Live
- Man Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting 15-Year-Old Girl
- Manchu Lakshmi Shares Cryptic Social Media Post
- Heavy rains cause disruptions in Tirumala and Tirupati
- Former Soldier Builds Temple for Rajinikanth, Installs New Idol on Superstar’s 74th Birthday
- Mohan Babu’s Daughter Manchu Lakshmi's Viral Post Sparks Controversy Amid Family Disputes
- NIST hosts alumni meet
- Upcoming Telugu OTT Releases: A Treat for Telugu Cinema Lovers in December
- Vedamrit Honey’ launched
- Arjun Das Brings Mufasa to Life in Tamil
- Odisha move to prepare maritime perspective plan
Bengal redefines containment zones, imposes stricter lockdown from July 9
The containment zones and buffer zones around them will be clubbed together and constitute a "broad-based" containment zone where total lockdown will be imposed from 5 pm on Thursday.
The West Bengal government on Tuesday decided to expand the areas under lockdown and impose tougher restrictions from July 9 to stem the relentless spike in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said.
The containment zones and buffer zones around them will be clubbed together and constitute a "broad-based" containment zone where total lockdown will be imposed from 5 pm on Thursday.
Local authorities will try and arrange home delivery of essential commodities for the residents of these areas, he said.
"These broader containment zones may be subjected to strict lockdown and all offices, government and private, all non-essential activities, congregations, transportations and all marketing, industrial and trading activities be closed," an order issued by Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Alapan Bandyopadhyay said.
It, however, did not mention how long the fresh spell of the shutdown will last.
The current phase of lockdown, in force till July 31, was largely limited to containment zones alone.
