New year parties, dance programmes banned in pubs, clubs in Karnataka due to COVID-19
Bengaluru, Dec 17: In a fallout of COVID-19, Karnataka will miss the usual New Year day eve celebrations in clubs, pubs and restaurants among other places with the state government banning special DJ dance programmes and parties for four days from December 30.
The government on Thursday issued an order prohibiting such programmes between December 30 and January 2 at clubs, pubs, restaurants and other places where people gather for new year celebrations, citing the prevailing COVID-19 situation.
Ahead of Christmas and New Year, the government also issued a set of guidelines, including barring public from making hand shakes or hugging during the celebrations.
However, there will be no restrictions on pubs, clubs and restaurants in carrying out normal operations in a routine way, the order said.
The guidelines, which also mandated use of green crackers alone during the festivities, will be effective from December 20 till January 2 and were aimed at controlling the spread of the pandemic.
"Keeping in mind public health, there is a need to celebrate Christmas and New Year in a simple and meaningful way. In the wake of this mass parties have been banned across the state at public places, establishments and places where large crowds gather without maintaining social distancing," the order by Chief Secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar said.
Organisers and supervisors at Churches must ensure that a large number of people don't gather at a time and social distance was maintained. Also people should not indulge in hand shakes or hugging during the festivities.
From December 30 to January 2 parties, special DJ dance programmes and special events at clubs, pubs, restaurants and other places that attract people in large numbers without social distancing have been prohibited.
Gathering of people at public places and roads for celebrations stands prohibited, but normal routine activities can be carried out at these places.
In the guidelines, the Police Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners have been given the authority to impose more restrictions at certain specific roads or places in their jurisdiction.
The order also calls for adhering to COVID related guidelines or restrictions that are already in place to control the spread of virus whose overall count in the state stood at 9.05 lakh as of Thursday with 15,205 active cases.
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Chikkamagaluru person duped of Rs 1.28 crore in facebook trading scam
Chikkamagaluru: A person from Shivapura village in Kadur taluk of the district was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.28 crore after falling victim to a fraudulent advertisement on Facebook. A case has been registered at the cyber police station in this regard.
According to the complaint, the victim came across an online trading advertisement titled ‘FYERS’ on Facebook and subsequently joined a WhatsApp group named ‘F-8FYERS Securities’. Lured by the promise of high returns, the person invested large sums of money in the scheme in a phased manner.
Over time, the victim transferred a total amount of Rs1,28,10,000. However, no returns were provided as promised. It was only later that the person realised they had been cheated.
Following the incident, the person approached the cyber police station and filed a complaint. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter.
