Cyberabad Police Commissioner M Ramesh has ordered the closure of liquor outlets from 10 am to 10 pm on August 9 in connection with the Bonalu festival. Bars attached to star hotels and registered clubs have been exempted from the order.
The Commissioner in the order said that wine shops, toddy shops and bars attached to restaurants, excluding those attached to star hotels and registered clubs in the commissionerate, would be closed.
In view of the final immersion of Ganesh idols, the City Police Commissioner, CV Anand, issued orders to close all wine, toddy, and bar shops within the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.