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Supreme Court refuses to stay alcohol sale, tells states instead to consider home delivery to consumers amidst Coronavirus lockdown
The top court on Friday refused to stop the sale of liquor across India, asking the state governments to consider providing 'home-delivery' to the consumers desiring to buy alcohol.
Madras High Court allows sale of liquor, shops ordered to record name, address and Aadhar Card Number of the buyer
Liquor Shops in Tamil Nadu are set to reopen after the Madras High Court refused to stay their reopening.
Angry drunk man in Karnataka bites snake into pieces after it crossed his path. Watch video
Karnataka man, angry at snake for crossing his path, bites it into pieces.
East Delhi: Liquor shops closed after people defy social distancing rules and huddle to buy alcohol
Liquor shops had to be forced shut-in places such as Mayur Vihar and Krishna Nagar.
Liquor over life: People throng to buy alcohol as shops open, lockdown norms go down the drain
The MHA order had specified that liquor and paan shops cannot have more than 5 persons at a time. However, visuals of liquor stores from across the nation show social distancing norms being openly flouted.
Drinking alcohol will kill Coronavirus in the throat: Congress MLA urges CM Gehlot to open liquor shops in the state soon
Urging CM Ashok Gehlot to open the liquor shops in the state, Kundanpur said, "When coronavirus can be removed by washing hands with alcohol, then drinking alcohol will surely remove the virus from the throat".
More than 700 dead in Iran after drinking Methanol over false rumours that it will cure coronavirus
Due to overwhelming misinformation on social media, Iranian citizens resorted to consuming spurious alcohol in a bid to cure the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus infection.
Coronavirus lockdown: Tamil Nadu man dies after drinking sanitiser as an alternative for alcohol
It was suspected that someone told to Bernard that the sanitizer had an alcohol content equivalent to liquor.
Coronavirus lockdown: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan allows sale of liquor as ‘lack of alcohol may cause social problems’
The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Monday announced that the state government will allow sale of alcohol amidst coronavirus lockdown to those with "valid doctor's prescription".
Kerala man commits suicide after failing to get alcohol during the nation-wide coronavirus lockdown
Sanoj, a native of Thuvanoor in Kunnamkulam, had turned violent on Thursday night as he could not get alcohol
