Markets emerge as a concern ahead of festival, marriage season
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Karnataka Unlock News: Karnataka mulls easing weekend curfew and reopening malls
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At present, stand-alone retail shops are allowed to stay open between 6am and 5pm, with night curfew being clamped at 7pm. While traders want permission to stay open till 10pm, an hourlong extension is being looked at. Correspondingly, public transport, including BMTC buses and Metro service, is likely to be allowed to operate for longer hours. Most of the day s business of the retail sector takes place in the evening. Also, weekends account for 60% of sales, while Monday to Friday sales cover only 40%. So, it is important to reduce the hours of night curfew and lift the weekend curfew if we want to see quick economic recovery, said trade activist Sajjan Raj Mehta.
Bengaluru set to unlock on June 14
Bengaluru set to unlock on June 14
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Jun 11, 2021, 06:00 IST
Unlock 1.0, the first phase of easing out of the lockdown will begin in
Bengaluru from Monday onwards. The state government will initiate
marginal relaxations for the covid-induced lockdown.
Chief Minister
BS Yediyurappa said, explaining the relaxations from Monday on, that all industries are permitted to function with 50 per cent of their total strength.
However, in the case of garments, only 30 per cent workers are allowed, he said. Essential shops are also permitted to function until 2 pm, he added. “These guidelines will be effective until June 21. If the covid positivity rate dips further, then we will consider more relaxations,” the Chief Minister said.