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No consumption of liquor at public places on Holi, say Noida Police

No religious prayers or processions would be allowed at public places or disputed sites across Noida and Greater Noida on Monday (Holi), the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police said on Sunday as it imposed CrPC section 144 across the district. Police also ordered that no person shall consume "liquor or intoxicating substances" at any public place and warned action under IPC section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) for violation of the order. In its order, police said along with Holi, Dhulandi festivals, protests are also proposed by some groups on March 25 and in view of this, "the possibility of disturbance of peace by anti-social elements cannot be ruled out." The order said, "Apart from this, in view of upcoming Lok Sabha elections, peace may be disturbed due to protests by various party workers, farmers' groups, and other protestors. "Due to all this and in order to maintain peace in Gautam Buddh Nagar, it is necessary that any mischievous elements should

Delhi maintains revenue surplus despite dent in liquor taxes since 2022-23

The new excise policy, introduced in Delhi in November 2021, made sweeping changes to the city's liquor trade

Highlights: Court sends Delhi CM Kejriwal to ED custody till March 28

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Explained: What is Delhi excise policy case and why was Kejriwal arrested?

The ED has alleged that the liquor policy 'scam' was to give wholesale liquor business to private entities with a fix margin of 12%, for a 6% kickback

Indian market is a story of premiumisation, says Pernod Ricard India CEO

Jean Touboul, chief executive officer (CEO), Pernod Ricard India, speaks about India being one of the important markets globally

TEIL Q3 results: Profit falls 7% to Rs 137 cr; will foray into IMFL biz

Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd, mainly engaged in the sugar business, has posted a 7 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 137.40 crore for the December 2023 quarter and announced its foray into Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) manufacturing. Its net profit stood at Rs 147.28 crore in the year-ago period. The total income fell to Rs 1,575.55 crore in the October-December period from Rs 1,695.98 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, a regulatory filing said on Monday. Triveni Engineering is one of the leading integrated sugar manufacturers and engineered-to-order turbo gearbox manufacturers in the country. It is also into water and waste-water management business. The company's board approved "venturing into the new business of manufacturing, marketing and selling own brands in the premium segment of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) as a forward integration of the distillery operations". The company would set up a bottling plant in ...

Liquor bottle sales in Delhi rise 18% on year to 2.4 mn on New Year's Eve

Delhi recorded sales of 24 lakh liquor bottles on New Year's Eve, registering a nearly 18 per cent on-year growth from the corresponding date in 2022. According to official Excise department data, 3,99,60,509 (3.99 crore) liquor bottles were sold in December 2022 through a network of 520 shops. In December 2023, 4,97,80,240 (4.97 crore) bottles were sold from 635 vends. According to the data, 24,00,726 (24 lakh) liquor bottles were sold on New Year's Eve (December 31) -- the highest single-day sales during December 2023. December 31, 2022, witnessed sales of 20,30,664 (20.30 lakh) bottles -- also the highest single-day sales figure for that month. The second highest sales in December 2023 were recorded on Christmas Eve (December 24) when 19,42,717 (19.42 lakh) bottles were sold. On the same day in 2022, the data showed that 14,69,357 (14.69 lakh) bottles were sold. The data also showed that 17,79,379 (17.79 lakh) liquor bottles were sold on December 30, 2023, against 14,66,353 (1

Delhi excise dept asks people to get P-10 license for liquor in weddings

In view of the wedding season, the Delhi government's excise department has requested people to get temporary P-10 licenses to ensure liquor was consumed properly in a responsible manner on such occasions, officials said Monday. An excise department officer said drinking in public during the wedding season needs to be curbed and people should avoid it by serving liquor in a proper manner by obtaining a requisite permit. Sale of liquor picks up in November and December when the wedding season is in full swing in Delhi, necessitating P-10 licenses for serving liquor at marriage parties, he said. However, as per official data, a total of 1,716 P-10 licenses were issued in October and November this year, despite a rise in the number of festival and wedding functions. P-10 licenses are issued for serving liquor at parties and functions. The fee for it is Rs 15,000 for parties held at banquet halls, motels and farmhouses and Rs 5,000 for any other place. For private parties and function

Organised liquor industry to see rise in revenue on strong demand: Report

Strong demand and premiumisation are driving revenues of the organised liquor industry higher and the operating profitability of distillers and brewers is expected to increase amid softening of input costs, says a report. According to a Crisil Ratings report, the revenues of the organised liquor industry are expected to rise by 12-13 per cent this fiscal to Rs 4.45 lakh crore, on top of a 15-16 per cent growth last fiscal. Accordingly, the operating profitability of distillers and brewers is expected to increase by 100-150 bps with softening of input costs. This will also have a positive reflection on their credit profiles with strong balance sheets on back of significant deleveraging in the last three fiscals, the report said on Tuesday. The agency said the report is based on the largest 33 liquor companies, which account for around 15 per cent of the organised liquor segment revenue. The liquor industry can be broadly segmented into distillers and brewers. Distillers produce ...

