBAI: Even as debt and fiscal deficit rose sharply in the last two years, Maharashtra's revenue in FY25-26 fell significantly across key heads -- Goods and Services Tax (GST), excise duty, motor vehicle tax, and stamp duty and registration of properties. This led to a revenue shortfall of around ₹41,000 crore against budget estimates, slowing capital expenditure and development projects. Provisional figures at the end of the financial year put total revenue receipts at ₹5.60 lakh crore, falli ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party has dropped Raghav Chadha as its Rajya Sabha deputy leader and named Ashok Mittal in his place. The party on Thursday sent a letter to the Rajya Sabha secretariat conveying the decision. By evening, the RS website reflected the change.Both Chadha and Mittal are from Punjab; AAP has 10 members in the Rajya Sabha, including estranged MP Swati Maliwal. The party's sudden decision to remove Chadha gave credence to the perception of a growing disconnect between him and the ...Read More >
Upset at not being served liquor, a group of guests at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district allegedly assaulted the bride, groom and their family members, police said. Some members of the groom's family suffered injuries in the incident that occurred on Tuesday night in Patai village under the Aron police station area. The accused also allegedly stole household items and money during the assault, a police official said on Wednesday. Local resident Mahesh Jatav was getting married whe ...Read More >
Bhopal: Bride, groom and their family members were allegedly assaulted by some guests in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district for not being served liquor at the wedding celebration, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in the village of Patai under Aron police station late on Tuesday night, according to the local city superintendent of police Manish Yadav. According to the police, the groom, Mahesh Jatav, was approached by a group of people in the village to throw a liquo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded a robust growth in revenue collections from four key departments during the financial year 2025-26 ending March 31, with commercial taxes, excise, stamps and registrations, and transport departments together generating ₹1.57 lakh crore.The commercial taxes department emerged as the top contributor with collections of ₹93,840 crore, followed by the excise department at ₹40,209 crore, stamps and registrations at ₹16,000 crore, and the transport department at ₹7,10 ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh recorded a 6.11 per cent rise in liquor sales value in 2025-26, though overall revenue growth remained marginal. The total sales value increased to '31,237 crore from '29,440 crore. Sales of both Indian Made Liquor (IML) and beer registered significant growth. Despite higher volumes, total revenue rose by only 0.68 per cent, reflecting the impact of pricing changes and reduced contributions from other revenue streams. Year-to-date data from April 1 to March 31 shows ...Read More >
Kochi: Promising a major policy reset, the UDF on Thursday said it would denotify land acquired for the SilverLine, while also reviewing the LIFE Mission, Kerala Bank and KIIFB if voted to power in the 2026 Assembly elections. Opposition Leader VD Satheesan said the UDF would not implement the SilverLine project and would immediately reverse land notification, calling it a major concern for affected residents. "The land notified for the project is a big trouble for the owners. They cannot sell ...Read More >
GWALIOR: A dispute over serving liquor at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district turned violent, with a group of guests allegedly attacking the bride, groom and their family members, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in Patai village under the Aron police station area, where several members of the groom's family were injured. The accused also allegedly took away household items and cash during the attack. According to police, Mahesh Jatav, the groom, a resi ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major crackdown aimed at curbing crime and illegal activities, the West District of Delhi Police conducted a 48-hour intensive enforcement drive under Operation Kavach 13.0. According to the release, the operation, carried out on the directions of the Police Headquarters (PHQ) from March 29 (6 PM) to March 31 (6 PM), resulted in over 200 arrests and widespread enforcement action across identified crime-prone areas. Also Read: West Delhi police arrests 586 under Operation Kavach ...Read More >
