Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 2 (ANI): Kerala government on Saturday eased COVID-19 norms and permitted cinema halls and indoor auditoriums to reopen from October 25, but with restrictions.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 25 (ANI): All cinema halls and theatres in Maharashtra are permitted to reopen after October 22, said Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Saturday as the state government relaxes norms after witnessing a drop in COVID-19 cases.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 25 (ANI): Cinema halls and auditoriums in Karnataka will be allowed to operate at full capacity from October 1, months after being run at half capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, informed the state government.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 23 (ANI/PNN): "My karma is akin to an usher in a cinema hall who guides the viewer to watch and enjoy entertainment," Girish Wankhede humbly describes his work.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 19 (ANI): Cinema hall employees from across Assam staged a sit-in protest in Guwahati on Sunday demanding the reopening of cinema halls in the state, which have remained shut since April owing to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], August 29 (ANI): The condition of the entertainment industry in Jharkhand, particularly its cinema halls are in a very bad situation as many proprietors have diverted to other businesses due to losses during the corona pandemic, say locals.
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 25 (ANI): In view of the improvement in the COVID-19 situation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that shops, malls, religious places will open normally and cinema halls at 50 per cent capacity.
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): As cinema halls in several parts of the country reopened following a gap of a few months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, actor Akshay Kumar went back in time and shared his childhood memories attached to theatres in his birthplace, Delhi.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 2 (ANI): Even after the Indore district administration permitted the reopening of cinema halls and multiplexes, they still remain shut.