toddy shop

Son of Thanjai, an action-adventure game set in 11th-century South India, has been unveiled by Ayelet Studio. Players will embody Prince Vinnendiran, a Chola royal who loses his family and throne, embarking on a journey of self-discovery amidst invasion and instability. The game features unique combat with the Surul Vaal and is inspired by ancient Tamil culture and martial arts.

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.