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    Samaypur Badli: Container Seized with Rs 5 Lakh Worth of Illicit Liquor

    New Delhi, April 4 An excise department team seized a container in northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Saturday that was being used as an illegal liquor storage facility, officials said.The team seized 187 cartons of illicit liquor worth more than Rs 5 lakh from the container parked in...
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    Fraud Case: Odisha Police Seize Funds in Excise Department Scandal

    Bhubaneswar, April 3 – The Sambalpur police in Odisha have arrested two employees of the Excise Department, including a retired Excise Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), in connection with a case involving large-scale embezzlement of government funds worth over Rs 3.67 crore between 2022 and 2025...
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    Systemic Deficiencies in Delhi Excise: Speaker's Call for Accountability

    New Delhi, April 2 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, on Thursday, raised concerns about systemic failures in the excise framework and called for timely action on the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee, an official said.He also called for measures to ensure accountability...
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    CAG Audit Reveals Systemic Deficiencies in Delhi's Liquor Policy

    New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi Assembly has given the government one year to submit a report on the previous CAG audit of liquor regulations in the national capital for the year 2021-22, Speaker Vijender Gupta said on Thursday.According to officials, the Assembly Secretariat has written to the...
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    Effort to Flood Market with Fake Liquor Foiled Ahead of Elections

    Kolkata, March 30 – The Excise Department has seized a large quantity of raw materials and equipment used in the manufacture of fake liquor in Siliguri, West Bengal, a senior Election Commission official said on Monday.According to reports, approximately 1,560 litres of OP spirit (surgical...
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    Aizawl: Drug Bust Results in Arrests and Heroin Seizure

    Aizawl, March 27 At least two people were arrested with 351 grams of heroin in Tuirial, on the outskirts of Aizawl in Mizoram, the excise department said in a statement on Friday.The operation took place late on Thursday, it said.The drug was seized from a car, and the two accused have been...
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    House Re-Establishes Accountability with PAC Reports

    New Delhi, March 27 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday praised the House for adopting the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) reports after a gap of over 15 years, criticizing the previous Aam Aadmi Party government.Addressing the members, Gupta said, "As you are all aware, the...
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    Karnataka Bypolls: 34 Candidates Contest in Bagalkote, Davangere South

    Bengaluru, March 26 According to the Karnataka CEO's office, as many as 34 candidates are contesting the by-elections for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies.Official data shows that Bagalkot received 26 nominations, of which 14 were found valid after scrutiny. On the...
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    Delhi Liquor Wholesalers: New Stock Validity Rules

    New Delhi, March 26 The Delhi government's excise department has mandated fresh brand registration and revalidation of stock-keeping units by liquor wholesalers, ahead of the new financial year starting April 1.In a circular issued to L-I licensees (wholesalers), the excise department has said...
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    Odisha's 2026-29 Excise Policy: Key Changes & Regulations

    Bhubaneswar, March 26 – The Odisha Government has announced a new three-year Excise Policy, which will be effective from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2029.The state excise department has moved from an annual to a three-year excise policy, intending to provide enhanced stability, uniformity, and...
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    Ensuring Liquor Quality: Delhi Tests Wholesale Brands

    New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi government's excise department has directed all wholesale licensees to mandatorily submit samples of each IMFL (Indian Made Foreign Liquor) brand on a quarterly basis to ensure the quality of liquor sold in the city, officials said on Wednesday.All the IMFL brands...
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    Report Shows Losses Due to License Waiver and Re-Tendering Omission

    New Delhi, March 23 A report of the Delhi Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tabled in the House on Monday said that losses amounting to Rs 890 crore were incurred due to the failure to re-tender liquor shops, while another Rs 144 crore was lost due to the waiver of license fees under...
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    Uttarakhand Government Assigns Portfolios to Ministers

    Dehradun, March 22 – Following the cabinet expansion, the Uttarakhand government has assigned portfolios to its ministers. A government notification details the distribution of responsibilities among members of the Council of Ministers, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami retaining control...
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    Katihar Station Clash: Excise, GRP Disagreement Raises Enforcement Questions

    Patna, March 20 – A surprising incident at Katihar Railway Station has exposed serious coordination gaps between enforcement agencies in Bihar, where prohibition laws are strictly enforced.A team from the Excise Department, acting on a tip-off about liquor being transported via the Haate...
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    Katihar Station Clash: Excise, GRP Personnel Involved

    Katihar (Bihar), March 20 A team of Excise and Prohibition Department officials and GRP personnel clashed at Katihar railway station on Friday over a raid, leaving a constable injured, officials said.The incident occurred when the prohibition team arrived at the station to intercept an alleged...
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    Puducherry Election Preparations Reviewed at Collectorate

    Observers appointed by the Election Commission reviewed the preparations for the Puducherry Assembly elections at a meeting held at the District Collectorate yesterday. General and Expenditure Observers, along with election officials, police officers, and coordination officers, participated in...
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    Drug Abuse Claims 2,016 Lives in Mizoram Since 1984

    March 19 The Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Department reported in its latest report that 19 people have died this year due to drug abuse, bringing the total number of such deaths since 1984 to 2,016.The report stated that the 19 drug-related deaths were recorded up to March 19. Of these 19...
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    Excise Policy Extension: Retail Licenses to Continue

    New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi government has extended the existing excise regime for a year, citing the ongoing work on a new liquor policy, officials said on Wednesday.The city government's excise department, in an order on Tuesday, extended the renewal and granting of new retail liquor...
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    Border District Liquor Crisis: MLAs Demand Action in Karnataka Assembly

    Bengaluru, March 17 – During the Question and Answer session in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday, the issue of illegal liquor sales, particularly in the border areas of the Raichur district, was raised. Several state MLAs urged the Congress-led state government to take strict action and...
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    Municipal Initiative Boosts Glass Recycling

    The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation has established a glass recycling plant at the Material Recovery Facility Centre in Akbarpur Bahampur, Vijay Nagar, providing the city with an innovative solution for managing glass waste. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs stated that the Ghaziabad...
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