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Maharashtra ordinance coming to ban dance bars

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The Bombay Police Act will be amended to cancel licence for violations

MUMBAI: : The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday decided to promulgate an ordinance to ban dance bars in the State. The decision would be approved at its next meeting, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and his deputy R.R. Patil said here.

The ordinance would amend the Bombay Police Act, empowering the force to cancel the licence of a bar or restaurant if it violated the ban.

Mr. Patil said the decision was based on the advice of the Law Department and the Advocate-General.

Asked about rehabilitation of dance girls,Mr. Deshmukh said all questions would "get answered" once the ordinance was promulgated.

Fluctuating availability

On the power crisis in the State, he said the availability fluctuated due to various factors. He agreed that uninterruptedsupply from the new 540-MW nuclear reactor in Tarapur would begin only in August next and that itwould be around 125 MW.

Now, whatever it generated on a trial basis was being sent to the State. Maharashtra had time up to June 10 for restructuring its Electricity Board.

The Board was working towards meeting the deadline.

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