Tuesday, July 07, 2009
No religious names for Goa liquor bars
Goa has about 6,500 licensed liquor bars and it is not uncommon to find them named after gods, goddesses and saints.
By adding sub-rule 11 to rule 90 of the Goa excise duty rules, the finance department has said: "No licensee having a licence for retail sale of India-made foreign liquor and country liquor and/or foreign liquor for consumption on premises shall carry out the business in the name and style which denotes any religious name."
IMO: Praise the Lord Ganesh. Even Goan Christians will not be able to drink in bars with names like "Jesus Bar". In fact they should bring down the number of bars, as 6500 seems a lot for a small state like Goa. Alcohol is a health hazard and has obvious other problems associated with it, including for example the fact that it is even more addictive than some banned narcotics. It also is contrary to Indian tradition and drinks up the money, sometimes leading to poverty, destitution and organised crime.
By adding sub-rule 11 to rule 90 of the Goa excise duty rules, the finance department has said: "No licensee having a licence for retail sale of India-made foreign liquor and country liquor and/or foreign liquor for consumption on premises shall carry out the business in the name and style which denotes any religious name."
IMO: Praise the Lord Ganesh. Even Goan Christians will not be able to drink in bars with names like "Jesus Bar". In fact they should bring down the number of bars, as 6500 seems a lot for a small state like Goa. Alcohol is a health hazard and has obvious other problems associated with it, including for example the fact that it is even more addictive than some banned narcotics. It also is contrary to Indian tradition and drinks up the money, sometimes leading to poverty, destitution and organised crime.
# posted by uv : 4:13 AM
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