<span style="color: #222222;">Following the guidelines for opening up of more activities by Union Government, the Puducherry Government gave permission to open bars in the Union Territory from today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In an informal chat with news persons Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said that it was decided to open the schools for class 10th and 12th from October 5.</span><br />'' <b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></b><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Students could come to the school with the permission of their parents and the classes will be till 1 PM. A decision in respect of opening classes for the class 9 and 11 will be taken later, he said. Bars could be opened today and Cinema houses could start functioning from October 18 with 50 percent seat capacity.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Further swimming pools and parks will also be opened here. All shops will remain open from 6 AM to 9 PM and the beach would also be opened for the public from 6 AM to 9 PM, he said. And today, 489 more persons were tested positive for the Coronavirus disease and 4 died in the union territory today leaving 4994 active cases here. </span><br />''