Highway Liquor Ban

The Uttarakhand government has brought bar licences under the service sector, paving way for the reopening of a number of restaurants and bars which had shut shop following a Supreme Court order banning the sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's cabinet has decided to de-notify state highways in urban areas of the state. The decision will help the state government to open up bars, which couldn't be relocated or had to be shut down after the Supreme Court order prohibiting bars within a 500 metre radius of state or national highways from functioning.

The Delhi government has ordered the physical re-verification of around 40 hotels, clubs and restaurants in the city which were sealed due to the Supreme Court's order banning sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways, an official said.

The Uttar Pradesh government has incurred a loss of around Rs 5,000 crore following the Supreme Court order banning all liquor shops along national and state highways. Of the 8,591 highway liquor shops affected by the Supreme Court order, 2,000 are yet to be relocated while 3,000 shop owners have surrendered their liquor licences, said UP Excise Mi...

The Supreme Court today said the idea behind its verdict banning the sale of liquor along the highways was that a driver should not be under the influence of liquor at places where there is high speed traffic.

Hotels, restaurants and clubs near highways in Punjab will now be able to serve alcohol within 500 metres of highways. The Punjab Assembly today amended the excise act which will bypass the Supreme Court order that hotels, pubs and restaurants near highways will have to take alcohol off the menu to keep roads safe.

The Punjab Cabinet today gave its nod to a proposal to amend the excise act which will enable hotels, restaurants and clubs to serve alcohol within 500 meters of highways.

The Punjab cabinet on Monday gave its nod to a proposal to amend the excise act which will enable hotels, restaurants and clubs to serve alcohol within 500 meters of highways.

In a bid to avoid closure of liquor shops in the state in the wake of a Supreme Court order, the Odisha government has renamed the state highways passing through cities and towns as 'urban roads'.

For now, those headed toward Cyber Hub will have to take a U-turn underpass near the 9B building.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today appealed to people to not take law in their hands during protest against shifting of liquor vends from highways to populated areas.

The ban on the sale booze anywhere within 500 meters of a state or national highway has led to a lot of outcry. But there's another "500-metre" order with which the Supreme Court could save lives.

A Supreme Court ruling last week banned bars and liquor shops along national highways in a bid to reduce instances of drunk driving. Since the ruling came into effect on April 1, Twitter has exploded with funny tweets. Check out what people are saying about the highway liquor ban on the micro-blogging website:

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the state government is considering moving the Supreme Court for "clarification" on its order banning liquor along highways.

In an endearing tweet, the Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) - India's largest dairy cooperative - has invited the 16,000 affected liquor shops to open milk bars instead.

The Uttarakhand government has brought bar licences under the service sector, paving way for the reopening of a number of restaurants and bars which had shut shop following a Supreme Court order banning the sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's cabinet has decided to de-notify state highways in urban areas of the state. The decision will help the state government to open up bars, which couldn't be relocated or had to be shut down after the Supreme Court order prohibiting bars within a 500 metre radius of state or national highways from functioning.

The Delhi government has ordered the physical re-verification of around 40 hotels, clubs and restaurants in the city which were sealed due to the Supreme Court's order banning sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways, an official said.

The Uttar Pradesh government has incurred a loss of around Rs 5,000 crore following the Supreme Court order banning all liquor shops along national and state highways. Of the 8,591 highway liquor shops affected by the Supreme Court order, 2,000 are yet to be relocated while 3,000 shop owners have surrendered their liquor licences, said UP Excise Mi...

The Supreme Court today said the idea behind its verdict banning the sale of liquor along the highways was that a driver should not be under the influence of liquor at places where there is high speed traffic.

Hotels, restaurants and clubs near highways in Punjab will now be able to serve alcohol within 500 metres of highways. The Punjab Assembly today amended the excise act which will bypass the Supreme Court order that hotels, pubs and restaurants near highways will have to take alcohol off the menu to keep roads safe.

The Punjab Cabinet today gave its nod to a proposal to amend the excise act which will enable hotels, restaurants and clubs to serve alcohol within 500 meters of highways.

The Punjab cabinet on Monday gave its nod to a proposal to amend the excise act which will enable hotels, restaurants and clubs to serve alcohol within 500 meters of highways.

In a bid to avoid closure of liquor shops in the state in the wake of a Supreme Court order, the Odisha government has renamed the state highways passing through cities and towns as 'urban roads'.

For now, those headed toward Cyber Hub will have to take a U-turn underpass near the 9B building.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today appealed to people to not take law in their hands during protest against shifting of liquor vends from highways to populated areas.

The ban on the sale booze anywhere within 500 meters of a state or national highway has led to a lot of outcry. But there's another "500-metre" order with which the Supreme Court could save lives.

A Supreme Court ruling last week banned bars and liquor shops along national highways in a bid to reduce instances of drunk driving. Since the ruling came into effect on April 1, Twitter has exploded with funny tweets. Check out what people are saying about the highway liquor ban on the micro-blogging website:

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the state government is considering moving the Supreme Court for "clarification" on its order banning liquor along highways.

In an endearing tweet, the Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) - India's largest dairy cooperative - has invited the 16,000 affected liquor shops to open milk bars instead.