Rajasthan imposes nighttime curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Jaipur and 12 other districts


The Rajasthan government has decided to impose a nightly curfew on 13 districts of the state amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

The restrictions will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. until January 15 in Kota, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Nagore, Pali, Tonk, Sikar and Ganganagar, according to an issued order. by Rajasthan. Government, according to report.

All offices, restaurants, commercial places and markets will be closed during the established time. Staff have been ordered to leave at 7 pm to arrive home by 8 pm, the circular said.

All offices, restaurants, commercial places and markets will be closed during the established time.

See full image

All offices, restaurants, commercial places and markets will be closed during the established time.

However, this will not apply to:

1) Factory with continuous nature production.

2) Factories with night shift.

3) IT and IT companies.

4) Pharmacies.

5) Offices related to essential emergency services.

6) Encounter related to marriage.

7) Any workplace related to medical services.

8) Passengers arriving / going to bus stop, train station and airport.

9) Movement of all trucks and other goods transport vehicles and of the people employed to load and unload goods.

Rajasthan had previously imposed a night curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. within the urban limits of 13 district-based cities of Kota, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Nagore, Pali, Tonk, Sikar and Ganganagar from December 1 to December 31.

Meanwhile, four more people died from Covid-19 in Rajasthan on Friday when 609 new cases appeared, bringing the number of infections to 3.08,852.

So far, 2,700 people have died from the infection in the state.

On Friday, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar and Tonk each reported one death, while a maximum of 91 new infections were reported in Jaipur. Jodhpur registered 85 cases.

Currently, the state has 9,223 active cases, while 2,996,929 people have recovered from the disease so far.

Subscribe to Mint newsletters

* Please enter a valid email

* Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

.