'Janata curfew': India readies for a complete lockdown on Sunday

Taxi services have been exempted from the transport shutdown. There will be other measures like complete shutdown of gyms, bars, restaurants, cinema halls, swimming pools and malls on Sunday

The Indian Railways has issued instructions to zones that no passenger train will originate from any railway station in the country from 7 am to 10 pm on Sunday in view of the ‘Janta curfew’ announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Zonal railways, however, can decide to run a train that day if the occupancy is high.  Food plazas, restaurants and railway kitchens besides onboard catering services on railways will be shut from Sunday.

The national capital’s lifeline — Delhi Metro — will shut down services on all routes on Sunday (March 22). The curfew is aimed at encouraging people to