Police step up vigil at entry points into Kochi
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Pickets set up at around 100 junctions; dedicated lane for emergency vehicles
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Pickets set up at around 100 junctions; dedicated lane for emergency vehicles
The Kochi city police have set up pickets at all entry points into the city and at around 100 junctions within to inspect vehicles that pass through these points.
A dedicated lane has been kept ready to enable unhindered movement of emergency vehicles.
The number of jeep and bike patrols has been increased.
Personnel on Janamaitri beat have been deployed to distribute essential supplies to needy people in containment zones. A few pharma firms are providing food and water to police personnel at picket points. The police have sanctioned travel passes to 300 of the 5,000 people who had applied online. A total of 82 cases were registered for violating COVID norms, while petty cases were charged against 139 people for not wearing mask and agains
Booze is the secret of Mumbai’s energy
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The lockdown turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the
state excise department which nearly doubled its 2020-2021 income from sale of liquor in Mumbai t
We have a target of Rs 19,500 crore for the year 2021-2022, and we are hopeful we will achieve it
–An excise official
o Rs 512 crore from Rs 264.85 crore in the previous financial year. The department earned Rs 135 crore against the revenue of Rs 64.85 crore in the previous financial year in Mumbai city and Rs 377 crore from the suburbs against Rs 299 crore.
COVID-19 news: Puducherry bans sale of liquor amid surge in Coronavirus cases
COVID-19 news: Puducherry bans sale of liquor amid surge in Coronavirus cases All categories of liquor shops to remain closed with immediate effect up to midnight of 30th April, informed the government of Puducherry. Representational image
Updated: Apr 27, 2021, 07:49 AM IST
Amid the rising coronavirus cases, the Puducherry government ordered all categories of liquor shops to remain closed with immediate effect up to midnight of April 30. All categories of liquor shops to remain closed with immediate effect up to midnight of 30th April, informed the government of Puducherry.
Puducherry had already banned all sale of liquor, including arrack, toddy and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in bars and toddy shops from 2 pm onwards from April 26 to April 30.
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Haryana Police seized over 11,000 liquor bottles.
The Haryana police on Tuesday seized over 11,000 liquor bottles that were allegedly being smuggled to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in two separate incidents, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, they impounded a truck from Rohtak district and seized 4,644 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) packed in 387 cartons. The consignment was found concealed under packets of potato chips, police said.
The driver of the vehicle, Rajbir alias Raju, a resident of Sonipat district, was arrested, they said, adding that the seized liquor was to be smuggled from Rohtak to Bihar.
In another incident, reported by news agency ANI, the police seized 6,372 IMFL bottles in Nuh district. The consignment was being smuggled in a truck from Sonipat to Uttar Pradesh.
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