The state government has hit upon an idea that will net it an extra Rs 1,000 crore from the sale of liquor. The excise department on Saturday changed the pricing of liquor by substituting “rounded off

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

The AP High Court has asked the advocate-general to file a counter affidavit by Thursday on a plea challe-nging the new excise policy announced for 2012-13.

On Monday, a Division Bench comprising act

The excise department is planning to fix uniform license fee for retail liquor outlets to avoid unhealthy competition among bidders and introduce Minimum Guarantee Quota clause to protect its revenues