Liquor Policy

Ex-MP CM Uma Bharti vandalises Bhopal liquor shop, demands authorities close it within week

In a series of tweets she said, the entire earning of the workers goes into buying liquor and the residents and women have raised objections, staged protests because the shops in the area are against government policy

Two teetotallers, Yogi and Kejriwal, lead reforms in India’s outdated liquor policies

The real toast goes to how the two teetotaller chief ministers put their personal choices aside to bring counterintuitive but long overdue changes in the way citizens can enjoy a drink

Beer is a 'health drink' and I can prove it, says Andhra Pradesh excise minister KS Jawahar

For Andhra Pradesh excise minister KS Jawahar, beer is a health drink and he is ready to prove it, a remark that would please guzzlers no end.

New liquor policy will upgrade Kerala's status as top tourist destination: Tourism minister

The new liquor policy announced by the LDF government will upgrade Kerala's status as a prominent tourism destination, tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran said.

Pinarayi Vijayan govt in Kerala approves new liquor policy to boost tourism, save jobs: Drinking age raised to 23

In a major move, the Kerala government on Thursday approved a new liquor policy that will allow more than 700 closed bars in three and four star hotels to reopen.

Tamil Nadu anti-liquor protesters are making state govt coffers run dry

The anger of liquor protesters is directed at the Tamil Nadu government which clearly does not wish to give up on the Rs 26,000 crore annual revenue from TASMAC.

Kerala prohibition policy: Revenue from liquor sales could help state deal with its massive debt

Liquor, which brought about Rs 12, 000 crore to the state a year, is a major source of the government’s revenue. Kerala which grapples with a public debt of Rs 1.35 lakh crore cannot absorb such a huge loss in revenue.

UDF promises 'liquor-free Kerala' in 10 years, Left's stand remains ambiguous

Liquor has become a major poll plank in Kerala with the UDF government granting licence to six new five-star hotels and LDF shying away from taking a stand

Kerala liquor policy is pragmatic and practical, says Congress

Congress' VM Sudheeran, who was criticised by his own party leaders for his stand on Kerala's new liquor policy, described it as pragmatic and practical.

Will examine tourism sector's concerns on new liquor policy: Kerala govt

Kerala government on Tuesday said the concerns of the tourism sector on the impact of the new liquor policy would be looked into.