WEB DESK
With several States and major cities across the country imposing night curfews, restricting large gatherings and shutting down pubs and restaurants, the New Year celebrations in India are likely to be muted.
In the National Capital, a night curfew has been imposed. The government said it would not allow more than five people to assemble at public places, while Mumbai and Bengaluru limited gatherings to four.
In Bengaluru, section 144 is imposed since noon today preventing over five people from congregating at one place. This will be in place till tomorrow morning at 6 A.M.
However, there are no restrictions in Goa, where people from all parts of the country are ready to celebrate the occasion. Amidst the restrictions of pandemic COVID-19, various programmes, music programmes and other events are organized especially at the beach sites.
In Rajasthan, the State Government has clamped night curfew in big cities of the State on the new year eve. A night curfew on the new year’s eve will be in effect in all cities having a population of over one lakh.
Odisha have imposed night curfew from 10 tonight to 5 tomorrow morning across the State.