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Maharashtra moves to close dance bar licence loophole

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By Alok Deshpande
| The Indian Express Verified
The government said bar owners had found a way around the 2016 law by obtaining orchestra licences under the Police Act and using them to conduct dance performances. (Representational image) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday introduced a Bill to amend the Maharashtra Police Act, seeking to end a practice that it says has allowed dance bars to operate by obtaining orchestra licences instead of permissions under the state’s Dance Bar Act.
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After crackdown, U-turn: Maharashtra to legalise bike taxis from Aug 1, domicile must for drivers

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By Alok Deshpande
| The Indian Express Verified
Maharashtra will legalise app-based bike taxi services from August 1 under a new regulatory framework that requires drivers to possess a Maharashtra domicile certificate and operate through registered aggregators, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik told The Indian Express on Tuesday.
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‘Not merger, welcome individuals willing to fight the BJP’ state Congress group tells party high-command

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By Alok Deshpande
| The Indian Express Verified
A section of Maharashtra Congress has conveyed to the party’s central leadership about its opposition to the merger with the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) led by veteran leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar. Sources within the Congress confirmed to The Indian Express that party state unit chief Harshavardhan Sapkal, when asked about his opinion regarding the merger with the NCP (SP) has voiced against it.
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