Raising the bar: How Indian whisky brands are making a splash in West

Whisky consumption in India is set to reach 289.49 million cases by 2027-28, according to a Research and Markets report

Haryana's spurious liquor case: 5 more people dead, death toll climbs to 12

With the death of five more people, the toll in a suspected case of poisoning due to the consumption of spurious liquor has climbed to 12 in Haryana, officials said on Friday. While 10 people have died in Yamunanagar district, two deaths were reported from neighbouring Ambala, they added. Opposition Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) have slammed the Manohar Lal Khattar government over the deaths and said it has failed to learn lessons from such incidents in the past. Three more deaths were reported from Yamunanagar on Friday, the officials said. The deaths have so far taken place in Mandebari, Panjeto Ka Majra, Phoosgarh and Saran villages of Yamunanagar. Police said the two men who died in Ambala on Thursday were migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh. They had consumed the suspected spurious liquor, which was manufactured illegally in Ambala district. The two men were living in a rented house in a village in Ambala and working at a factory here.

Pre-Diwali liquor sale in Delhi registers growth of more than 37%

Pre-Diwali sale of liquor in Delhi has registered a growth of more than 37 per cent on the average number of bottles sold during the fortnight before the festival compared to the same period last year, officials said on Friday. According to excise department figures, 2.26 crore bottles of liquor were sold two weeks before Diwali last year. This year, in the last fortnight, 2.58 crore bottles were sold. On Monday, 14.25 lakh bottles were sold. The figure rose to 17.27 lakh bottles on Tuesday and 17.33 lakh on Wednesday. During the three days before Diwali last year, 13.46 lakh, 15 lakh and 19.39 lakh bottles were sold, respectively. The average number of bottles sold over a period of two weeks before Diwali last year was 12.56 lakh. This year so far, the figure is at 17.21 lakh, which means a jump of more than 37 per cent, an excise department officer said. With the sales figures for Thursday, Friday and Saturday yet to be accounted for, there will be a further rise in the number,

Liquor industry welcomes decision to keep key alcohol ingredient out of GST

The ingredient, extra-neutral alcohol, accounts for 30-35% of the production cost for Indian-made foreign liquor

Why political party not made accused in liquor policy case: SC asks ED

The court query came during the hearing on a bail plea filed on behalf of former Delhi deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia

Delhi govt extends existing excise policy by 6 more months: Officials

The Delhi government has decided to extend its existing excise policy by six months due to the time needed for coming up with a new liquor trade regime, officials said on Thursday. The policy has been extended till March 31, 2024 following the requisite approvals from the Delhi government and the lieutenant governor, a senior officer said. A proposal of the excise department to extend the policy, implemented on September 1 last year, was sent for the LG's nod after it was cleared by the government. The file was sent back to the government from the LG's office, marked as "seen", the officer added. A notification for the extension of the policy will be issued by the excise department on Friday. After the notification, the existing excise licences will be renewed for six months on payment of fees on a pro-rata basis, he said. The current excise policy was going to lapse on September 30, requiring either its extension or replacement with a new policy for regulatory necessities to opera

Karnataka charges Rs 513 for a liquor bottle that costs Rs 100 in Goa

According to a report, Karnataka levies an 83 per cent tax on the actual price of a liquor, which makes it costly compared to the other states

Radico Khaitan underpaid Rs 1,075 crore excise duty to UP govt: CAG

Interest is computed at the rate of 18 per cent per annum for delay in payment

Police raids Punjab factory making ayurvedic alcoholic syrup for Gujarat

In the last one year, the factory had manufactured around two lakh bottles of the syrup for Gujarat

Excise Commissioner empowered to declare dry days in Delhi, says official

A notification issued by the Finance department of Delhi government has empowered the Excise Commissioner to declare dry days for closure of liquor outlets in the city, officials said on Friday. The proposal of the Excise department on the declaration of dry days was earlier sent for approval of the chief minister, they said. No immediate reaction was available from the AAP government on the notification. Last month, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved a proposal of the Excise department for declaring Muharram, July 29, Independence Day, August 15, Janmashtami, September 7, and Eid-e-Milad on September 28, as dry days. However, the notification issued by the Finance department on July 28 stated that the Excise Commissioner with prior concurrence of the principal secretary (finance) can exercise the power of the government for the purpose. "In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 8 of Delhi Excise Act, 2009 (10 of 2010), the Hon'ble Lt. Governor of Nationa

Withdraw order allowing commuters to carry liquor in trains: DMRC told

A traders' body on Monday said it has appealed to the DMRC, urging it to take back its decision to allow commuters to carry two sealed liquor bottles in Delhi Metro trains. The Chamber of Trade and Industry, in a statement, alleged that anti-social activities will increase if liquor is permitted to be carried inside trains and said that a delegation of the traders' body will meet DMRC chief Vikas Kumar to discuss the issue. "The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has given permission to carry two sealed bottles of liquor (per person) in the Metro. Now there is an opposition to it. The CTI has written a letter to DMRC's Managing Director, Vikas Kumar (on this matter), the statement said. CTI Chairman Brijesh Goyal has requested that the DMRC should "withdraw its decision", alleging that anti-social activities can increase if carrying of a liquor bottle in the metro is allowed. "If someone takes a bottle inside, opens it and starts drinking, how will it be stopped," the CTI said in