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A deadly mix of country liquor and methanol, ordered online by Yogesh Vhankade, has been identified as the cause of 15 deaths in Pune. Investigations reveal Vhankade diluted the illicit liquor to increase profits, selling it to Karnail Singh Virka, who then distributed it to victims. Police have established the entire supply chain and arrested multiple individuals.

In Bihar, the ban on alcohol has ignited a wave of creativity in rehabilitation initiatives, successfully transforming former liquor sellers and toddy tappers into thriving business owners. Programs such as SJY are providing women with vital financial resources and entrepreneurial training, while the Neera Samvardhan Yojana turns the collection of palm sap into a refreshing, non-alcoholic beverage.

Kerala & TN, to Assam & Bengal, each of the four big states where voting has concluded is a perfect example – via language, culture, politics – of India’s innate ability to live with differences

The excise department has issued a set of guidelines for the functioning of toddy shops, that will open from Wednesday, based on the lockdown regulations.

Despite government nod to operate toddy shops in the state following certain guidelines, not many shops have resumed operation in the district. Only 17 toddy shops out of nearly 200 shops operated on the second day after lockdown relaxation.

Draft guidelines have been formed to ensure that operation of toddy shops do not affect the privacy of residents nearby, the state government has informed the high court.

Hit by the Supreme Court order to remove all liquor outlets within 500m limits of national and state highways, the toddy shop owners in the state are now demanding the government to amend the state Abkari Act that lists toddy as liquor.

Operation of a toddy shop would affect the right to privacy of neighbours and state government should specify conditions for conducting a toddy shop causing least inconvenience to the neighbours, said the Kerala High Court.

Days after local residents of BJR Nagar in Malkajgiri protested after a closed toddy shop was reopened in the residential area on February 25, the excise and prohibition department shut down the shop on Monday.

In a bid to address concerns over reopening of toddy shops in the city, excise minister T Padma Goud said societies running them would be required to handle security issues arising from drunken brawls.

Telangana faces a critical health crisis as police reveal that over 95% of toddy sold is dangerously adulterated with sedatives like alprazolam. Despite a scarcity of toddy trees, the state has a surplus of toddy shops, indicating widespread adulteration. Officials are urging immediate action against these shops, emphasizing the severity of selling spiked toddy, which is comparable to narcotics trafficking.

Sticking to its manifesto, the TRS government has decided to reopen all the toddy shops within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.

Questioning as to how the state government can achieve Bangaru Telangana by taking anti-people decisions like reintroducing toddy shops and increasing the number of liquor shops in Hyderabad, a PIL was filed in Hyderabad high court.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The toddy shop auctioning issue has put the four-month-old Congress (I)-led Antony government in Kerala in a fix, catching itself between the devil and the deep sea.

In a move that is giving sleepless night to denizens, the government is planning to open more toddy shops. Presently there are close to 35 toddy shops which have acquired permission to start business, across the expanse of the city, mostly in Secunderabad area.

The excise officials in Kothamangalam on Tuesday arrested a toddy shop employee who allegedly served toddy to minor students. The action was taken after a video, in which a group of students wearing uniform were seen coming out of a toddy shop at Kothamangalam, went viral on the social media.

HYDERABAD: The Task Force personnel conducted surprise raids on unlicensed toddy shops in the twin cities and destroyed 320 litres of toddy and 60 litres of ID liquor.

No new licence or renewal should be granted for toddy shops in residential areas without assessing impact on privacy of nearby residents, the high court has ordered.

Hyderabad high court on Monday dismissed a plea against the introduction of toddy shops in Hyderabad.

Chef Regi Mathew has launched Chatti, a Kerala-inspired restaurant in Manhattan that revamps traditional 'touchings' or small, spiced side dishes from toddy shops. The menu highlights Kerala's local flavors and ingredients, sourcing spices directly from regional farms and artisanal producers.

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has urged the government to renew the licences of the 53 toddy shops which were cancelled for allegedly selling adulterated toddy.