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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has allowed shops and commercial establishments, including residential hotels, restaurants, eateries, theatres, places of public amusement or entertainment, to remain open all 24 hours a day across the state. A Government Resolution (GR) issued to this effect on October 1, however, made it clear that establishments involved the sale and supply of liquor, including wine shops, beer bars, dance bars, hookah parlours, discotheques and permit rooms, cannot operate ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Liquor sales in Telangana have touched record levels ahead of Dasara, with outlets lifting stocks worth over Rs 1,000 crore from the state government's liquor depots in just four days from September 26 to October 1. With the festival coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, the day liquor shops are shut, shop owners and consumers bought liquor stock in advance for the festival. While outlets stocked up supplies to meet the festive rush, customers purchased liquor in bulk to avoid shortages. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The BJD will launch its one-month-long yatra from October 9 to make people aware of the alleged failures of the BJP government in the State, a party leader said on Monday. The annual 'Jan Sampark Padayatra' will continue till November 9 in every Assembly constituency, block, and panchayat across the State, BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra said. "The BJD usually holds such processions from October 2 every year, but Dussehra falls on that day in 2025. So, we have decided to commence the ...Read More >
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): After spending 72 days in judicial custody, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MOP PV Mithun Reddy has been granted bail by the ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) Court in the ongoing alleged Rs 3,200-crore liquor scam case.Reddy has been asked to furnish a bond of Rs 2 lakh with two sureties and appear before the investigation officer every Friday and Monday. He is not allowed to leave the country without prior notice to the court. Reddy is also prohib ...Read More >
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): After spending 72 days in judicial custody, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MOP PV Mithun Reddy has been granted bail by the ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) Court in the ongoing alleged Rs 3,200-crore liquor scam case. Reddy has been asked to furnish a bond of Rs 2 lakh with two sureties and appear before the investigation officer every Friday and Monday. He is not allowed to leave the country without prior notice to the court. Reddy is also proh ...Read More >
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): After spending 72 days in judicial custody, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MOP PV Mithun Reddy has been granted bail by the ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) Court in the ongoing alleged Rs 3,200-crore liquor scam case. Reddy has been asked to furnish a bond of Rs 2 lakh with two sureties and appear before the investigation officer every Friday and Monday. He is not allowed to leave the country without prior notice to the court. Reddy is also proh ...Read More >
Medininagar (Jharkhand), Sep 28 (PTI) In a crackdown on bootleggers, police seized liquor worth more than Rs 15 lakh and arrested five people for allegedly smuggling alcoholic beverage in Jharkhand's Palamu district, a senior officer said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided an area under the Hussainabad PS limits on Saturday night, and recovered 314 bottles of Haryana-made liquor, he said. "We have information that smugglers had loaded liquor into two vehicles in the area, and ...Read More >
Angul: In a major crackdown on illicit liquor trade, Angul police on Friday unearthed a large-scale fake India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) manufacturing unit operating near Shikshakpada Sai Temple in the city. Thousands of counterfeit liquor bottles were being produced here and supplied across Odisha. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Angul Town Police Station and the Special Squad, led by Town PS IIC Dhirendra Das, raided a house where the illegal unit was running. The police found productio ...Read More >
The Prohibition and Excise Department of Telangana has issued a notification inviting applications for 2,620 liquor shops across the State. Applications will be accepted from September 26 to October 18, 2025, after which applicants will be selected through a lottery to be held on October 23. The department has fixed a fee of ₹3 lakh for each application. Applicants must submit a demand draft or a challan receipt for the amount along with the application form. Only one application per person is ...Read More >
