Keralam Bars Must Check Age Through Aadhaar
Keralam's Excise Minister M. Liju has warned that bars could lose their licences if they serve liquor to underage customers. Bars will have to check customers' age using Aadhaar. The directive follows a drunk-driving road accident at Nedumbassery that killed three people.
Context
Context: Aadhaar is India's 12-digit national identity number, widely used for identity checks. Kerala has long had its own strict alcohol rules, so this move tightens an existing system rather than starting a new one.
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