Around 200 restaurants and bars of the pub city – Gurugram have been asked to close their bar area after the Supreme Court order on liquor ban came into effect on April 1
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As the Supreme Court’s order prohibiting the sale of alcohol along and within 500 metres of state and national highways kicks in, we look back at the journey taken to reach this point
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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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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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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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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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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture recognised drink driving as a major cause of road accidents and deaths in India and recommended that the act be treated as culpable homicide not amounting to murder
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Drink-driving is one of the primary causes of road accidents in India. In 2016, Delhi alone saw as many as 28,006 motorists prosecuted for driving under the influence of alcohol
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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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Police in Kerela arrested 25 school bus drivers under the impression of alcohol
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Drink driving is a major cause of accidents, deaths and injuries in India. Here is a look at what some other countries have done to fight the practice
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India Road Safety Week celebrations saw Kolkata residents come out in large numbers to pledge their support for the #NeverDrinkAndDrive cause
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