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Social media has been full of misinformation and fake news ever since coronavirus COVID-19 hit India Notably, everything that is present on the Internet is not true and it is advisable to check the facts before believing in the news going viral on the social media. Now, a post has gone viral on social media in which it is claimed that the government has decided to provide Rs 11,000 to all students to help them pay their fees amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The monument is opened following COVID-19 guidelines making it mandatory for visitors to wear a mask. The Taj Mahal authority has imprinted norms saying not more than five thousand visitors are allowed in a day and it has also prohibited taking group photographs. The Taj Mahal was closed on March 17 after the Centre's order to close all the heritage monuments protected under the Archeological Survey of India.

Schools, colleges in several states of India are set to partially reopen from today (September 21) after it was shut for six months due to the coronavirus pandemic.  

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the decision was taken in public interest and  further urged people to follow the instructions. 

Tamil Nadu government has announced that all the classes would start functioning simultaneously across the state once the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak comes under control. Tamil Nadu Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan ruled out the idea of holding shift-based classes and phased-reopening of educational institutions and said that the government will wait for few more weeks before allowing the schools to reopen. He added that classes will not be held in shift as all the schools in the state have adequate infrastructure and classrooms to ensure the social distancing norms.

Amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday (September 19) decided to impose Section 144 of the CrPC in 11 districts of the state. The Rajasthan government issued an official notification saying that Section 144 has been imposed in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Udaipur, Sikar, Pali and Nagaur districts. It is to be noted that Section 144 prohibits an assembly of more than five persons at a place.

West Bengal government on Friday announced that all Zoos across the state will reopen from October 2. The state government also issued a fresh notification saying that all amusement parks and gardens will be reopened for the general public from September 23. The state government notification said that visitors will have to make all bookings in this regard online.

Recently, buzz around the reopening of cinema halls in the country for movie lovers ade headlines.

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The number of active cases currently stands at 17,692, and the same on Wednesday was 16,502, the bulletin said On June 28, Delhi had recorded 2,889 new cases of the infection, its highest single-day spike before September 3, while the fresh cases count stood at 2,312 on Sept 1 The total number of tests done to date in Delhi stands at 16,69,352, and the number of tests done per million, as on Thursday, was 87,861, it said

Unlock 4.0 guidelines came into force in COVID-19 non-containment zones on Tuesday The new guidelines will remain in force till September 30 The Home Ministry had on Saturday issued new guidelines for opening up of more activities in areas outside containment zones, as a part of Unlock 4. Metro services across the country will resume from September 7 while schools and colleges will remain shut

Anuj Dayal, Executive Director of Corporate Communications DMRC said that the details on the Metro functioning and its usage will be shared once the detailed SOP on Metros is issued by MoHUA. The unprecedented outbreak of coronavirus has so far infected more than 34 lakh people across India.

Social, academic, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious, political functions and other congregations will be permitted with a ceiling of 100 persons, with effect from September 21 2020. Open-air theatres will be permitted to open with effect from September 21, 2020. Within the containment zones, strict perimeter control shall be maintained and only essential activities allowed.

The government is considering opening local rail transportation are likely to reopen from the first week of September, while schools and colleges and cinema halls are likely to remain closed, as per sources. The government received various suggestions asking to allow local rail/metro, single theatre cinema halls, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places to resume.

Centre may allow local trains, metro, auditoriums, single-screen movie halls in Unlock 4.0 The government is unlikely to open entertainment parks and multi-screen movie halls The Centre is not keen to open schools and colleges. It is expected that there would be hardly any change in international air travel norms as air travel of passengers has been permitted in a limited manner under the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’.