Gwalior, Apr 2 (PTI) Upset at not being served liquor, a group of guests at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district allegedly assaulted the bride, groom and their family members, police said. Some members of the groom's family suffered injuries in the incident that occurred on Tuesday night in Patai village under the Aron police station area. The accused also allegedly stole household items and money during the assault, a police official said on Wednesday. Local resident Mahesh Jatav wa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): In a major crackdown aimed at curbing crime and illegal activities, the West District of Delhi Police conducted a 48-hour intensive enforcement drive under Operation Kavach 13.0. According to the release, the operation, carried out on the directions of the Police Headquarters (PHQ) from March 29 (6 PM) to March 31 (6 PM), resulted in over 200 arrests and widespread enforcement action across identified crime-prone areas. Under Operation Kavach 13.0, leading to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) In a 48-hour crackdown under "Operation Kavach 13.0," the Delhi Police arrested 267 narco-offenders in 229 cases, detained people and seized significant quantities of contraband, an official said on Wednesday. The operation, conducted between March 29 and 31 across all 15 police districts, involved simultaneous raids at 3,211 locations by more than 1,000 police teams, including personnel from district units, the Crime Branch and the Special Cell. Police said drug traffic ...Read More >
HARIDWAR: Haridwar municipal corporation is gearing up to place a proposal in its board meeting this month to ban the sale of raw meat across the entire municipal area and shift all such shops to Sarai village on the city's outskirts ahead of the 2027 Ardh Kumbh. Civic authorities said the move was being planned since they wanted "tighter control over cleanliness and the stray dog menace in the city which was increasing due to the meat shops." The move aims to expand an existing restriction unde ...Read More >
SRINGAR: A total of 33 private members' bills, including five by ruling NC legislators and several by opposition members seeking a ban on liquor use in Jammu and Kashmir, are set to be introduced in the ongoing Budget session of the J&K Assembly today. NC MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar's bill seeks a complete ban on the sale and consumption of liquor in Jammu and Kashmir. Another NC member, Sheikh Ahsan Pardesi, has proposed prohibition of the sale and use of alcoholic beverages in Srinagar's Lal Chowk ...Read More >
CHENNAI: BJP's Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal released a "chargesheet" accusing the DMK government of systemic corruption, financial mismanagement, and harbouring an explicit anti-Hindu bias. The BJP also accused the state government of illegal sand mining and deep-rooted graft across departments. Unveiled at the BJP state headquarters in Chennai on March 31, the chargesheet alleged "massive irregularities" in the DMK regime, including over Rs 1 lakh crore in state liquor marketing ...Read More >
Bhopal, Apr 1 (PTI) Police on Wednesday arrested the prime accused in the murder of a hotel owner in Bhopal after a brief encounter, an official said. The accused, Asif alias Bam, was shot in the leg during the encounter and was later admitted to the hospital for treatment, they said. According to police, hotel owner Vijay Mewada was murdered with a sharp-edged weapon at Pragati Nagar in the Ashoka Garden area two days ago. Three persons were suspected of being involved in the crime. The poli ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The arrest of a 48-year-old bootlegger on Monday has evoked a sense of déjà vu: this is the second time he, along with the same camels, has been arrested in six months for trying to smuggle liquor on camelback into the Capital from Faridabad through a forest stretch. Delhi Police had first uncovered the new tactic deployed by liquor traffickers to outsmart police surveillance in September last year. Acting on a tip-off, on Monday, police laid a trap for Faridabad resident Vinod Bhad ...Read More >
Noida: Excise department will add 25 new liquor shops in the new financial year, with an e-lottery scheduled for April 9. The move is expected to generate around Rs 30 crore in additional revenue.District excise officer Subodh Kumar said there will be 23 new country liquor shops and two composite liquor shops. "With the addition of these shops, the total number of liquor vends in the district will increase from 501 to 526," he said.At present, Gautam Budh Nagar has 501 retail liquor shops, compr ...Read More >
Ranchi: At least 84 liquor shops across the state, including the city, downed their shutters from Wednesday, citing losses due to a very high daily sales target fixed by the excise and prohibition department after implementation of the new excise policy in Sept last year.General secretary of Jharkhand Sharab Vyapari Sangh (liquor dealers' association), Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, said that under the new excise policy, all liquor shops across the state were given a daily sales target, based on their lo ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 1 (PTI) Police have seized cash, liquor, narcotics and other items worth over Rs 274 crore in West Bengal, as part of intensified enforcement measures ahead of the assembly elections, officials said on Wednesday. The cumulative value of seizures since February 26 stands at Rs 274.12 crore, reflecting heightened vigilance across the state, a statement issued by the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said. "Cumulative seizures of cash, liquor, narcotics, preciou ...Read More >
