Kolkata:
In the midst of increasing cases of coronavirus and its new variant Omicron Variant, the West Bengal government has directed to implement strict restrictions like lockdown from local trains to offices and shopping malls. have been issued. The State Home Secretary said on Sunday that local trains will remain closed in Bengal from Monday at 7 pm.
Chief Secretary Hari Krishna Dwivedi informed the media about the necessary restrictions after reviewing the situation of Corona with the departments. According to the guidelines of the government, only 50 people will be allowed to attend the wedding and 20 people will be allowed to attend the funeral. Will have to work with 50 percent attendance in government / non-government offices. All schools and colleges have been closed from 3 January 2022.
- All schools and colleges are closed from tomorrow, only 50 are allowed in marriage and 20 in funeral
- Local trains will be closed from 7 pm, Metro will operate with 50 percent capacity
- Swimming pool, salon, gym, etc. closed from tomorrow, restaurants, hotels will run with 50 percent capacity
In the latest guidelines, it has been said that shopping malls will be able to open from 10 am to 5 pm, but the capacity will have to be kept half. That is, half the employees will come, the crowd of customers will also not be allowed. Not only this, only 50 percent of the passengers of the seat will be able to travel in the Metro (Kolkata Metro Train). However, no reduction has been made in the operation of trains.
The West Bengal government of Mamta Banerjee has directed restaurants, hotels in the state to operate their institutions with 50 percent capacity. People have been told not to crowd these places. The swimming pool, salon, gym, etc. have been completely closed from January 3 till further orders.
The government had already given such indications that it may soon impose strict restrictions. In the midst of increasing cases of corona in the state including the Kolkata metropolis, the West Bengal government has taken strict steps. As a precaution, the state government postponed two programs.
From January 2, 'Duare Sarkar' camps were to be organized across the state. The program was scheduled to be organized at Netaji Indoor Stadium on January 3 during the 'Students Week' started by the state government from January 1, which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself was going to attend. In view of the situation of Corona, the government had already postponed both programs.
According to information received from the sources of the State Secretariat, both these programs were not canceled but postponed for some time. In the future, in view of the situation of Corona, a decision will be taken regarding organizing these programs. Sources said that in the last one week, corona cases have increased in the entire state including the metropolis. The city of Kolkata has the highest number of corona infections.
Hearing in High Court from today only through a virtual medium
The main benches of the High Court, the circuit benches at Jalpaiguri and Port Blair, will hear only through virtual medium till further orders. This rule will be applicable from January 3, 2022. On Saturday, on the recommendation of its Covid Control Committee, the Registrar General had issued a notification saying that all court proceedings would be held only in virtual mode. In matters relating to bail only, the PP and the APP shall submit the summary of the case diary to the ACO through the PP office for placing before the Court.
If the Bench requires a physical presentation of the case diary, the PP may be directed to do the necessary work. The notification also states that the Registrar General/Registrar (Original Party) shall regulate the attendance of employees by rotation so that the attendance does not exceed 66% or two-thirds on any given day. Apart from this, the Registrar is also directed to ensure that the entire staff is assigned duties on a rotational basis. The same rule will be applicable in all the district courts of the state.