Spiritz

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Delhi government's excise department has launched a trial run of its new online platform- e-Abkari to regulate the liquor trade across the national capital. The e-Abkari platform will track the entire liquor supply chain from distilleries to retail outlets, including liquor stores, hotels, clubs, and restaurants.

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Spiritz

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Andhra Pradesh government has received an overwhelming response for the allotment of retail liquor shops, with 87,986 applications submitted for 3,396 outlets under the new excise policy. The excise department had invited applications for liquor shop licences from 1 to 11 October.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2024

Liquor Lab , a renowned event space offering interactive cocktail-making classes with locations in Nashville and Louisville, offers a selection of sophisticated and refreshing non-alcoholic recipes crafted by founder, Freddie Sarkis, himself. The post 3 Must Mix Cocktails for Dry January from Liquor Lab appeared first on Chilled Magazine.

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Spiritz

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Karnataka Wine Merchants Federation has called for a state-wide liquor strike on November 20th in protest against alleged corruption within the Karnataka Excise Department. The federation announced that tens of thousands of liquor license holders will close their establishments in a show of solidarity.

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Spiritz

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Chandrababu Naidu has directed concerned officials to impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh on any liquor seller charging above the MRP for the first offence and cancel the shop’s licence if the violation is repeated. The CM also ordered officials to tackle non-duty-paid liquor (NDPL) and illicitly distilled liquor through stringent measures.

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Spiritz

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Madhya Pradesh government is set to advance its initiative to promote heritage liquor through amendments to its Heritage Liquor Policy. The amendments mandates specific bars, particularly those in hotels, to stock a minimum of two cases of heritage liquor and list it on their menus.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Meghalaya government has approved the introduction of a QR code enabled tracking system for liquor products by the excise department in the state. Additionally, the state government mandated a composite license for hotels to streamline the system of licenses.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved the adoption of a private retail model for liquor sales across the state in a bid to improve the efficiency of managing liquor business operations, as outlined in the new excise policy of the state. The cabinet, led by Chief Minister N.

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Spiritz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Federation of Wine Merchants Association of Karnataka called off its one day shutdown call issued for all liquor outlets in the state after a meeting with the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah on Tuesday. In a press meet last week, the federation demanded the Chief Minister convene a meeting to address their grievances.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Delhi government has issued a warning to hotels, clubs, and restaurants in Delhi regarding the violation of liquor serving hours. The directive specifically refers to Rule 551 of the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, which sets the operating hours for liquor service in Delhi.

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Spiritz

JULY 29, 2024

In response to complaints against overcharging by liquor vendors in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government has introduced strict measures to address complaints of liquor vendors overcharging customers. Should a fifth complaint be lodged, the liquor vend operator’s license will be revoked.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The Odisha government has decided not to sanction any new liquor off-shop during 2024-25, under its new excise policy. In a bid to boost tourism, the policy mandates that the Tourism Department of Odisha must grant approval for liquor sales at beaches and other tourism hotspots like eco-retreat, based on necessity and demand.

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Spiritz

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation’s (Tasmac) liquor bottle buyback scheme, aimed to curb waste and prevent littering in the Nilgiris, has been facing logistical issues. It is being reported that the corporation outlets have inadequate space to store the returned bottles.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The central government is preparing to enforce new guidelines on surrogate advertising by liquor and tobacco companies. India bans direct liquor advertisements, which induces liquor companies to resort to indirect campaigns, often through event sponsorships and products such as music CDs or soda.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 22, 2024

In a significant development, the Nagaland government has decided to reassess the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act of 1989, which has been in effect for over 30 years. The spokesperson stressed the importance of tackling the unregulated flow of illicit liquor, whichposes significant health hazards, especially to the youth.

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Spiritz

JUNE 12, 2024

Use of new-age technologies to tackle the ancient crime of illicit liquor manufacturing has recently yielded rich dividends for Haryana. Recently, the Gurugram Police has busted an illicit country liquor-manufacturing unit, which was operating at Rithoj village in the Aravali range.

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PubClub

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Tripura’s Chief Minister, Manik Saha has directed law enforcement agencies to prepare a comprehensive report on those liquor shops in Tripura which are operating within 100 meters of national highways in the state.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 6, 2024

In a welcome move, the Karnataka government has extended the liquor-serving hours in clubs, star hotels, and bars & restaurants in Bengaluru. Previously, such establishments could serve liquor till 11 pm only. These establishments can serve alcoholic beverages till 1 am.

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Spiritz

MARCH 28, 2024

In a bid to strengthen liquor pricing framework and manage the alcohol consumption in the state, Assam’s excise department announced a hike in alcohol prices in all categories with effect from 1st April 2024. Additionally, prices for India-made liquor will be hiked depending on brand category, with minimum prices set to reach Rs.

