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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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
