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Updated Dec 26, 2020 | 08:26 IST The organisers of the party have been arrested under the Epidemics Act for breaching government orders to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus. Christmas party invites police for violation of COVID norms  |  Photo Credit: Times Now Key Highlights Police were they were astonished to discover around 100 youngsters packed inside the party venue, showing no regard to the current pandemic-induced restrictions. Empty liquor bottles were found lying on tables inside the cafe, Jodhpur:  Police in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur raided a Ch...

Post unlockdown: Prison population increases to 31,000 in Maharashtra While at one point during the lockdown, the inmate population had reduced to nearly 24,000 -- a little over its official capacity of 23,217 -- nearly half of the state’s prisons are overcrowded again, some housing inmates more than double their capacities. December 16, 2020 12:24:41 am New arrests due to increase in crimes and denial of bail citing the unlockdown are factors leading to congestion in jails, even as the danger of the pandemic still looms. (Representational) Even as appreh...

275 patrons were found flouting norms at the Bombay Adda bar MUMBAI: In the first such action against pubs, the BMC on Sunday filed an FIR under Sec 188 of the IPC (disobedience of order duly promulgated by a public servant) against the manager of Bombay Adda in Santacruz (W) over violation of Covid-19 norms. Sources said the pub, which was fined Rs 30,000, had 275 patrons, most of them not wearing a mask, post-midnight. TimesView It is worrying that an increasing number of establishments are seeing big crowds without their patrons following the mask mandate. The authorities must hold these...