Onam liquor sales in Kerala reach Rs 665 crore; increase of Rs 41 crore from last year
Thiruvananthapuram: The liquor sale in the state in the first nine days of Onam, till Uthradom on Monday, reached Rs 665 crore and the figure has seen an increase of Rs 41 crore as compared to Rs 624 crore in the same period last year.
The sale of liquor through Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) outlets on the day of Uthradom alone has increased by Rs 4.1 crore, from last year's Rs 112 crore to Rs 116.1 crore this year, reports Times of India. The outlet at Irinjalakkuda topped in the sale of the day with Rs 1.06 crore. Asramam Port outlet in Kollam was second with a sale of Rs 1.01 crore.
Three more outlets had sales crossing Rs 90 lakh on the day – Changanassery with Rs 95.7 lakh, Court Junction Cherthala with Rs 93.7 lakh and Payyannur with Rs 91.6 lakh.
The Bevco officials have said that the total business till Avittam on Wednesday is expected to be Rs 770 crore; it was Rs 700.6 crore last year.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
