Excise Department

As per the Supreme Court order, Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi on Friday directed district Collectors and field officials of Excise Department to shift liquor shops within 500 metres from the National and State Highways by March 31.…

The Excise Department Secretary Bishnupada Sethi on Friday announced that online sale of liquor will start at Chandikhole depot from today. The retailers can purchase liquor online from April 1, 2017, Sethi revealed. The…

Mumbai hooch tragedy main accused arrested in Delhi. The death toll in the Mumbai hooch tragedy – the worst in 11 years in Maharashtra – shot up to 100 on Monday. The victims had consumed liquor at a country liquor bar in Malwani area on…

The death toll in the Mumbai hooch tragedy - the worst in 11 years in Maharashtra - shot up to 100 on Monday, police said. "The toll has reached 100 and another 48 people are under treatment in various hospitals," Deputy Commissioner of…

The overnight toll in the illicit liquor tragedy in a suburban bar in Mumbai soared to 66 on Saturday morning with the death of 13 more people due to the poisonous brew, officials in Mumbai said. Another 31 victims are undergoing…