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Coronavirus live updates: Night curfew relaxed in West Bengal during Durga puja and Lakshmi puja

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 30, 2021, 23:16:18 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Night curfew relaxed in West Bengal during Durga puja and Lakshmi puja

India has reported 23,529 new Covid-19 cases, 311 deaths in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country has declined to 2,770,20. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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"Nowhere in Delhi can Chhath Puja be organised in public in groups on the banks of a river or pond or in parks," stated the DDMA.

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19:56 (IST) Sep 30

"In continuation of the earlier order, restriction and relaxation measures as already in force stand extended up to October 30.... In view of the ensuing festive period the said restriction relating to movement of people and vehicles between 11 pm to 5 am is relaxed during October 10 to 20," the order read.

19:56 (IST) Sep 30

The government has made an exception in the night curfew rule in view of the festival as a large number of people visit puja pandals at night in Kolkata and elsewhere.

19:27 (IST) Sep 30

However, the government notification stressed existing Covid restrictions will be in effect on all other days of October apart from the 10 days of festivity.

19:24 (IST) Sep 30

In view of the festive season, restriction on the movement of people, vehicles between 11 pm to 5 am is relaxed from October 10 to October 20: West Bengal govt

19:10 (IST) Sep 30

The exemption from import duty would help keep low the cost of overseas vaccines that are being eyed to supplement domestically made shots of Covishield and Covaxin.

18:55 (IST) Sep 30

In a notification dated September 29, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said the exemption would come into force on October 1, 2021, and remain in force up to December 31, 2021.

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