
Ban on liquor sale in border areas causing huge loss, say merchants
The Hindu
The Dakshina Kannada District Wine Merchants Association on Monday urged Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra to review his order closing liquor shops on Karnataka-Kerala border till August 15 to contain
The Dakshina Kannada District Wine Merchants Association on Monday urged Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra to review his order closing liquor shops on Karnataka-Kerala border till August 15 to contain the spread of COVID-19. Office-bearers of the association met Dr. Rajendra at his office and submitted a memorandum under the leadership of R. Dhanraj. Another office-bearer Louis J. Pinto said that licence holders of liquor shops who have paid advance licence fee to the Excise Department have been suffering huge loss following the order to close the liquor shops for a long period of time.
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