THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ten tourist spots have been exempted from the restrictions on issuing of bar licences cited in the new liquor policy.
The policy was approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday.Bekal, Vythiri, Kumarakom, Alappuzha, Fort Kochi, Kumili, Munnar, Varkala, Kovalam and Ashtamudi had been exempted, Excise Minister K Babu said. Under the new policy, the UDF Government plans to confine the issuing of bar licences to five-star hotels by 2013-14.
