Party till 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve
Staff Reporter BANGALORE: There is some good news for those planning to be a part of the New Year’s Eve revelry in the city. All hotels, eateries, bars and restaurants have been allowed to be open till 1 a.m. on January 1. Police Commissioner Shankar M. Bidari took the decision to extend the deadline by an hour after he received a number of requests from hotels and eateries seeking to remain open beyond the Cinderella hour to bring in the New Year. Rules now demand that all hotels, eating houses and restaurants should close by midnight, all bars and restaurants serving liquor by 11.30 p.m. under the Karnataka Excise Act Rules and Licence provisions. On New Year’s Eve, bars, restaurants and clubs will be permitted to be open till 1 a.m. only after obtaining permission from the Excise Department, a photocopy of which should be submitted to the Station House Officer of the jurisdictional police station by December 31, 3 p.m. As a general order has been issued in this regard, there is no need for owners/managers of hotels/restaurants, bars and eating houses to submit individual application seeking permission, Mr. Bidari said in a communiqué.Police extend deadline on request from hotels and eateries 
Relief: Restaurants will be permitted to be open till 1 a.m. only after obtaining permission from the Excise Department
