Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada district ranks third in collection of excise revenue, by contributing Rs. 1,388 crore during 2014-15, it’s eighth in volume of sales that indicates consumption. Rural areas, having just 33 per cent of the total liquor outlets (out of 446), contributed to 52 per cent of the total liquor sales while urban […]

Kollam: The boy, who was alone at his house, consumed more than half a bottle of Bacardi white rum believing it to be a lemon-flavoured soft drink. A 7 year old boy, Nijin, who consumed a fatal amount of alcohol on Sunday evening died at a hospital due to possible high blood alcohol content level […]