Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has introduced a major overhaul of the liquor procurement policy of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), directing the state-run retail monopoly to purchase alcoholic beverages more evenly from all approved manufacturers instead of relying heavily on a handful of companies.TASMAC, which operates more than 4,000 retail liquor outlets across Tamil Nadu, currently procures Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from 11 manufacturers and b…
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Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is considering a hike in the retail prices of liquor and beer sold through state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) outlets, with an official announcement likely within the next two days. If approved, the revised rates are expected to come into effect from next week. Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), the state’s sole retailer of alcoholic beverages, currently operates 4,048 liquor outlets across the state. These s…
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to extend the contracts of privately operated bars attached to Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) liquor outlets by two months, paving the way for thousands of bars across the State to reopen from Tuesday after remaining shut for several days.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by the minister concerned at the Secretariat in Chennai on Monday.During the meeting, the government resolved to grant a tempora…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) is likely to introduce stricter regulations for licensing bars attached to its liquor outlets following allegations that several establishments have been operating with forged or improper building approval documents.According to official sources, a high-level TASMAC meeting scheduled for Monday is expected to take a series of significant decisions aimed at strengthening the licensing process and ensuring compliance with c…
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday launched searches at 18 locations across Tamil Nadu in connection with the alleged Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) Polytechnic Lecturer Examination scam, intensifying its investigation into suspected money laundering linked to one of the State’s major recruitment controversies.The searches were carried out in Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore and Madurai following allegations that large sums of money had changed hands to s…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) A team of police officials from Karur district visited the Chennai residence of senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and former Tamil Nadu Electricity and Excise Minister V. Senthil Balaji on Saturday, triggering intense speculation in political circles amid a series of ongoing investigations involving the former minister. According to sources, the police team arrived at Senthil Balaji’s residence in MRC Nagar and conducted inquiries. However, Senthil Balaji was …
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Minister Vignesh on Saturday ruled out any move to privatise the state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), while strongly defending the Vijay-led government’s decision to shut down hundreds of liquor outlets as part of its phased policy to reduce the state’s dependence on liquor sales. Speaking to reporters, the minister dismissed allegations that the government was planning to hand over TASMAC operations to private pl…
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay launched a sharp attack on the DMK and its allies on Monday, declaring that the people of Tamil Nadu had decisively rejected caste-based politics and money power in the recent Assembly elections and entrusted his party with a historic mandate. Addressing a massive Thanksgiving rally in Tiruchirappalli during his first visit to the city after assuming office as Chief Minister, Vijay thanked the vot…
Chennai, May 17 (IANS) The Chennai Police Commissioner has issued a detailed and significant order to all police stations across the city, placing strict emphasis on enforcing TASMAC operating hours while also laying down a broader set of directives related to crime control, public service, and law and order management, according to an order. According to the order circulated to police stations, all FL1 category liquor outlets, including TASMAC and Elite TASMAC shops, must strictly shut operatio…
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) After a row erupted over Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition (LoP) Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘anti-Sanatan’ remark, Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Aadhav Arjuna said on Thursday that his party is “not against Hindus, but against Hindutva”.According to Arjuna, Hindutva means “forcing one’s religion”.Speaking to reporters, the Minister clarified that the TVK is against differentiation on the basis of caste and religion.”We always treat Hindus, Christians and Musli…