Long queues of booze lovers was a common sight outside liquor shops in Delhi after the government allowed some stores to open from May 4. The long line made the job of authorities harder as the social distancing guidelines, went for the toss. Now the Delhi government has found a new way to stop the crowds from gathering outside liquor stores. ...
On Monday, due to relaxation in the lockdown rules liquor shops were opened in many parts of India, inviting bumper queues and business. The alcohol sale had been put to an end in the month of March so that to slow down the effect of the coronavirus. And finally after more than 40 days of lockdown, the Karnataka government agreed ...
The Union government on Wednesday banned the export of alcohol-based hand sanitisers to other nations that are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.“Alcohol-based hand sanitisers are prohibited for export,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) that comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a notification. This move by the government is meant to boost availability of hand ...
The Rajasthan government is suffering from huge revenue losses just like any other government in the ongoing lockdown. The govt. has decided to increased excise duty on liquor by 10 percentage points. The state’s finance department issued the orders to amend a notification to increase the duty on Wednesday. The excise duty on Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) bottles having price ...
Liquor stores and paan shops will be allowed to function in green zones while ensuring a distance of six feet from each other and ensuring that not more five people are present at one time at the shop, said the MHA in its order. The government on Friday extended the lockdown by a further two weeks, and listed out a ...
One of the relaxations in lockdown curbs after 45 days to reboot the economy was allowing opening of licenced liquor shops in many states including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and Delhi. However, this didn’t applied to containment areas. While this proved to be a headache for the law enforcement agencies as cops tried to enforce social distancing norms ...
French firm Pernod Ricard said it grew sales by 1% in India during nine-months ended March on a high comparable base but the country’s lockdown softened its growth during the quarter. “India has solid mid-single digit growth until February but nation wide lockdown imposed on 24th of March led to softening of third quarter performance,” Pernod Ricard’s finance head Helene ...
The Centre on Friday refused the Punjab Government on its request to allow the state to sell alcohol either through regular vendors or through home delivery. Sources in the government said following the revised guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for implementation of nationwide lockdown 2.0 to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country, which prohibited ...
Since 25 March, when the nationwide lockdown came into effect, liquor sale has come to a full halt. Guidelines issued by the Union ministry of home affairs on 14 April to gradually and selectively ease the lockdown recommended continuation of the “strict ban” on liquor sale. India is among a handful of countries, including Thailand and South Africa that has ...
Consuming high amount of alcohol does not kill the COVID-19 virus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on 14th April in an effort to remove fake news.”Fear and misinformation have generated a dangerous myth that consuming high-strength alcohol can kill the COVID-19 virus. It does not,” WHO wrote on Tuesday. “Consuming any alcohol poses health risks, but consuming high-strength ethyl ...