Chandigarh (Punjab/Haryana) [India], January 2 (ANI): All restaurants including hotels, coffee shops, eating places in Chandigarh will now operate with 50 per cent of capacity, informed State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) Union Territory Chandigarh on Sunday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 2 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the West Bengal government on Sunday decided to shut down schools and other educational institutes, spas, salons, beauty parlours, zoos, and entertainment parks from January 3.
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday informed about his government's preparedness amid the surging COVID-19 cases in the national capital and said that there are 37,000 oxygen beds available in the city with only 0.22 per cent of them occupied
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 2 (ANI): Prices of consumer goods continues to rise in December as inflation edged up to 12.3 per cent from 11.5 per cent, the highest in 21 months, local media reported citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data released on Saturday.
New York [US], January 2 (ANI): Over 28,500 children have been killed in conflicts since 2005 in Afghanistan, which accounts for 27 per cent of all verified child casualties around the world.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's food prices hit record highs as inflation increased to 12.1 per cent in December last year, up 2.2 per cent from November in the same year.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 1 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday took stock of the RT-PCR screening centre at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 31 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, the state government on Friday informed that metro trains and theatres will operate with 50 per cent sitting capacity till January 10.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 31 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced increasing the Dearness Allowance (DA) of state government employees and pensioners by 3 per cent.
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], December 31 (ANI): Amid the rising concern over Omicron variant of COVID-19, Sikkim government on Friday informed that cinema halls, restaurants and gyms should work with the 50 per cent capacity till January 10, 2022.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 31 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that though there are only 829 active cases of COVID-19 and the positivity rate in the state is below 0.05 per cent "vigilance and caution are necessary."