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Hotel, restaurant associations welcome Maha govt's move to waive excise license fee

Hotels, restaurants, clubs in Delhi can serve liquor from Sept 9-30 on trial basis

9:32 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: Hotels, restaurants and clubs in Delhi were allowed to serve liquor on a trial basis from September 9-30, but not more than 50 per cent of their seating capacity will be allowed so that COVID-19 distancing norms are followed, officials said Thursday. As these outlets prepare to serve liquour after over a five-month […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST Council meeting debates revenue shortfall of states

6:58 pm August 27, 2020

New Delhi: A crucial meeting of the GST Council on compensating states for revenue shortfall began on Thursday with the states ruled by non-NDA parties opposing the Centre”s move to ask states to borrow to meet the deficit. The 41st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases reach 292,765

1:08 pm August 23, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases on Sunday reached 292,765 after 591 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. Four patients died during the period, taking the number of fatalities in the country to 6,235, according to the Ministry of National Health Services. A total of 275,836 people have recovered from […]

Telangana reports 11 deaths, 2,384 new COVID-19 cases

12:42 pm August 23, 2020

Hyderabad: Telangana logged 2,384 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the states tally to 1,04,249, the government said on Sunday. The toll rose to 755 with 11 more COVID-19 deaths, a state government bulletin said, providing data as of 8 PM on Saturday. The total number of people who recovered from the infectious disease so far was […]

Thane district reports 1,284 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

12:34 pm August 23, 2020

Thane: The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra’s Thane district has gone up to 1,13,884 with 1,284 more people testing positive for the disease, a health official said on Sunday. The fatality count in the district has reached 3,240 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral infection on Saturday, he said. Kalyan town in […]