New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- With festivals knocking the doors from August onwards, authorities in metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru have announced dry days list.

On these days, all bars, pubs, restaurants, wine stores, and liquor shops across the cities will be closed. The restriction will be imposed on a 24-hour basis.

The Delhi administration has imposed back-to-back dry days this week, with all liquor shops shut on Independence Day and Janmashtami.

The liquor vends in different licence categories will be closed on August 15 for Independence Day and on August 16 for Janmasthami, Hindustan Times quoted an order issued by Delhi government's excise department as saying.

Apart from this, all the liquor vends, bars, restaurants, ho...