Dry day declared in Kannur ahead of local body polls

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Kannur territory volition observe a adust time from 6 a.m. connected December 9 until the adjacent of polling connected December 11, and again connected December 13 erstwhile votes are counted, pursuing orders issued by District Collector Arun K. Vijayan, who besides serves arsenic the District Election Officer.

The regularisation aims to guarantee the creaseless behaviour of the section assemblage elections scheduled for December 11. Liquor outlets, hotels, restaurants, clubs, and each establishments selling oregon serving intoxicant indispensable stay closed during the notified period. The sale, service, and organisation of intoxicant successful nationalist oregon backstage spaces wrong the polling country are prohibited.

The Collector has besides requested authorities successful neighbouring Kodagu district, the Mahe region, and constabulary presumption limits bordering Kannur to enforce a akin regularisation for 48 hours up of 6 p.m. connected December 11 to forestall the inflow of liquor.

Private retention of liquor is banned during the adust time period, and checks volition beryllium carried retired to forestall immoderate unlicensed retention oregon sale.

Published - December 08, 2025 07:57 p.m. IST

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