Bengaluru, July 14: The Karnataka government has allowed some relaxations during the week-long lockdown in Bengaluru urban and rural districts. The lockdown will commence from 8p.m. today (July 14) and end at 5a.m. on July 22. The government has released the guidelines for lockdown.
Restrictions
*No new flights or trains will be permitted; only flights and trains already scheduled will continue to operate. Flight and train tickets shall serve as passes for movement by taxis/cab aggregators/auto rickshaws.
* Metro rail services prohibited
* Taxis and services of cab aggregators will be prohibited except for emergency and as permitted in guidelines.
* Schools, colleges, educational/training/coaching institutions etc. will remain closed. Online/distance learning shall continue to be permitted. Examination already scheduled shall be permitted
* Hotels, restaurants, and hospitality services, prohibited except those meant for health/police/government officials/healthcare workers. Hotels and restaurants shall be permitted to operate kitchens for takeaway/home delivery of food items only.
* All cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes, stadia, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places.
* All social/political/sports/entertainment/academic/cultural religious functions/other gatherings and large congregations.
* All religious places/places of worship shall be closed for public. Religious congregations are strictly prohibited. Commercial and private establishment shall be closed down
Relaxations (outside containment zone)
* Shops including ration shops (PDS), dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, etc. to open only from 5 am to 12 noon. Home delivery of essential items shall be encouraged.
* All facilities in the supply chain of essential goods, whether involved in manufacturing, wholesale or retail of such goods through local stores, large brick and mortar stores or e-commerce companies.
* All food processing and related industries.
* Banks, insurance offices and ATM.
* Print and electronic media.
* Telecommunication, internet services, broadcasting and cable services, IT and IT-enabled services with minimum staff for essential purposes. As far as possible, work from home should be encouraged.
* Delivery of essential items such as food, medicines, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment through e-commerce.
* Power generation, transmission and distribution units and services.
* Capital and debt market services and notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)
* Cold storage and warehousing services.
* Private security services.
* Delivery of goods by E-Commerce companies. Industries/industrial establishments as listed below will be allowed to operate (outside containment zones):
i. Production units which require continuous process, and their supply chain.
ii. Food processing industries, manufacturing of essential goods, including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, their raw material and intermediates.
iii. Manufacturing of packing materials.
iv. Manufacturing and other industrial establishment with access control in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) or outside municipal limits and Export Oriented Units (EoUs), Industrial townships. Construction activities will be allowed in continuation of works in construction projects, where workers are available on site.
With Left parties and the organisations ideologically- affiliated to them welcoming Vijayan's scheduled visit to address a communal amity rally at Nehru Maidan on February 25, the Hindutva organizations have raised the anti-pitch by giving a call for a hartal on that day. The district BJP unit has declared support to the day long hartal.
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Kerala Chief Minister should come and deliver his speech...that is his right...he wont talk nonsense like Modi....this chief minister is a sensible person.
Its Congress government responsibility to keep peace and security of the region....put those bloody sanghis in the jail forever....don't let them go out even for urinal....
We coastal karnataka people should welcome a secular very popular CM of progressive and very secular politically matured Kerala State.
It is strange to notice that saffron groups objecting his visit to Mangalore to participate communal harmony rally it is need o the hour for coastal karnataka a very communal sensitive region.
It is also surprise national party like BJP also opposing honorable CM's visit.
Dear Peace Loving Mangaloreans,
Don't follow or hold criminal modis policy by cast politics. In INDIA every one has voting rights. Candidate may be from any cast he must sincere and must have faith on god and must respect all religion. The present KERALA CM is a straight forward sincere leader respecting all religion.
We all must stand together and well come him.
Don't and never be a follower of criminal rss.
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