{
  "id": 19185590,
  "title": "Keralam Excise dept. bans issuance of new liquor licences until promulgation of Keralam govt.’s liquor policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/keralam-excise-dept-bans-issuance-of-new-liquor-licences-until",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T17:10:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralam-excise-dept-bans-issuance-of-new-liquor-licences-until-promulgation-of-keralam-govts-liquor-policy/article71682384.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The circular comes on the heels of the government shifting Sreeram Samabasiva Rao from the Excise Commissioner’s post in the wake of the political row over the department’s “hasty” reclassification of a few bars and beer parlours as bars and the almost “instantaneous” approval for private players to open lounge bars at CIAL",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Bar licences will not be renewed for hotels denied star classification: Excise Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/bar-licences-will-not-be-renewed-for-hotels-denied-star",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:49:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}