more-inThe district-level monitoring committee cleared five more premises, including the three prominent hotels in the city, in a meeting late on Tuesday evening. The report will now be sent to the Excise Commissioner in Chandigarh for the final approval. New guidelinesConfirming the development, Deputy Commissioner Hardeep Singh told The Hindu that “five sites are in the pipeline for clearance. All the three hotels had altered their entrances following the SC order on the liquor ban to increase the distance from the edge of the National Highway-8. Green signal for 30 barsAlready, 30 bars, including those in Sector 29 and Ambience Mall, have been given the green signal by the excise commissioner.

Source: The Hindu April 26, 2017 20:24 UTC