Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced an additional aid of Rs 3,000 to 5,000 to the families involved in pottery and idol making in view of the ban on Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at public places in the state.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 7 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that most of the restrictions have been eased including the internet services and the situation is fully normal in the union territory.
Amsterdam [Netherlands], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of people took to the streets of Amsterdam on Sunday to protest COVID-19 restrictions in the Netherlands, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 5 (ANI): After a long wait, as many as 98 Pakistani Hindus, who came to India on a pilgrimage about one and a half years ago and got stranded due to COVID-19 restrictions, returned via Attari-Wagah in Punjab's Amritsar on Sunday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 5 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Sunday allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations with a set of restrictions in districts where the Covid positivity rate is less than 2 per cent.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 5 (ANI): With Ganesh Chaturthi just around the corner, artisans making idols of Lord Ganesh in Andhra Pradesh are facing hardships as the state government has decided not to allow Ganesh pandals and immersion processions this year due to COVID-1
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 4 (ANI): After days of restrictions, normalcy has been returned to Jammu and Kashmir after mobile service (voice call) and broadband services on all platforms that were snapped following the demise of former Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelan
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], September 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The administration of the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi will reimpose coronavirus lockdown measures in several city districts for 15 days starting September 6, the government said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], Sep 3 (ANI): The Indian service sector growth resumed in August as Covid-19 pandemic continued to recede and vaccine access improved, according to the latest IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) released on Friday.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) September 3 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh government on Thursday announced few relaxations in the existing COVID-19 restrictions in the state, as part of which all the shops and commercial establishments will be allowed to operate till 8 PM.
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday imposed restrictions on passengers from additional countries, citing the reports of new mutations in SARS-CoV-2 and the rising number of "Variants of Concern (VOCs) and Variants of Interest (Vols)
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 2 (ANI): The restrictions and internet shutdown imposed on Kashmir valley after the demise of former Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani will continue on Friday, informed Jammu and Kashmir Police.