Ban kicks in: Will the gamble pay off? There are apprehensions whether the JD(S)-BJP governments dream proposal to ban the manufacture and sale of arrack will turn into a nightmare.
Why target only poor mans drink? The common mans cheap, favourite alcoholic drink arrack introduced in Karnataka in 1967, has made an exit. Ramakrishna Upadhya, Gayathri Nivas, Shyam Sundar Vattam, M G Balakrishna and B K Ganesh do a reality check.
Notorious Kamaripet tamed According to Hubli-Dharwad City Police Commissioner Narayan Nadmani, more than 90 per cent of the illicit business has now been stopped. The excise revenue increased as soon as police tightened their grip on all illegal manufacturing units.
Kick & kill drinks will emerge Even Lord Indra drank Sura (liquor) according to Hindu scriptures, says Mr Bangarappa, and laughs.
New Excise Year is on but not govts new deal There is no sign of the promised alternative package from the State Government for the 2.5 lakh vendors, helpers and their families, who are now left in the lurch, jobless and without alternative skills to fall back on.
An artist paints part of what is intended to be the longest bench in the world in front of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow on Friday. About 150 artists painted a 302 meter (yard) long bench consisting of 151 fragments that will be installed at the Tretyakov Gallery for three days and in autumn the bench will be sold at a charity auction. AP
The State government has been recovering hundreds of acres of encroached lands, especially in and around Bangalore, and disposing them off through auctions, inspite of not getting a good price. Is it the right move or are there better options?
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