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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray imposes night curfew till January 5 A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said he was not in favour of imposing a night curfew to curb COVID-19, he announced night curfew in the State till January 5 against the backdrop of a new, highly infectious coronavirus strain hitting the United Kingdom.
This decision was taken at an emergency meeting convened by the Chief Minister at his official residence, Varsha to take stock of the emerging situation.
“The State will be on high alert from today. A 14-day institutional quarantine has been made mandatory for passengers arriving in Maharashtra from European and Middle Eastern countries. They will also have to undergo RT-PCR test on the fifth or seventh day after their quarantine period,” he said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday announced that night curfew will be imposed in the state s cities as a precautionary measure starting Tuesday night. The development came after the CM held a contingency meeting to discuss the new mutation of the coronavirus detected in the United Kingdom.
Night curfew from 11pm to 6am will be in place in cities from tomorrow night to January 5, lasting a total of 15 days, the state government has decided. Separate hospitals will be earmarked for those who are detected with the new strain, it was announced after Monday s meet.
Institutional quarantine of 14 days has also been mandated in Maharashtra for travellers returning from Europe and countries in Central Asia. Passengers coming to Maharashtra, the state worst-hit by Covid-19, from other countries will be home quarantined, a statement released by the state government added.
Pawar Steps in to Resolve Metro Car Shed Crisis, Fadvanis Changes Gears
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Even as the controversy over the Metro car shed project in Kanjurmarg continues to deepen in the well of Maharashtra politics, NCP president Sharad Pawar has now said he is willing to intervene for an amicable resolution of the issue.
The NCP supremo has spoken to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis over the land dispute and may take up the issue with the Centre to resolve it, sources said on Monday.
Thackeray on Sunday said he is open to a resolution of the land row through dialogue with the Centre, and even willing to give them credit for the project, asserting that it was not an ego issue for him.
: Sunday, December 20, 2020, 8:55 AM IST
Sonia Gandhi s letter to Uddhav Thackeray: NCP blames Internal bickering in Congress, says it s result of lack of communication within party
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi sletter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray where she mentioned the Common Minimum Program (CMP) may have been prompted by complaints about budget cuts by her party s ministers, the NCP said on Saturday.
The NCP is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the state along with Thackeray s Shiv Sena and the Congress. Some Congress leaders may have complained to Sonia Gandhi, said Nawab Malik, a state minister and NCP spokesperson, speaking to a news channel.