Liqour Shops Re-open

Amid a lack of clarity about re-opening of liquor stores in Bengal, hundreds across Kolkata queued up outside outlets on Monday morning to buy alcohol from the shops shut since coronavirus lockdown began on March 25. In some parts - Kaligjat and Tollygunje - police had to resort to force to control crowds.

Hours after liquor stores re-opened across India this morning, many shops in Delhi were shut again as huge crowds gathered outside the outlets, flouting social distancing norms. Last week, as the nationwide shutdown to check the spread of coronavirus was extended by another two weeks, the Union Home Ministry said that except in containment areas, s...

Amid a lack of clarity about re-opening of liquor stores in Bengal, hundreds across Kolkata queued up outside outlets on Monday morning to buy alcohol from the shops shut since coronavirus lockdown began on March 25. In some parts - Kaligjat and Tollygunje - police had to resort to force to control crowds.

Hours after liquor stores re-opened across India this morning, many shops in Delhi were shut again as huge crowds gathered outside the outlets, flouting social distancing norms. Last week, as the nationwide shutdown to check the spread of coronavirus was extended by another two weeks, the Union Home Ministry said that except in containment areas, s...