Assam issues new COVID-19 SOPs, allows opening religious places

Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Tuesday has issued a new COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), easing some relaxations in the restrictions being imposed to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus infection.

Shocked at language used by Maharasthra Guv in letter to CM: Sharad Pawar writes to PM Modi

Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday reacted strongly to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the reopening of religious places which are shut since March due to Covid-19.

Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray, Guv Koshyari engage in war of words over religious places reopening

Mumbai/IBNS: In a new instance of a clash between a Chief Minister and a Governor of a state in the country, Uddhav Thackeray and Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday got engaged into a war or words over the reopening of religious places in Maharashtra, media reports said.

No prasads, holy waters or singing in religious places: Centre's new guidelines for unlock 1.0

New Delhi/IBNS: With religious places scheduled to open from Monday (June 8), the Centre on Thursday came up with new rules prohibiting the distribution of prasads or holy waters among others.

Places of worship to open from June 1 in West Bengal

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said all religious places will open in the state from June 1.

Karnataka asks PM Modi to allow reopening of temples, mosques, churches from Jun 1

Bengaluru/IBNS: The BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the reopening of all religious places, shut during the lockdown, in the southern state from Jun 1, media reports said.