Bengal uncorks bar balm

April 05, 2017 10:10

After Rajasthan, the Bengal government has reclassified 277.3km of state highways as "arterial roads" in a perceived attempt to help liquor shops and bars bypass a Supreme Court ban on alcohol sales within 500 metres of national and state highways. Officials said these stretches, formerly part of 19 state highways, pass through urban areas and are flanked by many liquor outlets. Read more

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