Shimla, Feb. 24 -- The first-ever e-auction process for retail liquor vends in Himachal Pradesh commenced from Monday for the financial year 2026-2027. On the first day, the process was initiated for the districts of Kinnaur, Hamirpur and Chamba. The link to the e-auction portal has been made available on the official website www.hptax.gov.in--and on the excise e-Governance portal https://egovef.hptax.gov.in/. The portal can also be accessed directly at https://eauction.gov.in/ngauction. The e-auction will be conducted unit-wise, with separate online bids invited for each retail excise liquor unit. Applicants can participate remotely. For the liquor units of Kinnaur, Hamirpur and Chamba districts, the submission of online applications will be open from February 23 at 6:55 pm to February 26 up to 6:15 pm. The auction of retail liquor units will be held on February 28 from 9 am to 5 pm....