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The Kerala High Court on Thursday ruled that the District Administration or the Police cannot insist that only politically neutral-coloured decorative materials are used for temple festivals.
The High Court raised concerns regarding the amount of waste generated due to the flags, banners and posters displayed by political parties in public places.
Jul 24, 2021, 07:00 AM IST
New Delhi: The Kerala government has imposed a full lockdown for this weekend that is July 24 and 25, after reviewing the COVID situation in the state.
During the weekend lockdown, the state government has also directed the health department officials to conduct mass COVID testing with a target of 3 lakh tests.
However, the special focus will be on the districts where the seven-day test positivity rate (TPR) is above 10 per cent.
Apart from this, the state government has also asked district collectors to identify and demarcate micro-containment zones on a district level.
Issuing fresh order on Friday (July 23), the state government said that the prevailing category-wise system of exemptions and restrictions will continue.
Kerala under complete weekend lockdown, check full list of guidelines here
Kerala under complete weekend lockdown, check full list of guidelines here
Issuing fresh order on Friday, the state government said that the prevailing category-wise system of exemptions and restrictions will continue.
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Updated: Jul 24, 2021, 07:42 AM IST
The Kerala government has imposed a full lockdown in the state on July 24 and 25, in view of the rising COVID cases. The district collectors have been directed to identify and demarcate micro-containment zones in all districts, regardless of the categorization of the Local Self Government Institution (LSGI) regions, and enforce special intensified stringent restrictions so as to bring down the new cases at the earliest.