AV 19th December 2020

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FIRST & FOREMOST ASIAN WEEKLY IN EUROPE

Let noble thoughts come to us from every side

19 - 25 DECEMBER 2020 - VOL 49 ISSUE 33

"FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN" Bosses ask the government why is the hospitality industry being punished when there is little evidence to suggest that restaurants, bars, and pubs are Covid-19 hotspots?

Key achievements of Modi government in 2.0

(File photo: Employees of hospitality industry protesting outside Parliament Square in October 2020)

Priyanka Mehta

On Wednesday 16th December, the hospitality industry in London was once again left on the tenterhooks as the government decided that the capital will be pushed into the toughest coronavirus restrictions to contain a surging number of Covid-19 infections. This announcement which is described as “another nail in the coffin” by the pubs trade body, will force at least 15,489 venues in the capital, as well as parts of Essex and Hertfordshire, to remain in Continued on page 6 tier 3 restrictions.

The Modi 2.0 government completed more than one and half years now. The BJP-led NDA swept to victory in the last general election, winning over 350 seats. Modi 2.0 govt will be remembered for the realisation of decades-old promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Full story on page - 26


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