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Top Tamil Nadu BJP Leaders Detained During Protest Over Alleged Liquor Scam
Chennai police clashed with BJP supporters this morning during a protest over an alleged liquor scam in Tamil Nadu - which marks the latest point of friction between the state BJP unit and the DMK amid a raging debate over "Hindi imposition".
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Tamil Nadu To Shut Down 500 State-Run Liquor Outlets From Tomorrow
Following up on an announcement made on the floor of the Assembly, 500 retail liquor outlets in Tamil Nadu will stop functioning from June 22 onwards, the state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation said.
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MK Stalin Holds Review Meeting Over Toxic Liquor Deaths In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin held a review meeting at the Chennai secretariat regarding the alleged toxic liquor deaths that occurred in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts earlier in the month.
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Tamil Nadu Opens Liquor Vending Machines, Opposition Raises Concerns
Buying liquor has gone hi-tech in Tamil Nadu. Swanky automatic liquor vending machines have been set up at four government-owned outlets inside malls in Chennai. The payment can be made online or cash.
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Chennai Liquor Shops To Reopen On Tuesday, Can Serve 500 People A Day
Liquor shops in Chennai will reopen on Tuesday after nearly five months since the lockdown was imposed.
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Liquor Shops To Reopen In Tamil Nadu, Only 500 Can Buy From A Shop Daily
The Tamil Nadu government has come up with a set of rules after the Supreme Court allowed liquor shops to reopen in the state. A token system will be implemented and only 500 tokens will be given at each liquor shop everyday. The shops will be open from 10am to 5pm and masks are mandatory for customers. There will be no sale of liquor in COVID-19 h...
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No Need To Go "Neck Deep In Liquor": Kamal Haasan's Jab At Government
Actor Kamal Haasan asked youngsters to be aware of what's happening around them and become the leaders the country needs at the moment. He was addressing students, about 8,000, at an event organised by the Maatram Foundation near Chennai on Saturday.
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Cop Caught On Camera Slapping Woman Protester In Tamil Nadu's Tirupur
A woman protester was slapped by a senior police officer in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday evening. Additional deputy superintendent of police (ADSP), Pandiarajan, was seen in a video hitting the woman with a lathi before slapping her as he tried to disperse protesters. The incident occurred in Samalapuram in Tirupur, about 460km from Chennai, when...
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Jayalalithaa Promises Prohibition In Tamil Nadu If Re-Elected
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today promised phased prohibition in the state if she is elected back to power. Tamil Nadu votes on May 16 to elect a new government.
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Petition Seeking To Close Liquor Shops In Flood-Hit Areas Dismissed
The Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the authorities to close down liquor shops in flood-hit areas of Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Singer Kovan Sent to 2-Day Police Custody
A court in Chennai has permitted the city police to interrogate Tamil folk singer Kovan, accused of sedition, under custody for two days.
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AIADMK Takes a Dig at Opposition for Criticising Folk Singer's Arrest
Facing criticism from opposition over the arrest of a folk singer campaigning against liquor in Tamil Nadu, the ruling AIADMK today charged him with making "unsavoury remarks" about a chief minister and hinted that inaction would mean it could set a precedence to target any head of state in the future.
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High Court Poses Questions to State and Central Governments on Liquor Sales
Observing that liquor is "a poison to the society," the Madras High Court today posed a set of 16 questions to the state and central governments, asking how can governments run liquor business when the Constitution advocates total prohibition.
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Liquor Firm Fined Rs 55,000 for Dead Insect in Brandy Bottle in Chennai
A city consumer forum has ordered United Spirits Ltd (USL) to pay Rs 55,000 as compensation to a man who found a dead insect in a bottle of brandy he bought two years ago.
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Chennai: Foreign Liquor Racket Busted, Two Held
With the arrest of two men, police today claimed to have busted a foreign liquor racket that involved alleged smuggling of alcoholic beverages from Delhi.
