Uttarakhand Lockdown

The latest guidelines issued by Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said that the cinema halls, swimming pools and entertainment parks etc will, however, remain closed.

The Uttarakhand government on Sunday decided to extend the Covid lockdown in the state for another week from June 22 but allowed hotels, restaurants and bars to open at half their capacities.

A police sub-inspector posted in Uttarakhand's Mussoorie was transferred days after he fined an MLA for allegedly violating COVID-19 guidelines, fuelling allegations that he was penalised for acting against a sitting legislator.

Satyavir Singh, the Plant Head of Mahindra's Haridwar facility, recently handed over 100 oxygen concentrators and three Supro ambulances to the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat and the District Magistrate of Haridwar.

Temple priests at Uttarakhand's Badrinath have objected to the visit of the minister in-charge of COVID-19 response Dhan Singh Rawat and other BJP leaders to the shrine, calling it a breach of the lockdown norms, news agency ANI has reported.

Pilgrims returning from the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand's Haridwar will distribute coronavirus as "prasad" in their states, Mumbai's mayor said today as coronavirus cases ravage the country especially Maharashtra - the worst-affected state in India.

The Uttarakhand government on Monday asked schools that reopened on February 8 for classes 6 to 9 and 11 to charge only tuition fees from the students for the lockdown period.

The colleges and universities in Uttarakhand are opening for the first time after the imposition of lockdown nearly a year ago due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The classes are currently being held online.

Uttarakhand Education Department Chief Secretary Om Prakash released Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) regarding COVID-19 for all the educational institutes reopening after lockdown.

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday clarified that there will be no weekend lockdown in the state capital but only closure of market places, barring shops selling essentials, on Sundays for sanitisation purposes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uttarakhand government schools have reopened today for Class 10 to Class 12 after a gap of seven months. The schools were closed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed in the view of COVID-19 outbreak.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday justified the weekend lockdown in four districts of the State, pointing out that it will help to clamp down on Covid-19 transmissions, especially super-spreaders of the virus.

A complete weekend lockdown began on Saturday in four districts of Uttarakhand with Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat observing that the decision was taken in view of the recent surge in cases of COVID-19.

Most temples in Uttarakhand reopened their gates to devotees on Monday after a over three months but the famous Chardham in Garhwal Himalayas and those within the limits of Dehradun municipal area will remain shut.

A day after it implemented the road rationing rule, the Uttarakhand government today withdrew the odd-even traffic formula for private cars in view of the "practical problems" it was causing to the people.

The latest guidelines issued by Chief Secretary SS Sandhu said that the cinema halls, swimming pools and entertainment parks etc will, however, remain closed.

The Uttarakhand government on Sunday decided to extend the Covid lockdown in the state for another week from June 22 but allowed hotels, restaurants and bars to open at half their capacities.

A police sub-inspector posted in Uttarakhand's Mussoorie was transferred days after he fined an MLA for allegedly violating COVID-19 guidelines, fuelling allegations that he was penalised for acting against a sitting legislator.

Satyavir Singh, the Plant Head of Mahindra's Haridwar facility, recently handed over 100 oxygen concentrators and three Supro ambulances to the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat and the District Magistrate of Haridwar.

Temple priests at Uttarakhand's Badrinath have objected to the visit of the minister in-charge of COVID-19 response Dhan Singh Rawat and other BJP leaders to the shrine, calling it a breach of the lockdown norms, news agency ANI has reported.

Pilgrims returning from the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand's Haridwar will distribute coronavirus as "prasad" in their states, Mumbai's mayor said today as coronavirus cases ravage the country especially Maharashtra - the worst-affected state in India.

The Uttarakhand government on Monday asked schools that reopened on February 8 for classes 6 to 9 and 11 to charge only tuition fees from the students for the lockdown period.

The colleges and universities in Uttarakhand are opening for the first time after the imposition of lockdown nearly a year ago due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The classes are currently being held online.

Uttarakhand Education Department Chief Secretary Om Prakash released Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) regarding COVID-19 for all the educational institutes reopening after lockdown.

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday clarified that there will be no weekend lockdown in the state capital but only closure of market places, barring shops selling essentials, on Sundays for sanitisation purposes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uttarakhand government schools have reopened today for Class 10 to Class 12 after a gap of seven months. The schools were closed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed in the view of COVID-19 outbreak.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday justified the weekend lockdown in four districts of the State, pointing out that it will help to clamp down on Covid-19 transmissions, especially super-spreaders of the virus.

A complete weekend lockdown began on Saturday in four districts of Uttarakhand with Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat observing that the decision was taken in view of the recent surge in cases of COVID-19.

Most temples in Uttarakhand reopened their gates to devotees on Monday after a over three months but the famous Chardham in Garhwal Himalayas and those within the limits of Dehradun municipal area will remain shut.

A day after it implemented the road rationing rule, the Uttarakhand government today withdrew the odd-even traffic formula for private cars in view of the "practical problems" it was causing to the people.