March 25, 2019 6:59 am
The accused included the bar’s manager, staff and customers, most of them local residents but some from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
January 21, 2019 9:31 am
Caste and gender hold the key to understand the politics that unites parties in opposing dance bars in Mumbai.
January 19, 2019 1:48 am
The Maharashtra government must not raise spurious arguments to subvert the SC directive on Mumbai dance bars.
December 21, 2017 4:32 am
No intention of starting dance bars through Shops and Establishments Act, says labour minister
May 20, 2016 1:46 am
The punishment under the Act is five years’ imprisonment and Rs 25 lakh as fine.
May 06, 2014 1:28 am
In July 2013, the Supreme Court had upheld the right of women bar dancers to follow their profession and dismissed the government’s appeal to ban them.
April 10, 2014 2:30 am
The dance bar committee, the nodal affiliated with Indian Association of Hotels And Restaurants, also also seems to be looking forward to the elections.
February 08, 2019 10:27 am
As many as 700 dance bars across Mumbai and Maharashtra were shut down following the 2005 ban. The ban also pushed nearly 70,000 bar girls out of jobs, reportedly forcing many into prostitution




