{"id":5168,"date":"2020-06-12T19:28:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T13:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2020-06-12T19:29:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T13:59:17","slug":"punjab-cm-approves-weekend-holiday-curbs-says-tough-measures-necessary-to-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/punjab-cm-approves-weekend-holiday-curbs-says-tough-measures-necessary-to-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ALL NON-ESSENTIAL SHOPS TO REMAIN CLOSED ON SUNDAYS, CLOSE BY 5 PM ON SATURDAYS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-pa\">\u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a2b\u0a3c \u0a15\u0a30\u0a28\u0a3e, \u0a07\u0a39 \u0a16\u0a2c\u0a30 \u0a24\u0a41\u0a39\u0a3e\u0a21\u0a40 \u0a2c\u0a47\u0a28\u0a24\u0a40 \u0a2d\u0a3e\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e \u0a35\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a1a \u0a09\u0a2a\u0a32\u0a2c\u0a27 \u0a28\u0a39\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a39\u0a48\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/en\/\">\u0a15\u0a3f\u0a30\u0a2a\u0a3e \u0a15\u0a30\u0a15\u0a47 \u0a07\u0a71\u0a25\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a47\u0a16\u0a4b\u0964<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">NO INTER-DISTRICT MOVEMENT EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL\/MEDICAL NEEDS, MARRIAGE FUNCTIONS ALLOWED WITH E-PASSES FOR 50 PERSONS<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Chandigarh, June 12: Reiterating that his government would take hard decisions, where needed, to check the community spread of Covid, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday approved detailed weekend and holiday restriction guidelines, as per which inter-district movement will be barred except for e-pass holders, and only shops dealing with essential commodities and services will be allowed to operate on all days of the week.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Chief Minister had, during a Covid preparedness review VC meeting on Thursday, said his government\u2019s focus was on saving the lives of Punjabis, even if it meant taking tough measures, particularly in the light of the grave projections of the pandemic peaking over the next two months.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The guidelines issued today are in addition to those notified earlier by the state government for Lockdown 5.0 \/ Unlock 1.0, and will remain in force on weekends and gazette holidays till further orders.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Under the new guidelines:<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Shops dealing with essential commodities\/services shall remain open on all days till 7 p.m.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Restaurants (for take home\/home delivery only) and liquor shops will also continue to be open till 8.00 P.M on all days.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">However, other shops, whether standalone or in shopping malls, shall remain closed on Sundays, while on Saturdays they can open till 5 p.m, with the district authorities directed to ensure strict compliance of these timings.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In addition to the Sunday closure, the District Magistrates may choose, in consultation with the respective market associations, to order closure of the non-essential shops on any other day of the week also, especially in the high-risk areas where the cases are high.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Inter-district movement shall be allowed against e-pass, which will be issued only for essential work, but no pass shall be required for such travel in case of medical emergency.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Further, e-pass will also be required for marriage functions, and will be issued only for 50 specific persons.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Expressing grave concern over the spiraling Covid cases in the country, particularly Delhi, the Chief Minister once again appealed to the people of Punjab to strictly adhere to the social distancing norms and mandatory wearing of masks. The situation demanded stringent compliance with all the restrictions, he stressed, adding that though the situation in the state was relatively in control, his government was not ready to take any chances, given the escalating trend of the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a2b\u0a3c \u0a15\u0a30\u0a28\u0a3e, \u0a07\u0a39 \u0a16\u0a2c\u0a30 \u0a24\u0a41\u0a39\u0a3e\u0a21\u0a40 \u0a2c\u0a47\u0a28\u0a24\u0a40 \u0a2d\u0a3e\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e \u0a35\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a1a \u0a09\u0a2a\u0a32\u0a2c\u0a27 \u0a28\u0a39\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a39\u0a48\u0964 \u0a15\u0a3f\u0a30\u0a2a\u0a3e \u0a15\u0a30\u0a15\u0a47 \u0a07\u0a71\u0a25\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a47\u0a16\u0a4b\u0964 \u00b7 \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NO INTER-DISTRICT MOVEMENT EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL\/MEDICAL NEEDS, MARRIAGE FUNCTIONS ALLOWED WITH E-PASSES FOR 50 PERSONS Chandigarh, June 12: Reiterating that his government would take hard decisions, where needed, to check the community spread of Covid, Punjab Chief Minister Captain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,4,180],"tags":[898,131,132,282,365,470,899,897],"class_list":{"0":"post-5168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-politics","9":"category-punjab","10":"tag--shops-dealing-with-essential-commodities-services-shall-remain-open-on-all-days-till-7-p-m","11":"tag-captain-amrinder-singh","12":"tag-cm-punjab","13":"tag-covid","14":"tag-covid-relaxation","15":"tag-punjab-chief-minister-captain-amarinder-singh","16":"tag-restaurants-for-take-home-home-delivery-only-and-liquor-shops-will-also-continue-to-be-open-till-8-00-p-m-on-all-days","17":"tag-under-the-new-guidelines"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}