Rajasthan Announces Lockdown From May 10-24 Amid Covid Spike

Marriage functions will be allowed only after May 31. The advance booking amount given to marriage gardens, bands etc. will be either returned or adjusted later, the government said.

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Rajasthan government on Thursday announced a strict lockdown in the state from May 10 to 24 under which marriage functions, intrastate movement and MGNREGA works have also been suspended. Marriage functions will be allowed only after May 31. The advance booking amount given to marriage gardens, bands etc. will be either returned or adjusted later, the government said. However, marriages will be permitted during this period only in courts or at home in the presence of maximum of 11 people, according to a state cabinet decision. The decision to impose a "strict lockdown" was taken at a virtual cabinet meeting Thursday night.