Published - January 03, 2026 08:04 pm IST - KALABURAGI Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum speaking at a training programme for bidders in Kalaburagi on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A training programme was organised on Friday to familiarise bidders with the e-auction process for liquor licences, including CL-2(A) and CL-9(A), which are lying vacant across the State. Inaugurating the programme, Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum said that, for the first time, the Excise Department was allotting vacant liquor licences through a transparent e-auction process, as announced in the current year’s State Budget.