Kerala bars start losing licenses by the hundreds

August 22, 2014 12:39

The Kerala government is moving quickly to start implementing a policy that is meant to deliver the state into prohibition in 10 years. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced today that nearly 300 bars in non-five-star hotels will have to close down.

Yesterday, the government said that starting next year, bars will have to be hosted in five-stars. 400 stand-alone bars which have lost their licenses in the last year for failing to meet basic standards cannot petition for renewal, the chief minister had announced. Read more

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