Excise And Prohibition Department

A senior official of the Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department landed in trouble for seeking 300 complimentary tickets for the Indian Premier League (IPL) final with higher-ups taking a "serious view" and issuing a memo.

More than 400 police officials in Bihar have been dismissed for violating the liquor ban imposed by the state government two years ago, authorities said today.

In the past two and half years, more than 1.61 lakh persons have been arrested for violating the liquor ban imposed by the Bihar government but only 141 have been sentenced so far, an Excise and Prohibition Department official said today.

BPSSC has advertised recruitment for the post of Excise Sub Inspector in Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department, Government of Bihar.

A driver working with popular Telugu film star Ravi Teja, Srinivas Rao today appeared before the SIT of Telangana Prohibition and Excise Department in connection with a high-end online drug racket busted by it.

Telugu film art director Dharma Rao alias Chinna today appeared before the SIT of Telangana's Prohibition and Excise department in connection with the drug racket busted earlier this month.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday dismissed speculations of the state moving back on the new liquor law and asserted that there is no question of "diluting" after advertisements of excise department appeared seeking public opinion on it.

Tamil Nadu government on Friday effected another shuffling of senior IAS officers, appointing former Home, Prohibition and Excise department Special Secretary, P Amudha as new Labour Commissioner, among others.

The Kerala government and the state's excise department are in a Catch-22 situation after the Kerala High Court asked the government on Monday to file its views on prohibiting foreign liquor in bars and hotels before 5 pm by September 10. Speaking to IANS, a top excise official said this is going to be a tough ask as it involves numerous stakeholde...

The Mumbai Excise department raided the home of a 55-year-old documentary filmmaker Priti Chandriani for possessing liquor for making chocolates at home. Priti was detained on Thursday evening and she was granted bail on Friday. The incident has caused outrage in Mumbai leading to calls for repealing the 'archaic' Bombay Prohibition Act.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has directed officials of the Prohibition and Excise Department to step up vigil and check illicit liquor trade in the state. The Chief Minister's directive came after four people died after consuming illicit liquor in Vijayawada on Friday.

Andhra Pradesh excise personnel claimed to have busted a drug racket with the arrest of eight persons from whom a large quantity of raw material used for making drugs was seized.     The seized narcotic substance is worth several lakhs of rupees, a source in Prohibition and Excise department told reporters in Hyderabad on Tuesda...

In a major reshuffle of bureaucrats, the Tamil Nadu government has transferred Special Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise department Dr S Karuthiah Pandian as Commissioner of Town and Country Planning.

A senior official of the Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department landed in trouble for seeking 300 complimentary tickets for the Indian Premier League (IPL) final with higher-ups taking a "serious view" and issuing a memo.

More than 400 police officials in Bihar have been dismissed for violating the liquor ban imposed by the state government two years ago, authorities said today.

In the past two and half years, more than 1.61 lakh persons have been arrested for violating the liquor ban imposed by the Bihar government but only 141 have been sentenced so far, an Excise and Prohibition Department official said today.

BPSSC has advertised recruitment for the post of Excise Sub Inspector in Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department, Government of Bihar.

A driver working with popular Telugu film star Ravi Teja, Srinivas Rao today appeared before the SIT of Telangana Prohibition and Excise Department in connection with a high-end online drug racket busted by it.

Telugu film art director Dharma Rao alias Chinna today appeared before the SIT of Telangana's Prohibition and Excise department in connection with the drug racket busted earlier this month.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday dismissed speculations of the state moving back on the new liquor law and asserted that there is no question of "diluting" after advertisements of excise department appeared seeking public opinion on it.

Tamil Nadu government on Friday effected another shuffling of senior IAS officers, appointing former Home, Prohibition and Excise department Special Secretary, P Amudha as new Labour Commissioner, among others.

The Kerala government and the state's excise department are in a Catch-22 situation after the Kerala High Court asked the government on Monday to file its views on prohibiting foreign liquor in bars and hotels before 5 pm by September 10. Speaking to IANS, a top excise official said this is going to be a tough ask as it involves numerous stakeholde...

The Mumbai Excise department raided the home of a 55-year-old documentary filmmaker Priti Chandriani for possessing liquor for making chocolates at home. Priti was detained on Thursday evening and she was granted bail on Friday. The incident has caused outrage in Mumbai leading to calls for repealing the 'archaic' Bombay Prohibition Act.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has directed officials of the Prohibition and Excise Department to step up vigil and check illicit liquor trade in the state. The Chief Minister's directive came after four people died after consuming illicit liquor in Vijayawada on Friday.

Andhra Pradesh excise personnel claimed to have busted a drug racket with the arrest of eight persons from whom a large quantity of raw material used for making drugs was seized.     The seized narcotic substance is worth several lakhs of rupees, a source in Prohibition and Excise department told reporters in Hyderabad on Tuesda...

In a major reshuffle of bureaucrats, the Tamil Nadu government has transferred Special Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise department Dr S Karuthiah Pandian as Commissioner of Town and Country Planning.