NOIDA: The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has urged the excise department to allow bars to serve booze till 3am. Currently, restaurants, pubs and bars are allowed to operate from 10am till midnight. On Friday, a delegation of NRAI met excise officer, Subodh Kumar, and submitted a letter addressed to the excise commissioner. Varun Khera, NRAIs UP chapter head, said Noida has a vibrant lifestyle where people work in 24-hour shifts.There are office goers who work during the day, some work in the evening and others at night. A person who returns home at night and wants to have a party faces difficulties due to the current norms as the bars shut down by 12am.Khera said the extension of timings could come with a nominal increase in the excise fee. Such a move will be beneficial on all fronts. It will create more jobs, drive consumption, improve tourism and government revenue, he said. They said, the government has already formulated the framework for up to 24x7 operations through Model Shops and Establishments (regulation of employment and conditions of service) Bill in 2016. Kumar told TOI that the state government releases a new excise policy every year in January. We have forwarded the letter to the excise commissioner and will share the details once we receive information from our headquarters, he said.We also published the following articles recentlyExcise licence of Calangute pub put under scanner following assault on two touristsPolice are investigating the excise license of a pub in Calangute, Goa, where two tourists were allegedly assaulted by touts. The license is under scrutiny as it may be misused. Two bouncers at the pub have been arrested for assaulting the tourists and stealing Rs 30,000 from them. The tourists were lured to the pub while on holiday in Goa.Delhi Excise policy case: ED summons CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on Nov 2Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear for questioning in a money-laundering case related to the excise policy. The ED has accused Kejriwal of being in contact with individuals involved in the scam. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has denied bail to former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in two separate cases related to corruption and money laundering associated with the alleged excise policy scam.Delhi excise policy scam: SC to pronounce verdict on Manish Sisodias bail pleas on MondayThe Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on the bail pleas of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in corruption and money-laundering cases related to the scrapped excise policy. The court previously stated that proving the money-laundering case would be difficult unless the alleged bribe is part of the predicate offense. Sisodia has been in custody since February and has been denied bail by the high court in both cases. The Delhi government and Sisodia maintain their innocence, stating that the policy would have increased the states revenue.

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