Theatre hall occupancy in Karnataka not to be restricted to 50 per cent: CM Yediyurappa
Bengaluru, Mar 19: Theatre hall occupancy in Karnataka would not be restricted to 50 per cent though there has been a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the state, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said here on Friday.
He also urged theatre owners, the viewers and the general public to abide by all the government guidelines to help control the spread of the pandemic.
"There is no such proposal before the government to allow a maximum of 50 per cent occupancy in cinema theatres," he tweeted after a section of media reported that such a move was on the cards.
Noting that COVID-19 cases are again on the rise, the CM, in an open letter to the public, posted on twitter, said the government has taken all necessary steps to contain the pandemic. However it would not be possible without people's support, he said.
Asking people to wear facemasks, maintain hand hygiene and follow social distancing, he requested the elderly and people above 45 years with comorbidities to get vaccinated.
The appeal came as the state recorded 1,587 infections on Friday, including 1,037 in Bengaluru.
There were 10 deaths in the state with six fatalities in Bengaluru alone.
Meanwhile the sudden spurt in cases in Bengaluru and speculations of a possible lockdown prompted the city civic agency to state it would submit a report to the government on the reasons behind it and abide by their decision
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike commissioner N Manjunath Prasad told reporters that contact tracing of the 925 cases reported on Thursday revealed that the maximum were from apartments due to partying and various events.
there were also cases of people going to temples and attending marriages, all of which would be brought to the notice of the state government
"BBMP will abide by whatever decision is taken by the government," Prasad said.
He said the civic agency was making arrangements to increase testing and would deploy more 'corona warriors' in areas where more cases have been reported and focus on conducting vaccinations in these places
The number of cases in the city, which had been below the 300 mark for more than three months, saw a sharp rise this month, crossing the 600 mark on March 14 and 900 on March 18.
ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಮಂದಿರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇ. 50ರಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅವಕಾಶ ನೀಡುವ ಯಾವ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪವೂ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಮುಂದಿಲ್ಲ. ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಥಿಯೇಟರ್ ಮಾಲೀಕರು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಆವಶ್ಯಕ ಮುಂಜಾಗ್ರತಾ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಪಾಲಿಸಿ, ಕೊರೋನಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹಕರಿಸಿ.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) March 19, 2021
"ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸುರಕ್ಷತಾ ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪದೇ ಪಾಲಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಕೊರೋನಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹಕರಿಸಿ" : ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ನಾಗರಿಕರಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSYBJP ರವರ ಮನವಿ.#KarnatakaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/LbQBfOAl2u
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) March 19, 2021
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Everyone should have faith in Shubman, he will win games at World T20: Abhishek
Dharamsala (PTI): Having played alongside Shubman Gill since the age of 12, Abhishek Sharma knows that it is just a matter of time before his currently off-colour best buddy starts winning T20I matches for India, including games in the upcoming T20 World Cup next year.
Gill's selection in the Indian T20I playing eleven has been questioned after a settled Sanju Samson was benched. The vice-captain in the format has managed only 291 runs in 15 innings at a strike-rate of 137.3.
He struck only four sixes in those games and on Sunday against South Africa in the third T20I here, Gill scored a painstaking run-a-ball 28, which didn't matter much since Abhishek (35 off 18 balls) had given the team a rousing start in a chase of a paltry target of 118.
"I'll tell you one thing straight away, that trust me, these two guys are going to win matches in World Cup (in February-March) and in this series as well," Abhishek replied when asked about Gill and skipper Suryakumar Yadav's poor run of form in the ongoing five-match series which India leads 2-1 right now.
When it came to Gill, his closest friend of more than a decade, Abhishek was predictably protective.
"Because I've been playing with them since so long, especially with Shubman, so I know which match he can win, which conditions, irrespective of the team, whoever it is," he said.
"So I have a lot of faith in him from the beginning, and I hope everyone will see him very soon and everyone will have faith in him," added the world's No.1 T20 batter.
Once Abhishek got out at a team score of 60, India needed more than 10 overs to score the remaining runs with both Gill and Surya not able to bat freely.
"There was a bit of help for the fast bowlers, and as I was batting, I knew that if I gave a good start here, the match could get over in the Powerplay, and that's what happened.
"...that was the plan for the rest of the batters, that they would just knock out or finish the match, so it was a very simple plan after that," Abhishek explained the rationale behind taking it easy after a blistering start.
Abhishek said he had to keep in mind that in cold December evenings in this part of the country, the pacers would get movement both in the air and off the surface.
"Conditions of course, I mean, as a batter you have to keep those things in mind that the ball is swinging a bit or it's seaming a bit, so I tried to play a few shots which is suitable for those wickets and pitches, so that's the plan always."
