Newspaper Headlines: Delhi Seals Borders For A Week, Only Essential Services Allowed & Other Top Stories
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Hindustan Times: Delhi has eased restrictions on shops and markets and allowed salons to open, but at the same time put stringent curbs on interstate travel for a week while deciding against opening malls and places of worship. The Union Cabinet approved federally fixed minimum support prices (MSP) for 14 kharif or summer-sown crops, which will give farmers a 50-83% return on their cultivation cost.
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The Asian Age: Delhi's borders will be sealed for a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday as he sought suggestions from people by Friday to reopen the same. Aiming to provide relief to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and street vendors who have been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic the Union Cabinet cleared a Rs 20,000 crore package for distressed small and medium industries, and also a 'Fund of Funds' of Rs 50,000 crore under which street vendors will be able to avail loans up to Rs 10,000.
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The Telegraph: Healthcare workers who take six or more doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) enjoy "high" protection against the coronavirus infection, India's health research agency claimed in a study published on Sunday that also underscores the need for other safety precautions. An group of 126 migrant labourers from Birbhum's Illambazar, who had been stranded in Gujarat' Bhavnagar after being driven out of their factory, reached Bengal on Monday with the help of a Congress leader in the western state.