Tag: Excise Department

Bhubaneswar: The fate of dance bars in Bhubaneswar that were recently granted permission to operate with some conditions, seems shrouded by clouds of uncertainty again as Odisha Police on Tuesday cancelled the ‘No Objection Certificates (NOC) issued to them by the Fire Services Department. Senior officials informed that Police DG BK Sharma cancelled the NOCs […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Saturday gave its nod for the resumption of liquor sale in the State by starting home delivery and imposed a ‘special Covid fees’ on MRP of the alcohol. The home delivery of liquor will begin in the State from tomorrow (May 24). As per a notification issued by the Excise department, […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when most of the tipplers across the State are running dry, a bar in Bhubaneswar was busy raking in moolah by allegedly selling liquor ‘illegally’ during COVID-19 lockdown. The concerned bar located in Cuttack Road area was raided today jointly by a Quick Action Team (QAT) and Laxmisagar Police and huge […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha government allowed online sale of liquor in the State, the foreign liquor (FL) trader associations on Sunday demanded over-the-counter sale of alcohol apart from the online sale. “Once the liquor shops are opened, we will have to pay the fixed taxes and it will not be possible for us to […]

Balasore: In a joint operation, the district drug department along with the Excise officials raided and sealed a medicine store at Gambharia under Bhogaria block in the district on Friday for allegedly operating illegally. According to sources, drug inspector including officials from Excise department raided the shop named ‘ Ram Krishna Health Care Chemist and […]

Bhubaneswar: Huge quantity of banned cannabis was seized from a goods carrier from Bharatpur area Khordha by the State Excise department on Friday. One person has been arrested in connection with the smuggling of the contraband weighing around 93 kg. Acting on a tip off that the smuggled Ganja (cannabis) was being transported in a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday issued a notification allowing bars, bear parlours and clubs to resume services in strict adherence to Covid-19 norms. “The Government after careful consideration in exercise of powers conferred under section-93 of the Odisha Excise Act-2008 allows consumption of liquor in the Restaurant ‘ON’ / Hotel ‘ON’ / Beer Parlour […]