A file photo shows employees in PPE suits disinfecting a movie theater in New Delhi. (AFP) The Unlock 5 guidelines, which go into effect on October 1, have also established rules to regulate social and public gatherings. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 30, 2020 11:11 PM IST FOLLOW US: …
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The Center in its new reopening guidelines issued on Wednesday said state and Union Territory (UN) governments will not impose any local closures outside of the containment zones without first consulting. “State / UT governments will not impose any local closures (state / district / subdivision / city / town), …
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State governments have been given free rein to reopen schools after October 15 under the Center’s Unlock 5.0 guidelines announced by the Union Ministry of the Interior on Wednesday. Later a decision would be made on the opening of universities. Institutions that have doctoral and postgraduate researchers in science and …
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On Wednesday, the Center released guidelines in continuation with the gradual unlocking that began on June 8. Starting with essential activities for special train services to finally metro trains and schools and universities, the Center has been following a calculated step-by-step approach to ensure economic activities despite Covid-19 control. In …
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The Center announced on Wednesday new guidelines for the reopening of various activities, such as the re-opening of cinemas, entertainment parks, schools and universities, among other things. Since the country entered a complete lockdown in late March this year as a precaution against the growing spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), …
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The Interior Ministry has announced a detailed guide for Unlocking 5, or for the reopening to be effective as of October 1 shortly. Despite a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, the Interior Ministry has made it clear that there would be more relaxations and …
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A man walks his dog past graffiti on a road to raise awareness about staying home during an extended national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lucknow. (Reuters) Prime Minister Modi last week asked states to re-evaluate whether the one- or two-day closures are effective …
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Railways Minister Piyush Goyal gave statistics of migrant deaths on Shramik trains during the shutdown New Delhi: The government has informed the Rajya Sabha that 97 people died aboard the Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant workers lost their lives on trains heading to transport them during …
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Not providing devices, the Internet to poor students for online classes is digital apartheid, the court said. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ordered private and government schools like Kendriya Vidyalayas or KVs to provide devices and an internet package to poor students for online classes, saying that failure …
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Lakhs of migrant workers were left stranded, out of work when the shutdown began on March 25. New Delhi: There is no data on migrant deaths, so the “question does not arise” from compensation, the Union Labor Ministry said in parliament on Monday when asked whether the families of those …
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