Two vendors jailed for illicit liquor trade
Kendrapada: The district and sessions court, Jagatsinghpur, on Friday sentenced two vendors to three years of imprisonment for illegal liquor trade overturning their previous acquittal by a court.Abhijit More...
5 persons arrested for burgling liquor shops | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Police on Monday busted a burglary gang and arrested five of its members, including a Plus II student, who were allegedly involved in six burglaries in different liquor outlets in Ganjam More...
Stationery shopowner held for selling country liquor in soft drink bottles | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Excise officers on Friday arrested the owner of a stationery store in Ghatikia area here on charges of selling country liquor packaged in soft drink bottles of popular brands. The deceptive practice More...
Liquor hidden in polythene bags seized | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Excise officials in Bhubaneswar on Thursday seized illegal country-made alcohol that was hidden inside pouches and stashed in polythene bags. A suspect detained for interrogation had More...
Plan to encourage millet-based liquor production | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: The govt has decided to encourage millet-based liquor production by offering incentives and subsidies to manufacturers.“We are planning to incorporate various measures, including incentives More...
Excise department uses drones to trace illicit liquor operations | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Excise department has adopted drone technology to trace illicit liquor operations in inaccessible forest areas. The department launched this aerial surveillance approach as a trial initiative More...
Plan to intensify crack down on illegal liquor ops: Min | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Excise minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced on Tuesday that the state govt will implement stricter measures against illegal liquor operations through upcoming changes in the excise policy.During More...
School opposes liquor shop near premises
Bhubaneswar: A state-run school has appealed to officials to withdraw plans for establishing a liquor outlet near their premises at Junei in Konark in Puri district.The management of Bhairab Nodal More...
One dies, two injured as families clash over liquor tender | Bhubaneswar News
Sambalpur: One person died and two injured in a clash between two families over a liquor tender in Gudramunda village under Bheden police limits in Bargarh district on Saturday. The deceased was More...
Stolen van recovered with liquor loot | Bhubaneswar News
Keonjhar: Police recovered a stolen van containing several boxes of liquor from Jharkhand’s Chaibasa on Wednesday night. The vehicle was reported stolen from an area under Champua police station More...