Hyderabad can have New Year's bash, but no drinking driving

Hyderabad | Thursday | 31st December, 2020

Summary:

In most of the states, the new year`s eve bash has been banned owing to the COVID scare, they have imposed a night curfew stopping all activities after a certain time in the states.

However, people are free to celebrate the new year`s bash in Hyderabad as authorities have allowed new year`s parties past midnight of December 31 till 1 am on Friday.

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In most of the states, the new year`s eve bash has been banned owing to the COVID scare, they have imposed a night curfew stopping all activities after a certain time in the states.

However, people are free to celebrate the new year`s bash in Hyderabad as authorities have allowed new year`s parties past midnight of December 31 till 1 am on Friday.

The Telangana Prohibition and Excise department, in a letter dated December 29, sought the state government to accord permission to license holders of 2B (Bars), C1 (in-house), EP1 (event permits), and TD1 (in-house of Tourism Development Corporation) to serve liquor up to 1 am, on the intervening night of December 31.

It also asked permission to keep A4 licensees (retail outlets) open up to midnight of December 31 on the eve of New Year’s Day celebrations in relaxation of the rules in vogue.

Such permission may be granted subject to observance of SOP for COVID-19, the director of the department wrote in the letter to the government.

An official from the department, when contacted, said the permission as sought by it has been granted by the government.

On Thursday morning, the Hyderabad police tweeted: “So… What are your plans tonight.

Will Meet you at Spl.

Drive on Drunken Driving.