Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government and said the central government has attacked the country's unorganized economy in the last six years attempting to turn people into slaves.
Patna police have registered an FIR against RJD MLC Reet Lal Yadav for allegedly organising a march in the city's Danapur area, an official said. Yadav was released from Beur jail on Saturday and he was part of march along with hundreds of supporters.
Under relaxed norms, no complete lockdown on Sundays in September. E-pass system for inter-district travel to be discontinued. All places of worship and hotels, resorts and allowed to re-open.
A girl from Meghalaya was allegedly tortured, assaulted and sedated for around 3 months in the lockdown. The girl had been confined to her colleague's home for three months and was subjected to torture.
Weekend lockdown continues across Uttar Pradesh in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issues new guidelines for Unlock 4.0. According to the guidelines, during the Unlock 4.0 phase, more activities will be allowed out the Containment Zones
Unlock 4.0 Guidelines: Cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres (excluding open-air theatre) and similar places will continue to remain closed till September 30 in Unlock phase 4, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced in its new guidelines, issued on Saturday.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories to inform them about the dos and don'ts for areas outside containment zones. He also cautioned states and UTs against imposing localised lockdowns outside such zones, without the Centre's nod.
Unlock 4.0 Guidelines: Students of classes 9-12 may be permitted to visit their schools from September 21 as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced Unlock 4.0 guidelines, allowing more activities outside the containment zones.
Unlock 4.0 Guidelines: MHA on Saturday said that schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions will continue to remain closed for students and regular class activity up to 30th September 2020.
The Odisha government has lifted shutdown in seven cities where the JEE and NEET examination will be held in the state, an official said on Saturday. The notification lifting the shutdown in seven cities was issued after Chief Secretary AK Tripathy on Friday announced that the state government will provide free transport and accommodation to students appearing in the JEE (Mains) and NEET.
The Haryana government on Friday ordered that malls and shops in the market places of urban areas will remain closed on every Monday and Tuesday instead of weekends as instructed earlier due to COVID-19. The revised instructions come a week after the government had ordered offices and shops to remain closed on weekends throughout the state.
Meals will now be served onboard flights as the civil aviation ministry has changed the standard operating procedure for domestic and international flights. Airlines can now serve pre-packed meals, snacks, and beverages as per the policy of the airline depending on the flight time, the new SOP for domestic flights states.
Punjab government has imposed lockdown in the state from 7 PM to 5 AM on all days to contain the spread of coronavirus.
In view of rising coronavirus cases, the West Bengal government has imposed a bi-weekly lockdown in Kolkata. Police checked vehicles at Howrah Bridge amid bi-weekly COVID-19 lockdown.
Traders in Gurugram's Galleria market carried out a protest on August 26 against the weekend lockdown. One of the protestors said, "It is stupid of the government to think that weekend lockdown will prevent COVID-19."
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the current lockdown measures to remain in place in the state till September 20. She further informed that complete lockdown will be observed on 7th, 11th and 12th September.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of the Centre's alleged inaction and asked it to clarify its stand within a week on the waiver of interest on interest for deferred payments of installments for loans during the moratorium period announced due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Drive to a popular Dhaba in Murthal (Haryana) for a midnight snack turned fatal for four school friends from Rohini when their car met with an accident on the National Highway-44 connecting Delhi to Chandigarh. The accident once again highlights the risks involved on highway near the cluster of dhabas on highway near Sonipat. It also stresses the importance of safety guidelines and precautions to take.
The odd-even formula for opening of shops in Ludhiana on weekdays began from August 24. Police marked shops with numbers to maintain a systematic track.
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