Independence Day this year is certainly unlike any ever, since 1947. For the first time, people will not gather in crowds to raise the Tricolour together or sing the National Anthem in chorus. In the era of Covid-induced social distancing, celebration is an individual affair.
According to Zomato's Annual report, the pandemic has positively affected the health of the business and accelerated the company's journey towards profitability.
The Nadia district administration in West Bengal on Wednesday announced a complete lockdown at some places for a week starting Friday midnight to contain the spread of COVID-19, a senior official said.
The coronavirus-induced lockdown has been extended till August 31 in the containment zones of Maharashtra's Thane district, a senior official said onSaturday.
With 103 coronavirus cases today, the state’s tally shot up to 2,506. The steep increase in Solan and Sirmaur continued with 35 and 22 new cases. Mandi reported the highest-ever spike of 24 new cases.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today issued Unlock 3.0 guidelines to further reopen the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Restrictions on the movement of individuals during night-time have been removed.
As reported earlier that the Bihar had announced a lockdown extension till August 16, the notice now stands withdrawn. No meeting regarding the Bihar lockdown extension has been taken so far. “The notice stands withdrawn."
Conducted by a social media-based platform LocalCircles, the survey showed that 72 per cent of 34,000 people across 255 districts in the country are in favour of not visiting multiplexes in the next 60 days as they feel it will be risky, while only six per cent felt otherwise.
The Andaman and Nicobar administration has decided to impose a complete lockdown on weekends beginning August 1 to contain the spread of coronavirus, an official said on Wednesday.
After announcing the statewide complete lockdown dates in the state, the West Bengal government received requests and appeals from different quarters not to observe statewide lockdown on certain dates coinciding with festivals and important community occasions.
With the COVID-19 restrictions of 'Unlock 2.0' ending on Friday (July 31), the government is now formulating guidelines for Unlock 3.0 which will come into force from August. According to reports, Cinema halls, gyms are likely to reopen while schools and metro trains are likely to remain shut.
A complete, six-day lockdown, imposed by the hilly state, was scheduled to end on Sunday.
The Chandigarh administration had written to Punjab and Haryana for their consent for imposing curfew from Friday 7 pm to Monday 6 am every weekend in the tri-city of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, following a spike in COVID-19 cases.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed a six-day complete lockdown across Kashmir Valley, except for Bandipora district, following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks, officials said on Wednesday.
Darjeeling district-level task force has extended a complete lockdown in 47 wards of Siliguri Municipal Corporation for seven more days, starting July 23 morning in view of the rising cases of COVID-19.
The Academic Council of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has decided to curtail syllabus in Science and Mathematics subjects by up to 30 per cent, to prevent anxiety among stakeholders including students
The lockdown in the state from July 17 to 20, will end on Monday morning in all of Goa, barring the Mormugao sub-district, which is the state's first containment zone, that has accounted for most number of Covid-19 cases in the state, the government said in a statement.
The Arunachal Pradesh government has extended the total lockdown in the Capital Complex for another two weeks in the wake of the spurt in COVID-19 cases in the region, Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar announced on Sunday.
The cabin crew of Air India has told the management that the compulsory leave scheme is a smokescreen for retrenchment by the backdoor and has demanded that it be kept in abeyance.
In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the state government on Thursday announced lockdown for 14 days in four districts and a municipal corporation from Friday evening till July 31 midnight.
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