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Top Tamil Nadu BJP Leaders Detained During Protest Over Alleged Liquor Scam
Chennai police clashed with BJP supporters this morning during a protest over an alleged liquor scam in Tamil Nadu - which marks the latest point of friction between the state BJP unit and the DMK amid a raging debate over "Hindi imposition".
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Tamil Nadu To Shut Down 500 State-Run Liquor Outlets From Tomorrow
Following up on an announcement made on the floor of the Assembly, 500 retail liquor outlets in Tamil Nadu will stop functioning from June 22 onwards, the state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation said.
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MK Stalin Holds Review Meeting Over Toxic Liquor Deaths In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin held a review meeting at the Chennai secretariat regarding the alleged toxic liquor deaths that occurred in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts earlier in the month.
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Tamil Nadu Opens Liquor Vending Machines, Opposition Raises Concerns
Buying liquor has gone hi-tech in Tamil Nadu. Swanky automatic liquor vending machines have been set up at four government-owned outlets inside malls in Chennai. The payment can be made online or cash.
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Chennai Liquor Shops To Reopen On Tuesday, Can Serve 500 People A Day
Liquor shops in Chennai will reopen on Tuesday after nearly five months since the lockdown was imposed.
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Liquor Shops To Reopen In Tamil Nadu, Only 500 Can Buy From A Shop Daily
The Tamil Nadu government has come up with a set of rules after the Supreme Court allowed liquor shops to reopen in the state. A token system will be implemented and only 500 tokens will be given at each liquor shop everyday. The shops will be open from 10am to 5pm and masks are mandatory for customers. There will be no sale of liquor in COVID-19 h...
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No Need To Go "Neck Deep In Liquor": Kamal Haasan's Jab At Government
Actor Kamal Haasan asked youngsters to be aware of what's happening around them and become the leaders the country needs at the moment. He was addressing students, about 8,000, at an event organised by the Maatram Foundation near Chennai on Saturday.
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Cop Caught On Camera Slapping Woman Protester In Tamil Nadu's Tirupur
A woman protester was slapped by a senior police officer in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday evening. Additional deputy superintendent of police (ADSP), Pandiarajan, was seen in a video hitting the woman with a lathi before slapping her as he tried to disperse protesters. The incident occurred in Samalapuram in Tirupur, about 460km from Chennai, when...
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Jayalalithaa Promises Prohibition In Tamil Nadu If Re-Elected
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today promised phased prohibition in the state if she is elected back to power. Tamil Nadu votes on May 16 to elect a new government.
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Petition Seeking To Close Liquor Shops In Flood-Hit Areas Dismissed
The Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the authorities to close down liquor shops in flood-hit areas of Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Singer Kovan Sent to 2-Day Police Custody
A court in Chennai has permitted the city police to interrogate Tamil folk singer Kovan, accused of sedition, under custody for two days.
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AIADMK Takes a Dig at Opposition for Criticising Folk Singer's Arrest
Facing criticism from opposition over the arrest of a folk singer campaigning against liquor in Tamil Nadu, the ruling AIADMK today charged him with making "unsavoury remarks" about a chief minister and hinted that inaction would mean it could set a precedence to target any head of state in the future.
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High Court Poses Questions to State and Central Governments on Liquor Sales
Observing that liquor is "a poison to the society," the Madras High Court today posed a set of 16 questions to the state and central governments, asking how can governments run liquor business when the Constitution advocates total prohibition.
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Liquor Firm Fined Rs 55,000 for Dead Insect in Brandy Bottle in Chennai
A city consumer forum has ordered United Spirits Ltd (USL) to pay Rs 55,000 as compensation to a man who found a dead insect in a bottle of brandy he bought two years ago.
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Chennai: Foreign Liquor Racket Busted, Two Held
With the arrest of two men, police today claimed to have busted a foreign liquor racket that involved alleged smuggling of alcoholic beverages from Delhi.
