Stick to time or face action: Excise official

Puducherry, Feb 16 (UNI) Deputy Collector (Excise) Mr Anbazhagan today cautioned liquor shop owners of stringent action if they failed to stick on to the prescribed time.

In a release here, he said following complaints the excise department conducted a raid and fined eight shops Rs.10,000 each for keeping their shops opened beyond the time allotted to them.

All retail shops should open from 0800 hrs to 2300 hrs while wholesale shops from 0930 hrs to 2200 hrs, he added.

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