Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Future City Bars and Liquor Shops Closed for Ganesh Immersion
Future City police have ordered some alcohol-selling businesses to close temporarily.
The order covers wine shops, toddy shops and bars attached to restaurants.
They must close at 6:00 AM on September 25, 2026.
They can reopen at 6:00 AM on September 26, 2026.
The closure is for the final immersion of Ganesh idols.
Police said the measure is intended to help maintain peace and calm.
Bars in star hotels and registered clubs do not have to close.
The police asked all affected businesses to follow the order.
Future City authorities ordered wine shops, toddy shops and restaurant-attached bars to close.
The closure applies across the Future City Police Commissionerate limits.
The establishments must remain closed from 6:00 AM on September 25 to 6:00 AM on September 26, 2026.
The order was issued by Police Commissioner Dr. Tarun Joshi under Section 20 of the Telangana State Excise Act, 1968.
Bars in star hotels and registered clubs are excluded from the closure order.
- Who
- Dr. Tarun Joshi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Future City, issued the order affecting wine shops, toddy shops and restaurant-attached bars.
- What
- The specified establishments must close temporarily during the final Ganesh idol immersion.
- When
- From 6:00 AM on September 25, 2026, to 6:00 AM on September 26, 2026.
- Where
- Across the limits of the Future City Police Commissionerate.
- Why
- To maintain public peace and tranquillity during the final immersion of Ganesh idols.
- Closure period
- 6:00 AM September 25, 2026, to 6:00 AM September 26, 2026
- Affected establishments
- Wine shops, toddy shops and bars attached to restaurants
- Exempt establishments
- Bars in star hotels and registered clubs
- Issuing authority
- Future City Police Commissionerate
- Issuing official
- Dr. Tarun Joshi, IPS, Commissioner of Police
- Legal basis
- Section 20 of the Telangana State Excise Act, 1968
- Stated purpose
- Maintaining public peace and tranquillity during the final Ganesh idol immersion