Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 27 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday refused to implement the Central guidelines on the opening of shops, saying due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the state shops will remain closed till May 3.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 27 (ANI): On the Home Ministry order of allowing some shops in residential complexes to open, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Central government is releasing circulars on lockdown without considering the position of states.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand government has withdrawn its order to open shops from 7 am to 6 pm in nine districts of the COVID-19 green zones. Now, the shops in these districts will operate only for 6 hours.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 26 (ANI): The Shimla district administration has allowed the opening of all shops, except shopping malls and liquor shops, in rural areas during the lockdown relaxation hours.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Owing to the lockdown, Delhiites' favourite shopping destinations like Karol Bagh and Lajpat Nagar are vacant even on the day of Akshaya Tritiya.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Centre's decision to open certain shops will be implemented in the national capital too but no relief will be granted in COVID-19 containment zones.
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 26 (ANI): All standalone stores in neighbourhood residential complexes in Goa registered as 'shops' under the Shops and Establishments Act will be allowed to open in accordance with state government's order amid COVID-19 lockdown.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 26 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has issued a notification clarifying shops and establishments that will be allowed to operate in pursuance of the April 24 order by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 26 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the state government has decided that shops in Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Dhar and Khargone will continue to remain shut.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 26 (ANI): As book shops open in Agartala, guardians flock to purchase books for their wards during the relaxation period of lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Shutters of stationery shops in the national capital opened on Saturday after a month as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) exempted all shops under the Shops and Establishment Act from revised consolidated lockdown restrictions.
New Delhi [India] April 25 (ANI): The Delhi government is likely to implement the latest guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding the opening of shops with social distancing, and other norms being followed during the extended lockdown, according to sources.