The budget session of Parliament is expected to be held under similar COVID-19 safety measures and restrictions, including strict physical distancing norms, that were in place for the monsoon session.
The Parliament is expected to be convened in the fourth week of January. The Budget as a norm is presented on February 1. “Even if the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine begins, with two doses of vaccine spread out over 2-4 weeks, the members can not be inoculated in time for the budget session,” a senior Lok Sabha official said.
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Sabarmati Ashram reopens for visitors after 9 months
With social distancing and other COVID-19 protocols in place, the Sabarmati Ashram has been opened for the public from January 4, the ashram’s director, Atul Pandya, told PTI.
“The ashram was shut for visitors since March 20…