Bangalore: Women bartenders allowed

BANGALORE: The state government has decided to grant permission to employ female bartenders to in bars and restaurants in Bangalore with effect from Wednesday.
After chairing a meeting with owners of 48 bars and restaurants in the city, Excise Minister M P Renukacharya said that a decision was taken to allow bar owners to employ women in their establishments to serve food and liquor to customers.The excise minister said that while according permission to employ the fairer sex in bars and restaurants they were instructed to strictly follow the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court and the Karnataka High Court scrupulously.