Prayagraj: Observing that 'caste glorification is anti-national', the Allahabad high court has directed the UP govt to remove caste references from FIRs, police documents, public records, motor vehicles and public signboards.Dismissing a petition filed by one Praveen Chetri, Justice Vinod Diwakar in his Sept 16 judgment, observed that reverence for the Constitution, rather than for lineage, is the 'highest form of patriotism' and the 'truest expression of national service'."If India has to becom ...Read More >
Police recovered a total of 42 cartons of alcohol, loaded on the backs of the camels. Three camels, a band of five men, and narrow dirt tracks in forests. This unlikely setup was the backbone of an illegal liquor smuggling operation into South Delhi -- until Delhi Police busted the racket on Thursday, arresting all five men along with their unlikely accomplices: the camels. According to a police officer, the accused used forest routes to avoid detection, but vehicles often struggled to pass th ...Read More >
Raipur, Sep 15 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Monday filed a fresh prosecution complaint in a multi-crore 'liquor scam' in Chhattisgarh in a court and alleged Chaitanya, son of Congress leader and former CM Bhupesh Baghel, "handled" over Rs 1,000 crore worth of "proceeds of crime". The 7,039-page supplementary prosecution complaint (chargesheet) was filed in the court of 6th district and additional sessions judge Damarudhar Chouhan in Raipur naming Chaitanya Baghel, a businessman, as an a ...Read More >
KOZHIKODE: Wayanad Congress unit has been on the defensive after back-to-back suicides by party leaders, the latest being local leader Jose Nelledam after former DCC treasurer N M Vijayan's suicide in Dec 2024. Incidentally, Vijayan's daughter-in-law Padmaja Vijesh attempted suicide on Saturday citing apathy by Congress. CPM tried to seize the moment and reached out to the victims' kin.CPM state secretariat member M V Jayarajan visited Padmaja and Nelledam's kin on Sunday and said Congress in Wa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A viral post on X alleging that a woman from the Northeast was harassed during a police raid at a south Delhi shop prompted protests and disciplinary action against an assistant sub-inspector, officials said on Sunday. According to a Delhi Police statement, the episode began when a PCR call at around 9.30 am on Saturday reported alleged sale and consumption of illicit liquor at a shop in the SLC area. The call was assigned to ASI Virender of Ashram police station, who arrived with a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) A police officer has been sent to the district lines after a woman from the Northeast accused him of misbehaving with her during a raid in south Delhi's Ashram area, officials said on Sunday. The incident came to light after a post on X alleging harassment by the accused went viral, sparking outrage and demands for strict action against the policeman. The post alleged that Virender, as assistant sub-inspector (ASI) attached to the Ashram police station, misbehaved with ...Read More >
The incident, which occurred on LBS Marg around 6:30 am today, left three people seriously injured An accident occurred in Mumbai's Ghatkopar when a Kia Seltos broke through a barricade, crossed the footpath, and collided with the wall of a shop. The incident, which occurred on LBS Marg around 6:30 am today, left three people seriously injured. The video showed the vehicle in a damaged condition, with the surrounding area, including barricades, also damaged. The car was seen resting on the st ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A couple killed their two school-going children before attempting to end their own lives Saturday evening in Gonakanahalli village, Hosakote. The husband, Shiva Kumar (32), died, while his wife Manjula, survived after neighbours helped her.The children have been identified as Chandrakala (11) and Udaya Surya (7). Manjula has been arrested by Hosakote police under charges of murder. Police said the incident took place between 5.30pm and 7.30pm and was linked to financial difficulties a ...Read More >
New Delhi: A police raid in the Ashram area of South-East Delhi triggered tension between personnel and the locals after a woman accused an assistant sub-Inspector (ASI) of molestation. The police official was suspended after protestors demonstrated outside the police station. The incident occurred on September 13, following a police operation targeting illegal liquor sales. According to officials, the ASI went to the Maharani Bagh locality around 9:30 am in response to a PCR call. During the o ...Read More >
