Tag: lockdown
Covid-19: Maharashtra Allows Malls, Restaurants To Operate Till 10 Pm With 50% Capacity
Spelling cheers, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday permitted malls, restaurants, bars, hotels, gymnasiums, saloons, beauty parlours and all shops in the state to remain open till 10 p.m. ....
Coronavirus: China Puts 4 Million Under Lockdown Due To Spike In Covid Cases
The Chinese border city of Ejin Banner and Lanzhou in Gansu Province have been placed under a lockdown on Monday in view of a rise in domestic Covid-19 cases, reported the Global Times.....
SC Suggests Centre For Two Days Lockdown In Delhi To Tackle Pollution
The Supreme Court on Saturday took a serious view of the severe air pollution in Delhi-NCR and suggested that if needed the government can declare a two-day lockdown to bring down the levels, which has been caused by stubble burning, vehicles, firecrackers, industries, dust. ....
Delhi Government Will Not Impose Lockdown: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday reiterated that the Delhi government is fully prepared to deal with any kind of problem posed by the Covid-19 situation. However, it will not impose a lockdown. ....
PM Boris Johnson Lied About Industrial Scale Partying In Downing Street: Labour Party Leader
UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of breaking Covid laws with parties held in Downing Street during lockdown, the BBC reported. ....
PM Narendra Modi Slams Opposition; Lists Govt's Achievements In Parliament
Slamming the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, during his almost two-hour speech in the Parliament, came up with a list of achievements "the government can be proud of". ....
Youth Out To Buy Milk During Lockdown Dies After Alleged Thrashing By Police In Howrah
A youth allegedly died after a police baton charge for violating the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID 19, with his family claiming that he had gone out to buy milk when the cops beat him up in West Bengal's Howrah district.....
Coronavirus: Domestic Flights Suspension Extended Till April 14
Aviation regulator DGCA has extended the suspension of domestic flights by a fortnight till April 14 in view of the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.....
Lockdown Necessary But Is Unplanned, Says Sonia
The Congress working committee met on the backdrop of country facing the coronavirus pandemic and took feedback from the congress-ruled states, as party has been suggesting various measures to help the marginalised sections and daily wagers. Party president Sonia Gandhi slammed the lockdown as "unplanned" and emphasised that testing could only combat this disease which the country is "lacking" and demanded the government to prepare and publish a "Common minimum relief package".....
Give Cash To Poor, Consult States Before Lifting Lockdown: Chidambaram
Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, who was one of the first leaders to advocate for the lockdown, on Wednesday suggested that before any decision on lifting of the lockdown is taken, states should be consulted. He also demanded that the government give cash to the poor. ....
