Kerala excise minister M Liju T’puram: Excise minister M Liju has said that Bevco’s decision to withdraw its plastic bottle collection scheme was taken without consulting him.The minister had summoned Bevco managing director (MD) to explain the rationale behind the move. The meeting is understood to have taken place on Thursday.The minister is learnt to…
Water releases based on inflows, not politics: Jupally Hyderabad: Excise minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Friday rejected the BRS’s allegations that the Congress govt was neglecting irrigation needs in chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s native Palamuru region, asserting that water releases to irrigation projects were being regulated solely on the basis of reservoir inflows and…
Thiruvananthapuram: UDF govt has not taken a final decision on allowing the sale of low-alcohol beverages in the state and will formulate its liquor policy only after consultations within the coalition, chief minister V D Satheesan told the assembly on Wednesday amid growing criticism of the move from within UDF and opposition.Replying to the budget…
Lucknow: The licence fee for retail liquor shops has been slashed by 20% compared with the last financial year in order to make commercial operations of the leftover shops financially viable for entrepreneurs. The excise department has initiated the process of the fifth round of lottery draw for 660 shops that are up for grabs…
