Rs 716.58 crore worth of alcohol sold between December 28-31 in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka experienced a surge in liquor sales, with a total of Rs 716.58 crore worth of alcohol sold between December 28 and the afternoon of December 31, according to data from the Federation of Wine Merchants Association Karnataka.
The sales included 6.97 lakh carton boxes of beer and 11.05 lakh carton boxes of Indian Made Liquor (IML), totaling 18.03 lakh carton boxes, as reported by Deccan Herald.
IML sales accounted for Rs 577.75 crore, while beer sales contributed Rs 138.33 crore to the overall figure.
The state has also seen a year-on-year growth of 4.63 percent in liquor sales revenue between April and December 2024, though the figures revealed some volatility in month-to-month performance. For instance, liquor sales dipped by 9.86 percent in July and 11.78 percent in December, while May and September saw sharp increases of about 27 percent each.
The lacklustre performance in December, despite the festive period, could be attributed to New Year’s Eve falling on a weekday in 2024, compared to a Sunday in 2023. The report added that factors such as the timing of holidays and people leaving the city to celebrate in their home state contribute to the fluctuations in month-wise sales.
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If Bumrah is not fit then a score of around 200 also might not be enough: Gavaskar
Sydney, Jan 4: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels India will struggle to defend even 200 in case premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is unable to bowl at full throttle on the third day of the fifth and final Test against Australia here on Sunday.
Bumrah had left the field for scans during the second day's post-lunch session after bowling just one over, having experienced some discomfort. However, he returned to the dressing room after undergoing precautionary scans for an unspecified niggle.
India pacer Prasidh Krishna said his skipper had suffered back spasm.
The medical team was monitoring him as India ended the day 145 runs in front with four second innings wickets left on a SCG track which is aiding the bowlers.
"Look, if India scores 40 more runs or they put 185 on the board then they have a great chance but it all depends on Jasprit Bumrah's fitness. If Jasprit Bumrah is fit then 145-150 might be enough. But if Bumrah is not fit then a score of around 200 also might not be enough," said Gavaskar on Star Sports on Saturday.
Gavaskar also said maintaining secrecy around Bumrah's status is not going to help the Australians, who have so far struggled to counter the threat posed by the Indian pace spearhead.
"One thing that I liked was when he came back after the scan, obviously it took a lot of time because the hospital is a bit far, but he looked in good shape and his body language was such that there was no indication of the Australian team and it is very important to maintain the secrecy.
"Because, tactically you do not want to announce whether Bumrah will be available for bowling or not, and even if he is not available and this news goes across the opposition dressing room because till now Australian batsmen haven't found out a way to counter him, they don’t know whether they should attack, defend, or whether they should play on front-foot.
"So to execute this plan it is important to maintain secrecy, so Bumrah and the Indian team management managed it quite well," Gavaskar said.
The pacer has already taken 32 wickets in the series, and had figures of 2/33 in 10 overs before leaving the field, having removed Marnus Labuschagne in the morning session and Usman Khawaja on the last ball of the first evening.
