TIMES OF INDIA
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 01, 2020, 17:01:40 IST
Coronavirus live updates: Govt announces sops for farmers, street vendors, MSMEs
Coronavirus tally in India surges to 1,90,535, and death toll has gone past the 5,000 mark. The lockdown in containment zones nationwide will continue till June 30 but extensive relaxations, including opening of religious places and shopping malls, will be in a phased manner from June 8. Stay here for all live updates
Railways' first isolation coach deployed for treatment of coronavirus patients in Delhi: Official
The turnover limit for medium enterprises has been further amended to Rs 250 crore and investment limit has been raised to Rs 50 crore: Prakash Javadekar on Union Cabinet decisions
MSP rate for Paddy now at Rs 1868 per quintal, Jowar-Rs 2620/quintal, Bajra-Rs 2150/quintal, and 50% increase in Ragi, Moong, Groundnut, Soyabean, Til and Cotton, for the year 2020-21: Union minister Narendra Tomar
Cabinet has approved modalities and road map for implementing two packages for MSMEs. Rs 20,000 crore package for distressed MSMEs and Rs 50,000 crore equity infusion through Fund of Funds: Nitin Gadkari
Govt increases cotton MSP by Rs 260 to Rs 5,515 per quintal for 2020-21, says agriculture minister
Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 53 per quintal to Rs 1,868 per quintal for the 2020-21 crop year: Agriculture Minister
The farmers will get more time to repay their loans, till August now: Union minister Narendra Tomar on Union Cabinet's decisions
Cabinet approves Rs 20,000 crore subordinate debt for stressed MSMEs. This will benefit 2 lakh stressed MSMEs: Javadekar
Cabinet provides Rs 50,000 crore equity investment help for MSMEs; allows MSMEs to get listed
Cabinet approves MSP for 14 kharif crops; farmers to get 50-83 per cent more than cost: I&B minister briefing reporters on Cabinet decisions
Government has formulated the roadmap for implementing the measures for MSME sector, as announced in Aatma Nirbhar Bharat package. These measures will improve ease of doing business, attract investment and create jobs: Javadekar
Cabinet takes decisions to help farmers
Cabinet take several decisions to help street hawkers
Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar, Nitin Gadkari and Narendra Tomar address the media in Delhi on Union Cabinet's decisions
Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Nitin Gadkari to brief media on cabinet meet shortly
In last 24 hours, 373 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh. There are 3083 active cases in the state and 4891 people have been cured/discharged. Death toll stands at 217: State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad
Jan Shatabdi train leaves from New Delhi railway station for Una in Himachal Pradesh, as services of 200 passenger trains resumed in the country today.
Uttarakhand CM, three other ministers in self-quarantine after colleague tests positive
Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and three cabinet colleagues were in self-quarantine Monday following a meeting last week with Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj, who has tested positive for coronavirus. Satpal Maharaj, his wife and 21 other people – family members, staff and his followers staying in the same household – have tested positive, an official said on Sunday. On Friday, Satpal Maharaj had attended a meeting of the state cabinet.
Bhubaneswar railway station after relaxation of lockdown
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All relaxations that have been allowed by Central govt will be allowed in Goa, other decisions regarding the relaxations will be taken in a Cabinet meeting later today. We are not allowing inter state transport
Pramod Sawant, Goa CM