Here's why tipplers should head to West Bengal...

August 23, 2016 12:20

The Bengal government has given bars in three-star hotels and above and clubs permission to serve liquor all 365 days a year and pruned the list of dry days to four-and-a-half days from 12.

The decision ahead of the festive season has been described as "pragmatic" by some industrialists against the backdrop of a scramble to stock up on the eve of all big holidays and in the middle of a debate about prohibition or restrictions in some states, including neighbouring Bihar.

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