Police said they will undertake extensive checks to curb drunken and rash driving and other traffic violations in the interest of public order and safety.
Tamil Nadu government has now allowed liquor shops in the state to remain open from 12 pm to 10 pm.
An order to this effect was issued by the Excise Department on Tuesday and will be applicable to all liquor shops located outside Covid-19 containment zones.
The Uttar Pradesh government has allowed liquor stores in the state to remain open till 10 pm.
Odisha government has now allowed liquor shops in the state to remain open from 10:30 am to 10:30 pm instead of 7 am to 6 pm in addition to home delivery. However, shops to remain shut within containment zones, the State Excise Department has informed.
According to the government, the liquor shops will function between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and only 500 tokens will be issued daily.
The liquor shops in Delhi will be allowed to function from 10 AM to 10 PM instead of 10 AM to 9 PM.
The timings for the retail liquor outlets have been restored to their original timings, said a notification issued by the director, prohibition and excise.
Liquor shops, outside containment zones, to remain open on the lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays in the state, Government of Uttar Pradesh informed on Thursday.
The Delhi government has allowed the restro-bars, hotels and clubs in the city to sell their stock of beer expiring by July 31 to liquor shops, according to an official.
The Odisha government will allow over-the-counter sale of liquor from Wednesday after more than three months, and one needs to book a time-slot through an online system for buying alcoholic beverages from the outlets.
The Delhi government has allowed 37 liquor shops located in shopping malls to reopen and asked them to take adequate measures to ensure social distancing at their outlets.
Anand Mahindra shared a video on Twitter of a liquor shop contactless pickup method and left the netizens amazed. The video shows a long pipe attached in an incline at the shop to take the money and deliver the liquor bottles to the customers.
People in large numbers gathered outside a liquor shop in Visakhapatnam on June 11, flouting the social distancing norms.
The Delhi government on Thursday allowed the city's restro-bars, hotels, and clubs to sell their stock of beer expiring this month to liquor shops in a bid to minimise their financial losses, an official said.
Veteran actor Shakti Kapoor, in the latest viral video, can be seen carrying a plastic drum on his head to buy liquor amid the Unlock 1.0. Look what happened next when a person inquired him about the same.
The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday kick-started the process to run liquor shops whose licences were "surrendered" by contractors amid a stand-off between the two sides on reopening the vends.
Liquor in Delhi is all set to become cheap as the Delhi government has decided to withdraw the 'special corona fee' levied at 70 per cent of the maximum retail price on all categories, with effect from June 10, 2020.
The cash-strapped Madhya Pradesh government, keen to reopen liquor shops and raise some quick money, will now have to either take over the liquor trade or refloat tenders for the business for private players.
Liquor sales were prohibited during the nationwide lockdown that came into force on March 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and had resumed on May 3 with restricted timings of 10 am to 7 pm.
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