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Malls to reopen from Monday, shops to stay open till 7 pm, says Dy CM Ajit Pawar.

Its enforcement director Azman Adam ( pic) said they had carried out monitoring of suppliers, wholesalers and retailers to ensure that there would be enough supply for consumers throughout the MCO 3.0. Azman said hoarding by consumers would lead to a disruption of supply. "The ministry always conducts daily checks nationwide to ensure enough supply especially for the period of MCO 3.0. "According to our records, since MCO 1.0 (March last year), 895,642 premises were checked. "Based on these ...

Synopsis Stores selling essential items, grocery shops, liquor stores are allowed to stay open from 7 am to 1 pm during the period of the curfew, while medical stores and restaurant kitchens are allowed to function from 7 am to 7 pm during the curfew period. ANI Chief Minister Pramod Sawant The Goa cabinet on Friday resolved to extend the ongoing curfew in the state to May 31, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said after a meeting of the state cabinet. "We are extending state curfew to May 31. Norms...

Amid a massive rise in Covid-19 cases, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Friday said it has decided to monitor the status of transportation and delivery of goods, manufacturing, delivery of essential commodities to the common man. Towards this, it is setting up a control room from Saturday. “In the event of any manufacturing, transportation, distribution, wholesale or e-commerce companies facing difficulties in transportation and distribution of goods or...

PETALING JAYA: Demand for certain essential food items is expected to remain high despite a modest Hari Raya Aidifitri celebration this year, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. “Although the celebrations are expected to be moderate due to the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP), demand is still there and is expected to rise before and during the festive period, ” said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister. For the first time, Nanta said, a 30-day enforcement period ...

IPOH: The Perak Domestic Trade and Consumerism Department is investigating claims that the price of chicken has been raised by as much as 100% in some places, says Datuk Abdul Yunus Jamahri. The Perak Domestic Trade and Consumerism Committee chairman said some poultry sellers claimed that they had to sell the meat at a higher price because their supplier had increased the prices. He said the state government was concerned about the price hike, especially for essential items during the month of ...

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the government on Friday had announced the closure during this period of every week till May 15 and also said those caught for the second time not wearing a mask will be fined Rs 10,000. The first time fine was doubled to Rs 1,000.

Walmart on Thursday announced that will it be raising the pay for 425,000 employees across the country.

Val Blondel died aged 75 in Whiston Hospital on January 17. As reported by the Star last month, her son Martin, general manager of the Steve Prescott Foundation, opened his heart about the devastating consequences of the pandemic as he paid tribute to her. Martin described his mum as "the most beautiful loving caring person you could ever meet, who touched everyone with her big heart as soon as she met". Stillia singer Jack Bennett will perform in Vals memory tonight, with viewers asked...

First-time moms are waiting with bated breath for the revised COVID-19 restrictions as their newborn babies may finally be allowed to meet their relatives in-person. “It takes a village to raise a child,” is how the saying goes and unfortunately those proverbial villages have been empty in recent months. According to Steinbach Family Resource Centre Executive Director Jo-Anne Dalton, the primary struggle for mothers since the pandemic set in has been that lack of personal connection. “Any...