23 of the 36 Maharashtra districts have been allowed to operate liquor shops during the ongoing lockdown, according to the guidelines issued by the commissioner of state excise. Nashik, Thane and Pune are among 23 districts allowed to open liquor shops while Mumbai has to wait.
The Jharkhand government is planning to open liquor shops in green and orange zones of the state, sources in the government said.
The Delhi government is unlikely to allow opening of around 400 private liquor shops in the national capital as they cannot operate in accordance with the lockdown relaxation guidelines by the home ministry, sources said on Sunday.
People queue outside a liquor shop in Mayur Vihar Phase-3 amid corona lockdown.
"If the state reopens the liquor shops during the lockdown period, it must forget the dream of coming to power again," Tamil superstar Rajinikanth said
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order for closure of state-run liquor outlets on grounds of violations of COVID-19 guidelines, arguing that it would lead to "grave losses" in revenue and complete halt in commercial activities.
Karnataka Government has allowed restaurants, pubs and bars to sell liquor at retail prices amid lockdown 3.0. Only takeaway is allowed. Bar owners welcomed this move.
The Madras High Court on Friday ordered the closure of all state-run TASMAC liquor shops in Tamil Nadu while permitting online and door delivery only. The court order comes after petitioners pointed out crowding and violation of social distancing norms at liquor shops. Earlier, the court had refused to stay the government's decision to open liquor shops in the state.
Scuffle broke out between protestors including CPI-M workers and police in Madurai.
Liquor shops in the national capital continued to witness rush on May 8 amid lockdown 3.0. People kept their belongings like helmets, bottles, to mark their positions in queues in Vasant Vihar area of Delhi.
The Shiv Sena on Thursday took a dim view of large crowds outside liquor shops in Mumbai earlier this week, and said people should understand that liquor is "not a vaccine" for COVID-19.
DMK Chief MK Stalin held protest outside his residence in Chennai against State Government's decision to allow opening of state-run liquor shops from May 07.
Disappointed by state government's decision of opening liquor shops, free milk supply was organised by Youth Akali Dal members outside a liquor shop in Ludhiana.
Liquor shops in Tamil Nadu are allowed to open from today after the Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted opening of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) shops.
People queued up outside a liquor shop in Haryana's Gurugram on May 06 amid coronavirus lockdown 3.0.
For the last one and a half months, citizens are practically confined to their homes, children are not allowed to go and play in parks, doctors, nurses, police personnel have been away from their families for more than a month, ensuring that we stay in good health and the nation is protected from the pandemic.
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As the reopening of liquor shops in some parts of the country created chaos, actor Randeep Hooda on Tuesday created a meme on the re-opening with one of his looks from his latest film 'Extraction'.
Nainital was hit by a heavy hailstorm on Tuesday but that didn't deter those who wished to buy liquor amid lockdown. Frenzied scenes were witnessed at a shop situated on the Mall Road where a beeline continued despite unconducive weather conditions in the region.
With lockdown 3.0 imposed in the country from Monday. Government ordered to open liquor shop in the cities with certain norms. The police were seen having hard time to control crowd at these shops.
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