Is Today a Dry Day in Kohima?
Nagaland has statewide prohibition under the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989. Ordinary liquor sale and consumption are restricted even when the calendar is not marking a one-day dry day.
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Dry days in Kohima, Nagaland
Nagaland has statewide prohibition under the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989. Ordinary liquor sale and consumption are restricted even when the calendar is not marking a one-day dry day. Kohima follows Nagaland alcohol and dry-day rules. For Nagaland, the bigger question is not whether a date is a dry day. Alcohol sale is restricted by statewide prohibition, with limited exceptions under law.
In Nagaland, ordinary liquor sale and service are restricted by prohibition rules.
Legal drinking age note: Prohibition in force; not a legal retail market in common guidance.