{
  "id": 17815088,
  "title": "Procedures to grant bar licences likely to change, says Keralam Excise Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/procedures-to-grant-bar-licences-likely-to-change-says-keralam-excise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T15:23:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/procedures-to-grant-bar-licences-likely-to-change-says-keralam-excise-minister/article71657043.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Loopholes in the previous LDF government’s 2017 order, enabling Deputy Commissioners to approve applications for upgrading beer and wine parlours to bars, were misused by some excise officers, says M. Liju",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}