GREATER NOIDA, March 7 -- The Uttar Pradesh excise department on Thursday successfully conducted an e-lottery in Greater Noida for the allocation of 501 liquor shops for the financial year 2025-26 (Phase 1), officials said. At least 18,229 applicants vied for liquor shop licences in one of Uttar Pradesh's most competitive liquor markets, at the event held at the district collectorate in Surajpur at 4pm, officials added....