West Bengal, Kolkata lockdown update: Restaurants, bars timing extended, theatres can open with 50 per cent capacity

According to the Mamata Banerjee-led government's order, the movement of people in West Bengal has been restricted from 11 pm to 5 am. Earlier, the night curfew was enforced from 9 pm to 5 am. Only emergency services will be allowed to function during night curfew.

New Delhi: A day after extending lockdown like COVID-19 restrictions in the state till August 30, the West Bengal government on Friday (August 13) allowed all restaurants and bars to operate till 10:30 pm.  As per the latest notification by the ruling government in Bnegal, theatres and auditoriums can open with 50 per cent capacity while stadiums and swimming pools can also function with 50 per cent strength.  Meanwhile, the Metro Railway has decided to extend services along its north-south corridor in the city by an hour in the evening from Monday, with the last train leaving terminal stations at 9 pm, an official said. Kolkata Metro authorities have also increased the number of daily trains to 228 from 220 with a peak hour interval of five minutes between services in view of the rise in passenger count. "From Monday, along the north-south corridor, the last metro will leave the terminal stations at 9 pm instead of 8 pm as the state government has relaxed the restriction period," a Metro spokesperson said on Friday.