A customer carries alcohol after purchasing from a wine shop, in New Delhi.
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People buy liquor from a wine shop at a mall during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in North West Delhi.
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A man leaves after buying liquor bottles from a wine shop, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kochi.
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A man leaves after buying liquor bottles from a wine shop, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Kochi. Liquor shops opened in Kerala after a gap of two months.
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Customers wait for their turn outside a bar using the newly implemented virtual queue app ‘BevQ’ on the first day of opening of Bars and Beverage Co. outlets, during ongoing CO...
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A security officer keeps a vigil on people standing in a queue outside a wine shop, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Jammu.
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Tasmac shop owner uses a calculator for billing while selling liquor to people, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, at Maduranthakam in Chengalpattu district.
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A police constable baton charge on people for flouting social distancing norms while waiting for their turn to bye liquor following Tasmac shops reopened after a week, during the o...
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People wait outside a closed liquor shop after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi.
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Delhi Police personnel make announcement outside a liquor shop at Goal market during lockdown to curb the spread of new coronavirus, in New Delhi.
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People purchase beer from a wine shop, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi.
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A customer shows the e-token on his mobile as he leaves after purchasing liquor from a shop amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in east Delhi. The Delhi government has launched an e-to...
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People line up to buy alcohol from a liquor shop, during the third phase of COVID-19 lockdown, on the outskirts of Chennai.
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A policeman controls people standing in a queue outside a wine shop at Khoda Colony after authorities permitted the opening of wine shops with certain restrictions, during the ongo...
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Women wait outside a wine shop to buy alcohol after authorities permitted the opening of wine shops with certain restrictions, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, at J...
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A wine shop worker pumps sanitizer on the hands of customers standing in a queue to buy liquor amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at Padam Singh Marg, Karol Bagh, in New Delhi. Author...
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People following social-distancing guidelines wait in queue outside a liquor shop, during the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, on the outskirts of New...
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A man keep his helmet inside circle to reserve his spot in a queue outside a liquor shop, during the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, on the outskirts...
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People stand in a queue outside a wine shop after authorities allowed the sale of liquor with certain restrictions, during the third phase COVID-19 lockdown, in Delhi.
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People stand in a queue outside a wine shop after authorities allowed the sale of liquor with certain restrictions, during the third phase COVID-19 lockdown, in Delhi.
A Zomato spokesperson said that its alcohol home delivery service will go live in Ranchi on Thursday and seven other cities in Jharkhand over the next couple of days.
The Madras High Court had ordered closure of liquor outlets noting that there were huge crowds and no social distancing was being maintained by tipplers.
The unprecedented levy of 'special corona fee' resulting in overall increase in MR of liquor by 70 per cent was "arbitrary, uncalled for and bad in law", the petition has alleged.
Restaurants and hotels, which are sitting on a liquor stockpile of around Rs 3,000 crore, are asking state governments to allow them to sell the stock lying with them due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Since the bars attached to the TASMAC shops are closed, buyers of liquor have been asked to consume their alcohol at home. This, in turn, has created a new set of problems for the families.
In this week's The Subcontinental Menu, read about the first female manager at Assam's tea estate and a band of Dalit women from landless families in Bihar, among many others.