Mamata urges govt to stop flights from Covid-19 hotspots till Jul 31

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Centre on Friday to stop international repatriation flights and domestic flights to Kolkata from states with a high Covid-19 prevalence till July 31 and relaxed the night curfew in the state by an hour from July 1.

She also said she wants the metro rail services to resume from July 1, but only with 100-per cent seat occupancy and no passenger standing.

"We have decided that (from July 1) the night curfew hours will be from 10 pm to 5 am. We also want the metro rail to resume services from July