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TopicCovid lockdown

Topic: Covid lockdown

Mumbai restaurants, gyms, spas open after 2 months as unlock process begins in state

Easing of curbs under level-3 category are applicable for places where the positivity rate is 5% to 10% and the oxygen bed occupancy is more than 40%.

Delhi Metro to operate at 50% capacity, malls to open on an odd-even basis from 7 June

Announcing further relaxations in lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday also said government and private offices will be allowed to reopen with 50 per cent attendance.

A community kitchen in a Bengal village is providing food to tribals during lockdown

A part of the school for tribal kids has been converted into a kitchen. It provides food to around 250 villagers, mostly tribals & migrant workers who lost jobs during the lockdown.

Death, job loss, anxiety: Pandemic pushes up sale of antidepressants by 23% in 1 year

Mental health experts and psychiatrists say more people have been consulting them now in comparison to the pre-pandemic days.

UP govt announces partial relaxation of Covid lockdown from 1 June

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary R K Tiwari said shops and markets outside containment zones will be allowed to open from 1 June onwards from 7 am to 7 pm on weekdays.

Delhi govt to gradually lift lockdown from 31 May

Stressing that unlock process doesn't mean fight against Covid has ended, Delhi CM Kejriwal said factories will reopen & construction activities permitted for a week starting Monday.

India’s unemployment rate likely to soar to highest in a year due to second wave lockdowns

The unemployment rate is estimated to rise to much as 11% this month, while weekly unemployment numbers are now hovering above 14%, said the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.

Mobiles banned as ‘infectious,’ 100s wait for news on kin at WB Covid hospitals. Like Mr Maity

Bengal had banned mobile phones in govt Covid hospitals last year, making it difficult for patients to keep in touch. Calls to hospital landlines go unanswered, say families.

Consumer demand drop in lockdown could cut palm oil prices, Vanaspati & soap costs may fall

Palm oil is a major ingredient in restaurants and packaged foods, sectors that have taken a hit in the lockdowns induced by the second Covid-19 wave.  

Karnataka announces Rs 1,250 crore Covid relief package for those hit by lockdown

Chief Minister Yediyurappa said his government was announcing the package despite the state facing financial constraints, and is standing by the people during this difficult time.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.