‘Special corona fee’: Delhi govt to charge 70% tax on liquor from today

After 40 days of lockout, shops and offices opened in the country from Monday. Shops opened in 600 districts out of a total of 736 districts on the first day of Concession Lockdown 3.0. However, the largest crowd gathered at liquor shops. In some cities, many long queues were seen. In most cities, the police had to make efforts to implement special distancing at liquor shops. Settlement operations started in some districts. Meanwhile, app-based cab service Ola and Uber also restored service to the cities covered by Orange and Green Jane. However, AC will not run in trains and only the passengers will be seated. Ola has started service in 100, while Uber in 25 cities.

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In Delhi, ice cream vendors were also seen in many streets. Chheti shops of electronics etc. opened, but such shops are not open in big markets. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has warned that all the exemptions given in the lockdown will be withdrawn if the scientific distancing is not followed.
The Jharkhand government will not implement the exemption right now. There will be full lockdown till 17 May. At the same time, West Bengal has not decided on exempting Orange and Green Jane. Therefore, most parts of West Bengal were seen only on Monday.
Shops and markets have been allowed outside Gujarat's Red Jane. However, shops in six big cities were not allowed to be opened.
No liquor was allowed to be sold in five districts of Maharashtra. At the same time, the ban in Mumbai has been extended till 17 May. People will be able to leave to buy goods between 7 am to 8 am.
Kerala has laid its borders on six sites to bring back stranded people in other states. Only these check posts can be entered in the state. Life was normal in most parts of Kerala. However, liquor shops across the state are yet to be allowed to be opened. Public transport has not been started here even in Green Jane. The salons will remain closed. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that he can give hair cutting services by going to the hairdresser of the hair dresser.
Out of 52 districts in Madhya Pradesh, shops opened in 43 districts comprising Green and Orange Jane. However, liquor shops remained closed throughout the state. Some reliefs have been given in areas outside the Containment Zone, even in the districts of Red Jane.