Karnataka imposes weekend curfew

Prohibition on several activities

Bengaluru, April 20, 2021: The state government has extended night curfew throughout the state and imposed weekend curfew.

The order issued by the state government that will come into force from 9 pm of April 21 (upto 6 am of May 4) has also imposed prohibition on various activities like schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions, all cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasium, yoga center, swimming pools, all social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, stadia.

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All religious places/places of worship shall be closed for public. However all personnel engaged in the service of the place of worship shall continue to perform their rituals and duties without involving any visitors.

Also read: Weekend curfew exempted for these categories

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Details:

1. Night curfew: Night curfew is imposed on the entire state from 9 pm to 6 am as per the guidelines.

2. Weekend curfew: There shall be weekend curfew from Friday 9 pm to Monday as per the guidelines.

3. Prohibited activities:
a. Schools, colleges, educational/ training/ coaching institutions etc. will remain closed. Online/ distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged.
b. All cinema halls. shopping malls, gymnasiums, yoga centers. spas. sports complexes, stadia, swimming pools, entertainment/amusement parks, theatres. bars and auditoriums, assembly halls, and similar places. c. Swimming pools approved by the Swimming Federation of India to be opened for sportspersons for training purposes only.
d. All social/ political/ sports/ entertainment/ academic/ cultural/ religious gathering/ other gatherings and large congregations.
e. Stadia and playground are allowed for organizing sports events and practicing purpose. without spectators.
f All religious places/ places of worship shall be closed for public. However, all personnel engaged in the service of the place of worship shall continue to perform their rituals and duties without involving any visitors.
g. Restaurant and eateries are permitted to operate and only take home (parcel) is allowed.

4 Construction activities.
a. All construction activities, civil repair activities are permitted.
b. Works pertaining to pre-monsoon preparation are permitted.
c. All the above activities shall be permitted by strictly adhering to Covid appropriate behavior (CAB) as stipulated in the National Directives for COVID 19 management.

5. Industries/Industrial establishments
All Industries/Industrial Establishments/ production units are permitted to operate adhering to Covid appropriate behavior. The movement of staff shall be allowed by producing valid ID/authorization issued by concerned industries/industrial establishment.

6 Commercial and private establishments .
a. Shops, including ration shops (PDS), dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, meat and fish, animal fodder are permitted.
b. Wholesale vegetable/fruit/flower markets shall be permitted to operate from open space/playgrounds strictly adhering to Covid appropriate behavior. The shifting process shall be completed by 23’d April.
c. Restaurants and eateries permitted only for take away.
d. Lodging Hotels are permitted with services for guests only.
e. Standalone liquor shops and outlets/Bars and Restaurants are permitted for take away only. •
f All food processing and related industries are permitted to operate.
g. Banks, insurance offices and ATM arc permitted.
h. Print and electronic media permitted.
i. Delivery of all items through E-Commerce permitted.
j. Capital and debt market services and notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India are permitted.
k. Cold storage and warehousing services permitted.
l. Private security services permitted.
m. Barber shops/Salon/Beauty Parlours permitted with strictly adhering to Covid appropriate behaviour and guidelines issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department.

All establishments. wherever possible. should encourage employees to work from home.

7. Functioning of Government and Private Offices/organizations/ Companies outside containment zone
a) All private . offices/ organizations/ institutions/companies shall be allowed to function with minimal strength as far as possible. As far as possible work from home should be encouraged.
b Only essential employees/staff of IT and ITeS companies shall work from office. Rest will work from home.
c) All telecom and internet setviec providers and companies offering allied services to telecom and interiet services providers are permitted to operate 24/7 with unrestricted movement of personnel and vehicles.
d) All Government Offices/ Autonomous Bodies/ Public Corporations, etc, shall function with 50% strength and the rest 50% of the staff shall be deployed for COVID 19 containment and management purpose. However, the Departments dealing with essential and emergency services shall function in full capacity as per the guidelines to be issued by DPAR.
e) Courts and Offices related to judicial work shall operate as per the guidelines issued by the llon’ble High Court.
f All Offices of the Government of India, its Autonomous/ Subordinate Offices, Defence. Emergency and Essential Services. and Public Corporations shall operate as per the guidelines issued by the concerned departments.
g) Petrol/Diesel pumps, gas stations shall be fully operational.

8 Inter-State and Intra-State Movement
There shall be no restriction on inter-State and intra-State movement of persons and goods. No separate permission/approval/c-permit will be required for such movements. However, people coming from other states shall strictly adhere to the prevailing Guidelines/SOPs issued by Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka.

9 Movement of people Movement of people is permitted.
a. Movement of people through Public transport (Metro, KSRTC, BMTC, NEKSRTC, NWSRIC. Private Buses, Trains, Taxis including cab aggregators (4 wheelers), Auto Rickshaw, etc, is permitted adhering to COVID appropriate behaviour.
b. Number of people traveling in buses, maxicabs, tempo travellers and metro shall be 50% of the seating capacity and other vehicles shall be as per the seating capacity stipulated by the RIO.
c. Unnecessary travel through private vehicle should be avoided. 10

10: Movement of goods:
There shall be unrestricted movement of all types of goods and cargo.

11 Agriculture and allied activities outside containment zone:
All agriculture and allied activities are permitted outside containment zones.

12 Health Services:
All health Services (including AYUSH and Veterinary Hospitals) including pharmacies to remain fully functional outside containment zones. 13 Marriages Marriages permitted strictly adhering to COV1D 19 Appropriate behavior (CAB) with maximum of 50 people. 14 Cremation/Funeral Cremation/Funerals to be allowed with maximum of 20 people.

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