URL copied Shops in Haryana to remain closed after 6 pm from tomorrow The Haryana government has instructed has instructed all shops to be closed from 6 pm on Friday. State Health Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that all non-essential gatherings are banned, for any kind of function, the person has to take permission from the concerned sub divisional magistrate. "All shops will remain closed from 6 pm onward in Haryana from tomorrow, all non-essential gatherings are banned, anybody holding any function within prescribed limit will have to seek permission from concerned SDM (Sub Divisional Magistrate)," Vij said in a tweet. The state government had recently capped the number of attendees in indoor events to 50 and that for open spaces to 200.