Bhopal, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bhopal Police on Wednesday arrested Arif alias Bom, the prime accused in the brutal murder of a 35-year-old man, following a brief encounter in the Ratibad area on the outskirts of the city. He had been absconding since Sunday night, when he allegedly stabbed Vijay Mewada during a minor altercation in the Ashoka Garden area of Bhopal. The victim later succumbed to his injuries. Two of the accused were arrested soon after the incident. The accused, identifi ...Read More >
Overcrowding, congested living conditions, inadequate bathing spaces, not enough guards and a lack of essential security equipment were among key issues in Odisha's prisons, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The report, tabled in the state Assembly on Tuesday, said that as many as 31 of 87 jails in Odisha were overcrowded. "Availability of less space per inmate led to congested living conditions for the prisoners. Such prisoners were deprived of the standard requisite space ...Read More >
According to a statement issued by the Economic Offences Unit of the Bihar Police, high-end vehicles and luxury watches were also found during the search. The EOU on Sunday registered separate FIRs against the two senior officials for allegedly holding disproportionate assets. The booked officers were Kishanganj SDPO Gautam Kumar and Saharsa District Rural Development Agency director Vaibhav Kumar. Searches were carried out at six locations each of the two accused, following warrants from a S ...Read More >
In a major crackdown, Latur police filed 74 cases and seized illegal liquor worth Rs 4.19 lakh during a 21-hour operation targeting illicit distillation and sales. Key PointsLatur police seized illegal liquor worth Rs 4.19 lakh during a 21-hour operation.The police action targeted illicit distillation units and the illegal sale of country-made and foreign liquor.Raids resulted in the seizure of illicit liquor, chemicals, distillation units, and other materials.19 history sheeters were apprehend ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Excise Department on Tuesday, March 31, seized 71 bottles of non-duty paid liquor worth Rs 1.4 lakh, which were brought from Goa and Delhi to Hyderabad. The bottles were seized during vehicle checking at Pahadi Shareef by Special Task Force teams. The seized liquor bottle was handed over to the Meerpet Excise Station. Non-duty paid liquor is alcohol transported, sold or consumed within a state without paying the mandatory local excise duty and Value Added Tax (VAT). It ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - The Indian police have arrested a man for smuggling alcohol into the capital Delhi using camels, seizing two animals and a large consignment of liquor. The camels were used to carry the alcohol through "forest routes" from the neighbouring city of Faridabad in Haryana state across state lines into the sprawling megacity of Delhi - where taxes on alcohol are far higher. "Staff... busted an illicit liquor smuggling racket using camels for transportation," police said in a statement a ...Read More >
The arrested Bihar government school teachers Five Bihar government school teachers were arrested at the India-Nepal border in Supaul district on Friday for allegedly being drunk while accompanying students on an educational tour. According to police, the teachers had traveled to Nepal as part of a tour group of school students under the Chief Minister's 'Bihar Darshan' Scheme. The allegedly drunk teachers were arrested during a security check at the Bhimnagar checkpost while returning. "Thes ...Read More >
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami, on Monday, criticised the DMK government and Chief Minister MK Stalin, calling him a "puppet CM". Addressing a public meeting in Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi, EPS said, "MK Stalin is an incompetent Chief Minister. When journalists ask questions to the Chief Minister, RS Bharathi says he will not answer. What does the Chief Minister even know?" Also Re ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The arrest of a 48-year-old bootlegger on Monday has evoked a sense of déjà vu: this is the second time he, along with the same camels, has been arrested in six months for trying to smuggle liquor on camelback into the Capital from Faridabad through a forest stretch. Delhi Police had first uncovered the new tactic deployed by liquor traffickers to outsmart police surveillance in September last year. Acting on a tip-off, on Monday, police laid a trap for Faridabad resident Vinod Bhada ...Read More >
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami, on Monday, criticised the DMK government and Chief Minister MK Stalin, calling him a "puppet CM". Addressing a public meeting in Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi, EPS said, "MK Stalin is an incompetent Chief Minister. When journalists ask questions to the Chief Minister, RS Bharathi says he will not answer. What does the Chief Minister even know?" NDA can ...Read More >
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