Karnataka announces complete lockdown from May 10 to May 24; details here
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday announced that the state will go under complete lockdown starting May 10 till May 24.
Speaking to reporters on Friday evening the CM added that the government was forced to undertake stringent measures to control the COVID-19 spread.
The CM added that shops selling Milk, medicines and other essential items will be allowed to remain open from 6:00 am to 10:00 am.
Speaking about strict lockdown the CM clarified “Nobody will be allowed to come out on streets after apart from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. Strict action will be taken against those violating the new guidelines” he added.
CM also added that people having reservations of train/flight tickets will be allowed to travel. Metro services however will be out of service will taxis and auto-rickshaws will only be allowed to ply in cases of emergencies.
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Affront to non-Hindi speaking people: Chidambaram slams use of Hindi words in bills' names
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader P Chidambaram has slammed the "increasing practice" of the government using Hindi words in the titles of the bills and said the change is an "affront" to the non-Hindi-speaking people.
Chidambaram said the non-Hindi-speaking people cannot identify a Bill/Act with titles that are in Hindi words written in English letters, and they cannot pronounce them.
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"I am opposed to the increasing practice of the government using Hindi words written in English letters in the title of the Bills to be introduced in Parliament," the former Union minister said late Monday night.
Hitherto, the practice was to write the title of the Bill in English words in the English version and in Hindi words in the Hindi version of the Bill, Chidambaram said.
"When no one pointed out any difficulty in the 75 year practice, why should government make a change?" he said.
"This change is an affront to non-Hindi speaking people and to States that have an official language other than Hindi," the Congress leader said.
Successive governments have reiterated the promise that English will remain an Associate Official Language, Chidambaram said.
"I fear that promise is in danger of being broken," the Congress MP said.
