<p>Amid rising Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra’s cultural and IT capital of Pune, the district administration has come out with a sort of mini-lockdown, shutting down bars, hotels, restaurants, cinema halls and multiplexes for a week’s time.</p>.<p>Night curfew timings in the Pune district have been revised to 6 pm to 6 am from the earlier 8 pm-7 am.</p>.<p>The regulations will come into force from Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/lockdown-in-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-to-address-state-at-830-pm-969396.html" target="_blank">Lockdown in Maharashtra? CM Uddhav Thackeray to address state at 8:30 pm</a></strong></p>.<p>The decision was taken on Friday at a review meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the guardian minister of Pune district.</p>.<p>Pune’s divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao told reporters that no public functions will be allowed in the city.</p>.<p>Not more than 50 and 20 persons will be allowed to attend marriages and funerals, respectively.</p>.<p>“While bars, hotels and restaurants will be closed, they can undertake parcel/delivery services,” he said.</p>.<p>The Pune district comprising the areas under Pune Municipal Corporation, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and the metropolitan areas have been recording over 8,000 cases for a couple of days.</p>
<p>Amid rising Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra’s cultural and IT capital of Pune, the district administration has come out with a sort of mini-lockdown, shutting down bars, hotels, restaurants, cinema halls and multiplexes for a week’s time.</p>.<p>Night curfew timings in the Pune district have been revised to 6 pm to 6 am from the earlier 8 pm-7 am.</p>.<p>The regulations will come into force from Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/lockdown-in-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-to-address-state-at-830-pm-969396.html" target="_blank">Lockdown in Maharashtra? CM Uddhav Thackeray to address state at 8:30 pm</a></strong></p>.<p>The decision was taken on Friday at a review meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the guardian minister of Pune district.</p>.<p>Pune’s divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao told reporters that no public functions will be allowed in the city.</p>.<p>Not more than 50 and 20 persons will be allowed to attend marriages and funerals, respectively.</p>.<p>“While bars, hotels and restaurants will be closed, they can undertake parcel/delivery services,” he said.</p>.<p>The Pune district comprising the areas under Pune Municipal Corporation, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and the metropolitan areas have been recording over 8,000 cases for a couple of days.</p>
