Maharashtra Govt Orders Hotels, Pubs To Shut After 11 PM On Dec 31

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on December 30 said the hotels, restaurants and pubs throughout the state will be closed after 11 PM on December 31. "There is no restriction on people stepping out to buy medicines and visiting friends and family members", he added. Earlier, the government had imposed night curfew between 11 PM to 6 AM from December 22 till January 5 citing new strain of the COVID-19.