The Excise department has issued a show-cause notice to a hotel and bar which was allegedly operating beyond permissible time limit in Bhubaneswar.
The rampant violation was detected during a surprise raid on the hotel late night on Friday. During the inspection, the concerned bar was found serving liquor at 1:10 am. As per existing rules, bars in the State are allowed to operate from 12 noon to 12 am.
As per senior officials, there were over 50 customers inside the venue during the raid.
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