Highway Liquor Ban: States Stare At Huge Revenue Losses, Scramble For Solutions
Some of the options being considered by states are denotifying state highways, asking for more time to implement the order and relocating existing stores
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State Governments Mull Over Denotifying Highways To Work Around Highway Liquor Ban
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s order prohibiting the sale of alcohol along and within 500 meters of state and national highways, state governments are looking at the possibility of denotifying state highways to keep vendors in business
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Hotel Fraternity Not To Move SC Over Liquor Ban, Will Approach PM For A Solution
Hotel and restaurant owners will not file any review petition against the Supreme Court’s ruling but have decided to take the matter to PM Narendra Modi, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma to seek a way out
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Supreme Court Bans Hotels, Restaurants Along Highways From Serving Liquor
The Supreme Court on Friday, ruled that hotels and restaurants falling within 500 metres on either side of the national and state highways cannot serve liquor
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Highway Liquor Ban: Supreme Court Reduces Area To 220 Metres For Areas With 20,000 Population
The Supreme Court’s ban on highway liquor vends will come into effect from April 1 covering shops, restaurants and bars that serve alcohol and fall within a 500 metres distance from state and national highways. However, for areas with a population of 20,000, this distance has been reduced to 220 metres
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Highway Liquor Ban: Haryana Bars And Restaurants In The Clear
In its new excise policy, the Haryana government announced that the Supreme Court’s ban on highway liquor vends would only apply to liquor shops
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Relief For Bars? Supreme Court Highway Liquor Ban Only Applicable To Shops, Says Attorney General
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the Kerala government that the Supreme Court’s order on highway liquor shops does not include restaurants and bars that serve alcohol
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548 Deaths In 5 Years: Over Speeding Proves Deadly On Yamuna Expressway
Questions are being raised about the flawed design, concrete roads and their suitability in Indian environmental conditions as the 165-km long Yamuna Expressway reported 548 fatalities in 5 years
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Reducing Road Deaths: How The Mumbai-Pune Expressway Got A Lot Safer
The ‘Zero Fatality Corridor’ project has been working to make the Mumbai-Pune Expressway safer by improving its infrastructure, emergency care and response and by creating awareness
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Centre Wants Safety Audit For 300 Kilometre Stretches In Each State
The government has chosen to go for road safety engineering audit and asked each state to identify 300 kilometers of stretches to improve road designing
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Ministry Panel Charts Out Format For Police To Accurately Report Road Accidents
An expert panel appointed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has charted out a format for the police which will gather accurate information like accident identification/location, road condition, vehicles involved and victim details
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Highway Liquor Vendor Ban: 3000 Alcohol Shops In Goa To Be Shut Down
Around 3,000 liquor shops that are located within a 500 meter radius from the highway face closure due to the Supreme Court order
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