Wayanad, Sep 13 (PTI) The alleged suicides of two party workers -one last year and another a day ago-in this hill district have put the opposition Congress in Kerala on the back foot. This is particularly damaging at a time when its MP, Priyanka Gandhi, is present in her constituency. A day after a local party worker died allegedly by suicide in Mullankolly in Wayanad, the daughter-in-law of a former District Congress Committee (DCC) treasurer, N M Vijayan, allegedly attempted to take her own ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Five people were arrested for using camels to transport alcohol from Faridabad to Delhi. A total of 42 cartons containing illicit liquor, 24 bottles of beer, and three camels used in the illegal transportation were recovered, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Vinod Bhadana (48) and Sunil Bhadana (38), residents of Faridabad; Rahul (22) and Ajay (25), residents of Delhi; and Saurabh (26), a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Sunil was previously involved in a crimina ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday recreated the crime scene in the sensational INSAS rifle theft case at Navy Nagar, Colaba. The exercise, which lasted for about an hour, began around 6 pm, with both arrested accused -- Rakesh Dubulla (20) and his elder brother Umesh Dubulla (25) -- present at the spot. Brothers' Alleged Motive: Terror and Extortion According to investigators, the duo allegedly stole the rifle with the motive of creating terror in t ...Read More >
Noida, Sep 8 (PTI) A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly killing his father with a brick following a property dispute and slept next to the body throughout the night, police said on Monday. According to the police, the incident took place in Sarfabad village on Saturday night when the victim, identified as Gautam (43), was sleeping on a cot in his room. His son, Uday, allegedly smashed his head repeatedly with a brick, leading to his death. "The accused admitted that after the assault ...Read More >
The statewide crackdown on illicit liquor and narcotics substances from 1 to 4 September has paid rich dividends. Odisha excise personnel have taken 511 individuals into custody and seized drugs and illicit liquor worth around Rs 4 crore during a statewide drive over the last four days. The statewide crackdown on illicit liquor and narcotics substances from 1 to 4 September has paid rich dividends. During this period, enforcement teams detected 902 cases, arrested 511 persons, and made seizure ...Read More >
On Sunday (31st August) evening, an employee at a government-run liquor shop in Nirmri Colony of Delhi was stabbed multiple times by Akbar, Rehan and 2 others. According to reports, the victim was identified as 52-year-old Gyanpal Singh. The four barged into the liquor shop on Sunday evening and attacked Singh with a baseball bat. Thereafter, they stabbed the victim multiple times. During the time of the assault, the accused wore face coverings. The CCTV footage of the incident has now gone vi ...Read More >
* Jeetu Patwari claimed women in Madhya Pradesh consume more alcohol than anywhere else in India * Patwari accused BJP of failing to control liquor and narcotics trade in Madhya Pradesh * BJP leaders called Patwari's remarks baseless, defamatory, and an assault on women's dignity Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jeetu Patwari has triggered a political storm with his controversial claim that women in Madhya Pradesh consume ...Read More >
Amit Shah attacked Chief Minister MK Stalin, calling his government the most corrupt. Shah defended the Constitutional Amendment Bill. He accused Stalin of prioritizing his son Udhayanidhi's political career. Shah also criticized Sonia Gandhi's focus on Rahul Gandhi's prime ministerial aspirations. He highlighted corruption cases against DMK leaders like K Ponmudy and V Senthil Balaji. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Chief Minister MK Stalin does not have any right to dub the 130th ...Read More >
RANCHI: Suspended IAS officer Vinay Choubey, who has been in jail since May 20 in connection with the Jharkhand liquor scam, has been granted default bail by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court in Ranchi under Section 187(2) of the BNSS. The court allowed bail on the condition that he must inform the court before leaving the state and not change his mobile number during the trial. He has also been directed to furnish two personal bonds of Rs 25,000 each. Choubey secured default bail as the ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
Ranchi: A special ACB court in Ranchi on Tuesday allowed bail by default to suspended senior IAS officer Vinay Choubey, who was the ex-excise secretary, in connection with the ongoing liquor scam being investigated by the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) as the agency failed to submit the charge-sheet within the stipulated 90-day period since the arrest.Choubey's advocate Devesh Ajmani said, "The bail was granted on condition that Choubey would submit two sureties of Rs 25,000 each and would n ...Read More >
Dry Day In Delhi: Delhi will see a 48-hour liquor sale shutdown this week, with Independence Day on August 15 and Janmashtami on August 16 both declared dry days. The Delhi government's excise department has issued an order under Rule 52 of the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, which mandates the closure of liquor vends across all licence categories on these occasions. The order states that retail liquor shops, bars, restaurants, hotels, and clubs will remain shut on these days. Gandhi Jayanti on Octob ...Read More >
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