West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the extension of partial lockdown in state till August 31. "We are extending the partial lockdown in the state, which was in force till July 31, till August 31," she said.
The guidelines will come into from 7 pm of July 19 and remain in force till 7 pm of August 2. According to the latest guidelines, all shops and business establishments are allowed to operate on one side of any street on any given day alternatively between Monday and Friday from 7 am to 5 pm.
The West Bengal government on Saturday ruled out the possibility of clamping a total lockdown in Kolkata or across the state, asserting that the restrictions would be enforced strictly only in containment zones.
The Raja festival, which will begin on Sunday, celebrates womanhood amid the onset of the monsoon. It is based on the belief that 'Mother Earth' menstruates for these three days and she is given a ceremonial bath on the fourth day.
Amid complaints about conduct of virtual classes, the Karnataka government on Wednesday decided to stop online classes for children from Kindergarte (KG) to class 5. "Two decisions have been taken online classes for LKG, UKG and primary classes should be stopped immediately."
We have decided to extend the lockdown till June 30 in West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday issued orders stating that the lockdown guidelines issued 19 and 24 May will continue to operate in the state till 8 June.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued new guidelines for the fifth phase of lockdown which is slated to begin from Monday, June 1. According to the new guidelines, all activities outside containment zones have been allowed to resume in a phased manner.
While refuting the media reports that it has called for travel ban, Karnataka government clarified on Thursday that it has only has requested Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights, emanating from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to Karnataka.
The Air Asia flight carrying 169 migrant workers and five children left the western metropolis at 6.25 am and reached Ranchi, the Jharkhand capital, around 8.25 am, an airline spokesperson said.
Partha Chatterjee said the decision was taken after several school buildings were damaged by cyclone Amphan in eight districts and there is also a possibility that some of the buildings may be used as quarantine centres for the migrant workers.
The top court said that there have been lapses on part of Centre and State governments and immediate measures are required to be taken to provide travel, shelter and food to migrant labourers.
Only milk and medical shops will be open in Mumbra from 7 am to 9 am, while all other shops, including of vegetables and groceries, will remain shut till further orders, municipal commissioner Vijay Singhal said in an order.
All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The flights resumed on Monday.
Hamirpur and Solan districts in Himachal Pradesh will continue with the coronavirus lockdown for a month after the current nationwide phase ends on May 31. The district magistrates of Hamirpur and Solan issued orders Monday extending the curfew in their areas up to June 30.
Tihar Jail on Sunday reported its first coronavirus case after a 45-year assistant superintendent tested positive for the infection. The assistant superintendent Chetram Meena posted at Central Jail No 7, is a resident of Staff Residential Complex of Tihar Jail.
From Delhi, the customers have the option of travelling to Jabalpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Dehradun, Chnadigarh, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Ludhiana, Dharamshala with direct flights while from Mumbai to Bhuj, Bhavnagar and Diu with direct flights.
A circular issued earlier this week stated that the convicts in this age group are more susceptible to COVID-19 and the emergency parole will be given to decongest the jails, officials said on Saturday.
The Maharashtra government on Saturday clarified that it has not amended its lockdown order dated May 19 and will not allow air travel till the end of the month even as domestic flight operations are set to begin in a phased manner from Monday.
Without clarity on these conditions GoAir doesn't wish to inconvenience its passengers by putting on sale flights immediately post May 25. On receiving clarity, we will open our site for bookings post May 25 up to May 31 as and when and where appropriate, GoAir said in a statement.
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