Dance Bars

Mumbai Police Raids Dance Bar, Seizes More Than Rs 90,000 Cash

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 2, 2019

The Mumbai Police's Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) on Saturday raided a dance bar in suburban Mumbai's Malad area and arrested 22 persons, including 14 customers, an official said.

"Haven't Opened Dance Bar": Azam Khan Launches Into Post-Election Rant

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday July 1, 2019

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan launched into a tirade on "dance bars" and "disrespectable people" during his first public speech in Rampur after the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday. He, however, stopped short of naming anybody.

Mumbai Civic Body Official Among 15 Arrested In Raid At Dance Bar

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

At least 15 people, including a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), were arrested following a raid on a dance bar in Colaba at South Mumbai early on Wednesday, police said.

Dance Bar Verdict Against People's Sentiments: Maharashtra Home Minister

India News | ANI | Friday January 18, 2019

The people of Maharashtra are against the dance bars, so this judgement doesn't reflect the sentiments of the people of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Home Minister of State Ranjeet Patil said.

“Black Day For Maharashtra”: Daughter Of Politician Behind Dance Bar Ban

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 18, 2019

Smita Patil, daughter of the late NCP leader R R Patil, on Thursday termed as "unfortunate" the Supreme Court's decision to lift several restrictions on dance bars in Maharashtra.

Supreme Court Nod To Re-Opening Of Dance Bars Across Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 18, 2019

Standards of morality in a society changes with time, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while setting aside certain provisions of a 2016 Maharashtra law, which restricted licensing and functioning of dance bars in the state.

NCP Leaders Allege Maharashtra Government's Nexus With Dance Bar Owners

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 17, 2019

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday accused the Maharashtra government of presenting a weak side before the Supreme Court in the dance bar ban case, alleging a nexus with the association of bar owners.

Supreme Court Okays Dance Bars With Liquor: 10 Facts On What It's Changed

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday January 17, 2019

Maharashtra's tough rules for dance bars have been relaxed by the Supreme Court, which said today "liquor and dance can co-exist". Noting that no dance bar license has been handed out since 2005, the top court said Maharashtra "can't just ban dance bars by trying to regulate them". The court struck down rules like such establishments can't come up ...

Seven Women Rescued In Raid At Thane's Illegal Orchestra Bar, 42 Arrested

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 9, 2018

Police raided an illegal orchestra bar in Thane today and arrested 42 people, including its owner, manager and customers, and also rescued seven women, an official said.

5 Rescued After Police Raid Dance Bar, Lodge In Thane

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 14, 2018

Thane Police claimed to have rescued five young women after raiding a dance bar and a lodge on Sunday The raids were carried out on the intervening night of October 11 and 12 at Sea Magic Orchestra Bar and a lodge in the area, Assistant Superintendent of Police Atul Kulkarni said. Four men were arrested during the raids, he said.

"Total Moral Policing": Court Raps Maharashtra On Closure Of Dance Bars

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 10, 2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing in the state.

"Seems Like Moral Policing": Top Court On Maharashtra Dance Bar Licences

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 9, 2018

The Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing in the state.

Dance Bars, Mobile Phones And Chelsea Jerseys: Bhutan's Changing Face

World News | Reuters | Friday January 19, 2018

For decades Bhutan had no television, no traffic lights and a culture that had barely changed in centuries.

UP Classroom Turned 'Dance Bar' At Night, Students Forced To Clean Up

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday August 10, 2017

It is a classroom with flow charts and diagrams on its walls. But instead of neat rows of students, two women dance to Bhojpuri music, surrounded by men appearing to thoroughly enjoy the show as they shower cash on the dancers. The video of a classroom at a government school in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur turned into a dance bar has triggered an inqui...

No Liquor Rule Absurd, CCTV Regressive, Says Supreme Court On Dance Bars

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday September 21, 2016

Three dance bars in Maharashtra have been allowed by the Supreme Court to operate without CCTVs inside, serve liquor and stay open beyond 1 am.