Karnataka Govt. permits liquor sale in lodges, bars, clubs from Saturday
Bengaluru: Excise minister H Nagesh has said that sale of liquor has been permitted in lodges, bars and clubs in the green and orange zones of the state starting Saturday.
The exception will be containment zones, where the Corona infected people are in high numbers, the minister added, addressing a press conference at the Vidhana Soudha on Friday.
“Liquor sale is being permitted from 9 am to 7 pm, although only as parcel. The liquor should be sold as per the MRP. Permits of sellers charging higher than the MRP rates will be cancelled,” Nagesh warned.
“Following the easing of the rules in the third round of lockdown, CL-2 and CL11 as well as the MSIL outlets in the green and orange zones were permitted to sell liquor as parcel. The first day of the permit witnessed a rush in many places for purchase of liquor. People from neighboring states too came to the outlets in the border districts, which led to a rule to produce the Aadhaar card to make a purchase,” the minister clarified.
Nagesh added that counters for liquor sale may be opened in lodges, bars and clubs. “Restaurants, however, are not permitted to sell liquor. Also, the staff at the sale counters will have to compulsorily wear masks, use sanitiser and maintain social distance while handling customers,” he explained.
The minister also assured that legal action will be taken against people across the state who sold liquor without sale permit during the period of lockdown. As many as 1,200 cases of such illegal sale have been identified across the state, he added.
Online sale permitted
The Supreme Court decision regarding permit for the sale of liquor online is welcome.
I have not yet read the order, but the matter was under discussion for some time now. Also, I find that permitting the online sale of liquor inoffensive.
- H Nagesh, Excise Minister
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Four of family found dead in Maharashtra’s Nanded district in suspected mass suicide
Nanded (PTI): A farmer, his wife and their two sons were found dead in two different locations in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday morning, in what police suspect to be a mass suicide, an official said.
Around 8 am, the bodies of Ramesh Sonaji Lakhe (51) and his wife Radhabai Lakhe (45) were discovered on a cot in their home at Jawala Murar village in Mudkhed tehsil, he said.
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The bodies of their sons, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23), were subsequently found on nearby railway lines. It appears they jumped in front of a speeding train, the official said.
Police inspector Dattatray Manthale told reporters, “The parents were found dead inside their home, while the sons took their lives on the railway tracks. We have asked a Forensic Science Laboratory team to collect evidence. The truth will come out only after a thorough technical investigation and autopsy.”
While the nature of their death appears to be part of a suicide pact, police said the exact circumstances remain unclear.
The family belonged to the small-scale farming community, but it is not yet confirmed if financial distress or a domestic crisis triggered the extreme step, the official said.
Neighbours described the Lakhes as a hardworking family who struggled against the odds of small-land farming to sustain themselves.
The Nanded rural police are recording statements of relatives and checking for notes or final messages left by the family.
