Pubs

Liquor ban on highway: Hoteliers pin hopes on government to find a solution

The Supreme Court has ordered closure of the liquor vends within 500 metres along the national and state highways from 1 April. The SC, in its order on Friday, made it clear the ruling would also cover bars, pubs and restaurants as drink-driving leads to fatal road accidents

Bengaluru: 'Night life till 1 a.m. good enough', says police commissioner

As celebrations for Christmas and New Year eve began on Thursday, closure timings of pubs, bars and restaurants across the city have been extended up to 1 a.m. from 11 p.m. till January 1, a top police official said.

Pubs vanish as British men spend more time with their families

Petrol stations, an essential service, close. No one gets alarmed. Pubs, mostly a white male domain and often out of step with modern multicultural Britain, go out of business for everyday commercial reasons and yet people bleat about a great loss to the national fabric.

No bikinis: Why doesn't Dhavalikar wear dhotis, asks Goa BJP MLA

A BJP MLA has invoked mythology saying "pub and liquor are very much part of Indian culture" and opposed any move to ban them in the name of culture and religion.

Moral policing on rise in Goa: Minister demands end to bikinis, 'pub tourism'

Dhavalikar fired his first salvo on Monday night at the sidelines of an event at a resort in Goa, where he told journalists, "Scantily dressed girls visiting pubs project the wrong culture and this should be stopped. It does not fit in our culture. What will happen to our Goan culture if we allow this? "

Ban on women drinking in pubs after 10pm: Andhra authorities deny news

A notification was released telling clubs, pubs and bars to ask women customers to leave after 10 pm or face cancellation of their liquor licences.

Pubs, discos to close by 1am in Delhi

The move came as part of steps taken by the government to ensure safety of women in the capital.