Unlock 3.0: Reopen malls, say bizmen
Unlock 3.0: Reopen malls, say bizmen
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Jun 30, 2021, 06:00 IST
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With
Unlock 3.0 set to begin from July 5, the members of the Shopping Centres’ Association of India on Tuesday met
CM Yediyurappa and requested him to allow the reopening of malls and shopping centres. An association member said that they were ready to open the malls with strict adherence to Covid-Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) and any further delay in the opening would severely affect their businesses.
BBMP Chief Commissioner
Gaurav Gupta said: “I personally feel that we can permit the opening of malls as long as CAB is strictly followed. However, we need to see whether food courts should be permitted or not, initially. Many countries are following the protocol of easing lockdown in phases. We need to be extremely careful due to the high transmissibility of the
Malls, shopping centres urge Maharashtra CM to allow starting operations as Covid19 cases dip
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Malls and shopping centers in Maharashtra including Mumbai and Pune, key consumption centers, have been shut since the last two months owing to Covid19 related partial lockdown and curfews.
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SCAI has also highlighted that shopping mall operations are unlike opening of unorganized retail shops, as meticulous planning and a lot of preparations are involved.
Mall developers and shopping center operators, through the Shopping Centre Association of India (SCAI), have reached out to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray urging him to allow the shopping centres and malls to start operation with immediate effect. It has also sought to allow malls to operate as per regular operational hours.
: Monday, April 19, 2021, 4:08 PM IST
Markets close in red: Sensex plunges 882 points, Nifty tanks 258 points over rise in COVID cases, uncertainty over lockdown
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The rise in COVID-19 cases and the possibility of a lockdown in Maharashtra to curb the spread of the virus created a panic in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday, the first day of trading after the weekend. The market closed in the red with the Sensex plunging 882.61 pts to end at 47,949.42. The Nifty tanked 258.40 pts to 14,359.45.
India s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed 1.50 crore with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
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Bombay Stock Exchange. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, April 19 : Rising cases of Covid-19 infections along with imposition of new restrictions on movement to curb the virus spread, pulled the Indian equity markets lower on Monday s mid-afternoon trade session.
Accordingly, all major sectors other than the healthcare were trading in the red.
Around 1.45 p.m., Sensex traded at 47,858.33, lower by 973.70 points or 1.99 per cent from its previous close.
The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 14,330.40, down 287.45 points or 1.97 per cent from its previous close. Market opened with a huge gap down despite positivity in the other Asian markets, said Gaurav Garg, Head of Research at CapitalVia Global Research.