<p>Liquor outlets in Karnataka will remain open from 9 am to 9 pm and microbreweries will be allowed to brew fresh beer, according to a fresh set of orders issued by Excise department.</p>.<p>Bars and restaurants were also allowed to procure stock for sale of liquor, subject to existing conditions related to the lockdown.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>The orders were after the Ministry of Home Affairs relaxed curfew timings from 9 pm to 5 am, under the guidelines issued for the three-phased lifting of the lockdown.</p>.<p>Earlier, in an order issued in the first week of May - when liquor sales resumed more than a month after the lockdown - the Excise department restricted the sale of liquor from 9 am to 7 pm. Bars and restaurants which were allowed to sell existing stock of liquor at MRP prices from May 18, can now procure new stock.</p>.<p>Similarly, the department permitted "fresh brewing/production and sale of Beer as take-away," stating that all other conditions in previous orders allowing liquor sale in Karnataka will remain unaltered.</p>
<p>Liquor outlets in Karnataka will remain open from 9 am to 9 pm and microbreweries will be allowed to brew fresh beer, according to a fresh set of orders issued by Excise department.</p>.<p>Bars and restaurants were also allowed to procure stock for sale of liquor, subject to existing conditions related to the lockdown.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-live-updates-today-lockdown-50-maharashtra-karnataka-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bangalore-delhi-bengaluru-kolkata-chennai-covid-19-news-world-narendra-modi-843634.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>The orders were after the Ministry of Home Affairs relaxed curfew timings from 9 pm to 5 am, under the guidelines issued for the three-phased lifting of the lockdown.</p>.<p>Earlier, in an order issued in the first week of May - when liquor sales resumed more than a month after the lockdown - the Excise department restricted the sale of liquor from 9 am to 7 pm. Bars and restaurants which were allowed to sell existing stock of liquor at MRP prices from May 18, can now procure new stock.</p>.<p>Similarly, the department permitted "fresh brewing/production and sale of Beer as take-away," stating that all other conditions in previous orders allowing liquor sale in Karnataka will remain unaltered.</p>
