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Jan 04, 2022 Outlook Web Desk Sisodia also alleged that the saffron party has ties to the liquor mafia. In a statement, the deputy chief minister said the BJP has “age-old ties” with Delhi's liquor mafia and they were “looting” Rs 3,500 crore of people's money to fill their pockets.
Jan 03, 2022 Outlook Web Desk Reacting to the protest, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said BJP leaders are "rattled" as the new excise policy aims to curb illegal liquor sale. The protest near the Akshardham temple was led by Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta.
Delhi's new excise policy aims to curb illegal liquor sale, the government says, however, BJP in the Union Territory has staged a 'Chakka Jam' protest saying that new liquor shops are being opened near religious places.
Dec 29, 2021 Outlook Web Desk According to the police, some local level elected representatives had come to submit a memorandum to the chief minister and picked up a quarrel when they were stopped at a distance from the dais.
The plea, filed through advocate S P Sharma, said a liquor shop has been opened at the main road of Kanhaiya Nagar in Tri Nagar, adjacent to the residence of one of the petitioners while other petitioners are also living in the same locality.
As per the latest excise policy, no wine and beer shop is permitted to be opened within 100 metres of any major educational institutions, religious places, and hospitals with fifty beds and above, the plea filed through Adv. Abhay Kumar pointed out, seeking the court's directions in this regard to respondents
The Delhi Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest outside the liquor vendors here, claiming the new excise policy would turn the capital into "Nashe Ki Rajdhani".
The changes to the tax regime will now take into account a drink's strength as opposed to what type of drink it is and are part of the biggest overhaul in more than 140 years.
The move comes as part of Delhi government’s liquor sector reforms in accordance with the Delhi Excise Policy 2021.
However, the wait is not over yet as the government is yet to issue the terms and conditions to implement it.
World Cocktail Day: The first thing one does, before they taste a cocktail – Is pick up the glass and take in the aroma. So, as you have probably guessed the glass has a pertinent role to play in bringing the fragrances and flavours to life.
Doctors confirmed that the deaths were due to the complications caused by sanitiser consumption.
The woman claimed that she has been drinking for 35 years and never required any medicine and urged the government to keep liquor stores open during the lockdown.
The woman poured petrol on herself and her husband, who, drenched in fuel, fled the scene
The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved a new excise policy lowering the minimum age for consumption of liquor to 21 years from 25 years,
Prior to this, the age limit to consume alcohol in the national capital was 25 years.
Deputy commissioner Ranjeet Singh said the absence of 2D bar-code on the bottle will be treated as 'non duty paid liquor' and action will be taken.
Government acts after images of traditional Himachali dance form appear on country liquor bottles.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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