Pune police has filed cases against 145 establishments, shut 62 hotels and suspended their liquor licences over the past three weeks. The excise office is flooded with applications for liquor consumption permits.
Kochi got its first discotheque in the 2000s. It was in a 5-star hotel and far from laid back. Now, it has enough places to bar hop and cater to a variety of clientele.
Women at the Big Bull bar in Chennai were hounded and slut-shamed by camerapersons who seemed proud that they were ‘exposing’ the ‘wayward’ women to the world.
Going by govt timeline, these hubs are set to be inaugurated by 15 December. Govt working on bottlenecks to ensure policy meets its launch deadline for boosting nightlife.
Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray said the cabinet proposal allowing shops, malls and eateries in Mumbai to stay open 24x7 will boost the city’s nightlife.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
This, the ban on vapes and hypocrisy about letting your hair down is a big issue with India. France allows you to drink outdoors. Everything short of bothering other people is permitted in most advanced countries in the west. India allows sale and consumption but with the constant risk of being accosted by the police for violating a law, made ostensibly during the time of Gandhi, that presumably wasn’t followed at that time either. The problem wasn’t that that kid drank, it was that he drove. The police should be rounding up underage drivers and people who flout traffic laws instead of going after bars.
This, the ban on vapes and hypocrisy about letting your hair down is a big issue with India. France allows you to drink outdoors. Everything short of bothering other people is permitted in most advanced countries in the west. India allows sale and consumption but with the constant risk of being accosted by the police for violating a law, made ostensibly during the time of Gandhi, that presumably wasn’t followed at that time either. The problem wasn’t that that kid drank, it was that he drove. The police should be rounding up underage drivers and people who flout traffic laws instead of going after bars.