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Spiritz

JULY 2, 2024

Rajasthan’s state excise department has been struggling to attract buyers for 2,829 liquor shops across the state. Under the applicable year’s excise policy, the state has set 7,662 liquor vends up for the auction.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Madhya Pradesh government is revitalising its heritage liquor initiative by enlisting private firms to promote the state’s unique alcoholic beverages. This initiative follows previous attempts to market the liquor, which fell short of generating significant consumer interest. Non-compliance could result in penalties.

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Spiritz

JULY 30, 2024

The Rajasthan government is thinking of an increase in the cow protection cess imposed on liquor in the state from 20 percent to 25 percent. Following the actualisation of the under consideration cess, liquor prices in Rajasthan are expected to increase.

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Spiritz

JULY 17, 2024

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has advised commuters to comply with state excise regulations while transporting liquor bottles on Metro trains. This follows the 2023 relaxation allowing passengers to carry two sealed liquor bottles each in metros.

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Spiritz

JUNE 19, 2024

About 29 people died, and more than 60 were hospitalised after allegedly drinking illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district, on 19 th June. In a post on X, MK Stalin said, “I was shocked and saddened to hear the news of the deaths of people who had consumed adulterated liquor in Kallakurichi.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Chandigarh Administration is set to implement an exclusive ‘track and trace’ system for all liquor bottles in the UT to curb liquor smuggling in its jurisdiction. The system aims to track the bottles of liquor in real time. The post Chandigarh to address liquor smuggling appeared first on Spiritz Magazine.

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Spiritz

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As part of this policy, retail liquor shops will be privatised through a lottery system, with the auction process already in motion and the draw scheduled for 11th October. The new policy will also see the opening of 12 premium liquor stores in Andhra Pradesh, with a ban on licenses in Tirupati, a prominent temple city.

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Spiritz

APRIL 30, 2024

Rajasthan has been facing a shortage of supply of premium foreign liquor brands across the state due to the lack of liquor prices revision of the bottled-in-India (BII) liquor category. The post Rajasthan faces shortage of premium liquor brands appeared first on Spiritz Magazine.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The newly appointed Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s led cabinet has announced a 15 percent surge in the annual price for liquor vends in the state of MP. The hike on liquor vends was implemented from 6th February 2024. The post MP hikes liquor vend fee appeared first on Spiritz Magazine.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 27, 2024

The prices of premium liquor in Karnataka were expected to drop by around 20 percent, following a significant policy change. The revised rates are the result of amendments to the Karnataka Excise (Excise Duties and Fees) Rules, and are applicable to brandy, whisky, gin, rum, and similar liquors, but not to beer, wine, toddy, and fenny.

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Spiritz

JULY 22, 2024

The Delhi government has opened a round the clock liquor store at IGI airport. Recently, a licence to open a retail liquor store in the arrival area of Terminal-3 at the IGI airport was issued to the Delhi Consumer's Cooperative Wholesale Store Limited (DCCWS) by the Delhi government.

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Spiritz

JUNE 10, 2024

The Telangana government is considering raising liquor prices for the third time in five years, and the first time since the Congress party took power in December. Earlier, in 2022, the then BRS government had last hiked the prices for all types of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer in Telangana.

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Spiritz

JULY 9, 2024

The liquor companies operating in Telangana have been suffering from outstanding overdue payments from the Telangana government, which is now amounting to Rs. Out of this close to one-third is advance excise duty that liquor companies had paid to the state government while supplying liquor stocks. 4,800 crore.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 15, 2024

A delay in the final notification on revised liquor prices by the Karnataka government has led to a shortage of premium liquor brands in its market, according to a media report. Concerns about potential relabeling costs if prices are adjusted have caused many manufacturers to halt supplies of premium liquor brands in Karnataka.

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Spiritz

JULY 22, 2024

Delhi Consumers Corporation Warehousing Stores (DCCWS) has opened the first Liquor vend at T3. The new vend will sell liquor brands at Delhi MRP with no extra markup for airport taxes etc. It’s a delight for the tipplers as unlike Delhi which has 20 dry days, the T3 liquor vend will have three dry days.

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Spiritz

MARCH 26, 2024

At least 21 people have died in Punjab’s Sangrur district after consuming suspected spurious liquor, according to the reports. According to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Sangrur, at least 40 people were admitted to the hospital after consuming spurious liquor that contained ethanol.

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Spiritz

APRIL 24, 2024

The Gurugram administration ordered the installation of GPS devices in all vehicles carrying liquor. Licensed liquor is now permitted to be transported only through 45 identified routes across the state. Liquor transporters are instructed to strictly adhere to the pre-approved routes.

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