Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister

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  Andhra Cabinet Clears New Liquor Policy, Adopts Private Retail System For Sale

  The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday approved the new excise policy and 33 percent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in legislative bodies, among others.

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  Jagan Reddy Orders Reduction In Number Of Bars In Andhra Pradesh

  Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the Excise Department to reduce numbers of bars in Andhra Pradesh, the government said on Thursday.

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  Vikram Goud, Youth Congress Leader Shot At, May Have Planned Attack: Cops

  Vikram Goud, the son of a former Andhra Pradesh minister in hospital after being shot last week in Hyderabad, staged the shootout, suspect police officers investigating the case.

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  'Beer A Health Drink, Ready To Prove It,' Says Andhra Pradesh Minister

  For Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister K S Jawahar, beer is a health drink and he is ready to prove it, a remark that would please guzzlers no end.

• Notices issued to three MLAs in Andhra Pradesh liquor syndicate case

  The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Hyderabad has issued notices to three MLAs, Kavita, Venkata Veeraiah and Krishna Babu, in the liquor syndicate case, asking them to appear before the investigating authority on 18, 19 and 20 June. Sources say, notices are also likely to be issued to Former Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkatramana who is in jail in t...

• Assets case: Mopidevi sent to judicial custody till June 7

  A CBI court has sent Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao to judicial custody till June 7, even as he applied for bail on health grounds.The minister was arrested in connection with disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy.

• Andhra Pradesh minister arrested in Jagan dispropotionate assets case

  The CBI on Thursday arrested Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna in connection with a corruption case related to YSR Congress Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy.Mr Venkataramna was arrested soon after he appeared before them for questioning for a second consecutive day.

• Excise Department told to step up vigil after hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has directed officials of the Prohibition and Excise Department to step up vigil and check illicit liquor trade in the state. The Chief Minister's directive came after four people died after consuming illicit liquor in Vijayawada on Friday.

• Chandrababu Naidu demands resignation of AP excise minister

  Telugu Desam Party chief, N Chandrababu Naidu, today demanded the resignation of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister, M Venkataramana for allegedly accepting bribes from the liquor mafia.

• AP minister ready to face probe into kickback allegations

  Dismissing allegations of receiving kickbacks from liquor syndicates, Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister M Venkataramana today said he is ready to face any probe to prove his innocence.

• Andhra Pradesh minister accused of taking bribe from liquor lobby

  It's a major hiccup for the Andhra Pradesh government. A report prepared by the state's Anti-Corruption Board allegedly includes a minister, M Venkataramana, among politicians who accepted bribes from the liquor lobby.

• Illicit liquor tragedy: Death toll rises to 16 in Andhra

  The death toll in Saturday night's liquor tragedy at Porata Nagar, a tribal hamlet near Kanimerla village in Krishna district here, on Sunday rose to 16.