Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Wine Shops to Remain Closed During Ganesh Immersion
Cyberabad police have ordered some alcohol shops and bars to close for one day.
The closure is connected to the final immersion of Ganesh idols.
Liquor shops, toddy shops, and restaurant bars must shut during the specified period.
Bars in star hotels and registered clubs can remain open.
The closure begins at 6 a.m.
on September 25.
It ends at 6 a.m.
on September 26.
The order applies within Cyberabad.
The police commissioner issued it under a section of Telangana’s excise law.
Cyberabad police ordered liquor and toddy shops to close temporarily.
Bars attached to restaurants are also covered by the closure order.
Bars in star hotels and registered clubs are exempt.
The order runs from 6 a.m. September 25 to 6 a.m. September 26.
The Cyberabad police commissioner issued the order under Section 20 of the Telangana State Excise Act-1968.
- Who
- Cyberabad police, acting through Police Commissioner Dr. M Ramesh.
- What
- Ordered liquor and toddy shops and restaurant-attached bars to close temporarily, with stated exemptions.
- When
- From 6 a.m. on September 25 to 6 a.m. on September 26.
- Where
- Within the limits of Cyberabad.
- Why
- Because of the final immersion of Ganesh idols.
- Closure period
- 6 a.m. September 25 to 6 a.m. September 26
- Affected businesses
- Liquor shops, toddy shops, and bars attached to restaurants
- Exemptions
- Bars in star hotels and registered clubs
- Jurisdiction
- Cyberabad police limits
- Issuing authority
- Cyberabad Police Commissioner Dr. M Ramesh
- Legal basis
- Section 20 of the Telangana State Excise Act-1968
- Reason
- Final immersion of Ganesh idols