Sale of liquor goes on at public places

PALAMPUR, April 28

Illegal sale and consumption of liquor at public places has gone up after implementation of the order of the Supreme Court and the closure of most of the bars and wine shops situated on the national and state highways.

In the absence of any check from the state Excise Department liquor is openly served in private hotels, dhabas and other restaurants.

Official sources said the situation had moved from bad to worse after April 1, when most of the bars and wine shops were closed by the state government within a radius of 500 metres from the national and state highways. — OC