Toddy, the traditional beverage of Malayali that even played a role in promoting tourism in Alappuzha district, has of late courted trouble.

Last week the Kerala High Court wondered why the state sh

On the face of it, cutting back on the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders may seem a big blow to the family budget.

Home makers are, however, appealing to their men folk to cut down a bit on

Liquor in Tamil Nadu will cost more from Monday morning. Government-owned Tasmac has decided to raise the prices of all brands of liquor, barring beer. The increase would vary from Rs35 to Rs50 for a

Over 300 people including 114 women and four organisers were arrested after police raided a party at a hotel where liquor was being served allegedly without a licence in Wagholi near here, police s

Festivities at a party turned sour early on Sunday morning as police raided a bar cum restaurant and detained almost 300 guests for consuming illegal alcohol.

According to police officials, the owner

Aggrieved by the alarming rise in liquor consumption in the state, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that the government should consider prohibiting sale of foreign liquor at any time before 5 p.m

In a sharp criticism of the state’s liquor policy, the Kerala high court has rejected the government’s decision to exclude three star hotels from the category of hotels entitled to bar licence.

The

Two powerful groups — liquor manufacturers and film producers — are lobbying with the top brass of the state government for certain benefits for themselves at the cost of the public and state excheque

The excise department is in for fresh trouble with a majority of licensed retail outlets failing to produce the mandatory bank guarantee before the deadline, and therefore not being allowed to sell li

The increase in liquor prices due to 12.5 per cent VAT hike and reduction in liquor outlets on account of the state government’s new excise policy, that came into force from Sunday, have led to tensio