A report says the West Bengal State Beverages Corp issued a notice Friday stating that Amazon was eligible to register with authorities for liquor delivery.
Earlier, the state allowed home delivery of liquor by retailers or food agencies, but chose to switch to a direct portal as volume of orders has been rising.
The Delhi government opposed a batch of petitions in High Court challenging its 4 May notification levying the 'special corona fees' of 70 per cent on liquor.
The app has been developed by a Kochi-based startup Faircode Technologies Private Limited to avoid reopening of liquor outlets & serpentine queues outside them.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
Whatever be the truth of the recent allegations, why should an establishment that serves duty paid liquor anywhere in the country be subject to predatory visits from police or excise officials. This should form a component of the Ease of Doing Business Index. The one aspect on which the police should be unforgiving is to curb driving under the influence of liquor.
One understands the central government’s very muted response to the military coup. Followed the brutal repression by the soldiers, who have already shot dead 250 idealistic young freedom fighters. Even so, sending fleeing Burmese back to almost certain death or incarceration would violate the globally respected principle of Refoulement. Soldiers / policemen who are showing both principle and courage should certainly be protected. How civilians should be treated is for the government to determine. Other Quad members will be observant.
Whatever be the truth of the recent allegations, why should an establishment that serves duty paid liquor anywhere in the country be subject to predatory visits from police or excise officials. This should form a component of the Ease of Doing Business Index. The one aspect on which the police should be unforgiving is to curb driving under the influence of liquor.
One understands the central government’s very muted response to the military coup. Followed the brutal repression by the soldiers, who have already shot dead 250 idealistic young freedom fighters. Even so, sending fleeing Burmese back to almost certain death or incarceration would violate the globally respected principle of Refoulement. Soldiers / policemen who are showing both principle and courage should certainly be protected. How civilians should be treated is for the government to determine. Other Quad members will be observant.