West Bengal allows shops to remain open till 10:30 pm, check relaxations to be implemented

The relaxation will come into effect from Monday onwards.

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday (August 14) announced that all shops and business establishments including bars and restaurants to remain open till usual working hours but not beyond 10.30 PM. The relaxation will come into effect from Monday onwards. The state administration had on Thursday extended the existing COVID restrictions till August 31 but reduced night curfew timings by two hours, imposing it from 11 PM to 5 AM, according to news agency PTI. It allowed outdoor government programmes with strict adherence to COVID protocols. The state administration also permitted theatres, auditoriums and open air theatres to operate with not more than 50 per cent of their respective seating capacities.