Sri Lanka to relax curfew in Colombo
World | May 26, 2020 10:01 ISTSri Lankan authorities said a curfew in capital Colombo and the outskirts of Gampaha, which was imposed on March 24 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will be relaxed on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan authorities said a curfew in capital Colombo and the outskirts of Gampaha, which was imposed on March 24 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will be relaxed on Tuesday.
Curfew will be imposed in five densely populated areas of Gujarat's Surat in view of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, news agency PTI has reported. It will be effective from Thursday midnight to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
Curfew passes distributed to the essential service providers in Delhi during the lockdown period will remain valid till May 3 as the nation-wide lockdown was extended after PM Modi announced it in his address to the nation today.
Curfew in Punjab has been extended till May 1 amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country. The decision on extending the restrictions was taken at a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet today.
Just an hour after reports of Punjab extending the curfew emerged amid rising cases of the coronavirus, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh clarified that no decision had been taken on the extension so far.
There will be no relaxation in the curfew in Una in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday as nine more people have confirmed positive for the coronavirus in the district, an official said.
The Deputy Commissioner of East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday imposed 48-hour curfew under section 144 CrPC in the Border Check Gate area between Assam-Arunachal Pradesh.
The curfew imposed in Himachal Pradesh since Tuesday after the imposition of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, will be relaxed for five hours daily, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Thursday.
The Punjab government has imposed a curfew to contain the spread of coronavirus as COVID-19 positive cases continue to rise in the state. Currently, there are 21 confirmed coronavirus cases in Punjab while 1 person has died are getting infected with the disease.
Night curfew which was in force in Meghalaya capital Shillong for more than a week has been withdrawn following improvement in the law and order situation, officials said on Sunday.
The curfew will be imposed in Shillong and its adjoining areas on the night of March 3 amid clashes between tribals and non-tribals over CAA. The District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills district has under Section 144 CrPC promulgated curfew in Shillong agglomeration and its adjoining areas with effect from 9:00 pm today till 6:00 am tomorrow.
Residents of DU's Ambedkar Ganguly Student House for Women on Thursday protested against the hostel authorities demanding the resignation of the warden for making controversial and objectionable remarks against a female student.
Curfew has been relaxed in Assam's Dibrugarh from 7 am to 4 pm and Guwahati from 9 am to 6 pm on Sunday. Massive protests have been taking place against the Citizenship Amendment Act in several parts of the country.
Curfew has been relaxed on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm in Guwahati in Assam. Widespread protests have been taking place against the Citizenship Amendment Act in several parts of the country.
The curfew imposed in parts of Shillong following violent protests was relaxed on Friday for 12 hours, beginning 10 am, with no untoward incident being reported from the areas.
Curfew was imposed in Guwahati in Assam on Wednesday to control deteriorating law and order situation, amid massive protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
"The curfew was relaxed from 0830 to 1030 hrs. The situation in the town is under control," Malpura Circle Officer Jai Singh said on Friday.
Curfew was imposed in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district after a young man was beaten to death for objecting to loud music during Janmashtami celebrations. Section 144, which prohibits the assembly of more than four people, was imposed in the district's Barhaj area on Sunday.
Authorities imposed curfew and called out the Army on Thursday following clashes in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah town in Doda district.
The Sri Lankan government on Monday enforced a countrywide curfew and blocked social media platforms to stop people inciting violence as communal violence spread to new areas in the island nation in the worst unrest since Easter Sunday bombings which killed nearly 260 people.
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