7.30 am: The Railways will expand to 350 local trains in Mumbai from Wednesday, Union minister Piyush Goyal says. However, the services wi...
7.30 am: The Railways will expand to 350 local trains in Mumbai from Wednesday, Union minister Piyush Goyal says. However, the services will only be accessible to essential workers and not general passengers. The Maharashtra government had asked the Indian Railways to allow employees of various Central government offices, high courts and public sector banks to travel by local trains.
7.27 am: All these relaxations apply only outside containment zones, where only essential activities remain permitted. But the guidelines said that facilities such as metro rail, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums and assembly halls will continue to be prohibited. Social, political, religious, cultural and academic gatherings also remain banned.
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Covid-19: Centre relaxes night curfew, expands air, rail operations in ‘Unlock 2’ phase from July 1
7.25 am: Shops and establishments can have more than five persons at a time from July 1, depending upon the area they are located in, the Union home ministry said on Monday. However, physical distancing must be maintained.
7.22 am: Night curfew will be in place from 10 pm to 5 am. The Centre has also announced that training institutions of the state and central governments will be allowed to function from July 15. The Department of Personnel and Training will issue...
