Ramakrishnan on Friday decided to push ahead with the sale of liquor via the app, BevQ, despite the teething troubles of the new system. Liquor sale across the State was disrupted after BevQ went kaput denying access to many users trying to book time slots. The absence of QR Code scanners continued to plague the service at liquor outlets and bars for the second day running forcing staff to note down the code and token number manually. The State allowed defence canteens to resume the sale of liquor to serving and retired military personnel and their dependants. The Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) has processed nearly 2.25 lakh reservations.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2020 13:30 UTC