LIVE News Updates: Restaurants and bars allowed up to 50% of the seating capacity from 8 am to 10 pm in Delhi

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.

It also decided to open the chardham yatra for locals from July 1 and for people from the rest of the state from July 11, Cabinet minister and state government's official spokesperson Subodh Uniyal said.

Bringing a negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report, however, will be compulsory for the pilgrims, he said.

"People of Chamoli district can visit Badrinath temple for a darshan from July 1 if they have a negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report, he said.
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Public parks, gardens, golf clubs and outdoor yoga activities will be allowed. All markets, market complexes, and malls permitted to open from 10 am to 8 pm.

Restaurants and bars allowed up to 50% of the seating capacity from 8 am to 10 pm and 12 pm to 10 pm respectively.

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he Kanpur police have invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Shivam Dubey, an aide of slain gangster Vikas Dubey.

Shivam, along with the gangster, was allegedly involved in the Bikru massacre in which eight police personnel were shot dead on July 3 last year, when they had gone to arrest the gangster.

Under the NSA, a person can be detained without a charge for up to 12 months if the authorities feel he or she is a threat to national security or law and order.

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The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,394 on Sunday as 31 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.

Four new patients have travel history, while 27 infections were detected during contact tracing, it said.

Thirty-four more people have been cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 7,162.

The Union territory now has 105 active cases, while the death toll in the islands stands at 127.

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At least 13 people were injured after a gas cylinder exploded at a house in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri area, fire officials said.
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