J&K Lieutenant Governor’s (L-G) administration on Friday amended service rules and barred all government employees from organising or participating in strikes. The provision (under Rule 20(ii) of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971) is as under: ‘Demonstrations and strikes. No Government employee shall resort to or in any way abet any form of … Read more
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur | Photo Credit: – Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar’s murder with India weeks ago, says Trudeau Canada shared evidence that Indian government agents were potentially involved in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia with New Delhi weeks ago, Prime Minister Justin … Read more
The All India Lawyer Association for Justice (AILAJ) expressed concerns over more than 20 lawyers remaining behind bars for close to two months in Odisha’s Sambalpur district stating that their bail pleas were not being entertained. These lawyers were accused of barging into courtroom and threatening judicial officers over their demand for a separate … Read more
In most cases, Indian restaurants have been delivering food to home. Sitting in a closed indoor space and taking without masks pose a risk of Covid-19 transmission. This is something we all have known. Now this can be problematic when it comes to bars and restaurants because people sitting together do take their masks off, … Read more
The industry bodies said it was difficult for smaller companies that did not have the resources to organise or hire vehicles to ferry employees. A stringent 12-hour curfew between 6 pm and 6 am has been imposed across Pune district for seven days, starting on Saturday. The Pune district administration on Friday also announced that … Read more
Patrons can be seen flooding nightclubs across India sans social distancing and maskless. (Photo: India Today) Many nightclubs in cities across India appear to be offering a perfect setting for the new coronavirus to prey on as cavalier guests hit the dancefloor in tight quarters — of course without masks! WHY BARS ARE RISKY? “Bars … Read more
The Maharashtra Government has issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for restaurants that are to reopen from Monday under the state government’s ‘Mission Begin Again’ initiative. The guidelines have been issued by the Directorate of Tourism to keep a check on coronavirus infection. As per the guidelines, restaurants including cafes, canteens, dining halls, licensed food … Read more
The Maharashtra government allowed hotels to operate at 100% capacity from September 2 through new guidelines issued on Monday, but decided to keep bars shut. There is confusion in the industry on restaurant operations as they had previously figured in the negative list of prohibited activities but are not mentioned anymore in the new order. … Read more
From early March through late July, the CDC received reports of 570 young people — ranging from infants to age 20 with the condition, the Times reported. Of those, 40 percent were Hispanic or Latino, 33 percent were Black and 13 percent were white. Ten died and nearly two-thirds were admitted to intensive care units, … Read more