Bars and Restaurants

Under the new Excise Policy, the Governor of Punjab and UT Chandigarh Banwari Lal Purohit permitted bars and restaurants to remain open till 3:00 A.M. The Excise Department of Chandigarh released a statement regarding the same, which read, "The facility of extension in closure timing given to restaurants/bars/hotels on payment of additional license fees". Furthermore, the decision was taken aiming to balance consumers, manufacturers,… read-more