No new COVID-19 case reported in 180 districts in last 7 days: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
India reported 4,01,078 fresh COVID-19 cases and 3,18,609 discharges in the last 24 hours, according to the union health ministry. Dr Harsh Vardhan , File Photo
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Updated: May 8, 2021, 04:35 PM IST
Not a single new case of COVID-19 was reported in 180 districts in the country in the past seven days and no fresh infections were recorded in 18 districts in the last two weeks, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday. For the last 7 days, 180 districts in the country have not seen a single new case of COVID-19. 18 districts have not recorded any cases in the last 14 days. 54 districts have not witnessed any new case in the last 21 days, said the Union Health Minister here today.
Delhi COVID-19: Traders association writes to Lt Governor, CM Kejriwal to extend lockdown till May 17
During a meeting by the traders body, few traders associations decided to go for a voluntary lockdown for the next week in their respective areas. (Image Source: IANS)
Updated: May 8, 2021, 11:53 AM IST
Expressing concern over the rising COVID-19 cases, the traders associations across the national capital have demanded an extension of Delhi lockdown till May 17.
The traders associations have written to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday regarding this and suggesting an extension of the lockdown till May 17.
During a meeting called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), a few traders associations decided to go for a voluntary lockdown for the next week in their respective areas.
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In light of the increasing number of coronavirus cases and their effect on people’s lives, traders’ associations across the national capital have renewed their call for the Delhi lockdown to be extended until May 17. The traders’ associations wrote to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, expressing their concern about the COVID implications and requesting an extension until May 17.
A few traders groups agreed to go on a voluntary lockout for the next week in their respective areas in the national capital during a meeting called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). However, some traders want the Delhi government to issue a formal statement stating that the lockdown will be strictly enforced.
Traders Body Seeks GST, Income Tax Relief Amid COVID-19 Second Wave Confederation of All India Traders demanded an extension of compliances under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Income Tax by three months from the central government.
Updated: May 07, 2021 2:23 pm IST
CAIT also sought that challan must be treated as a document of payment and not form GSTR-3 B under GST
Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis in the country, the traders body - Confederation of All India Traders or CAIT has demanded an extension of compliances under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Income Tax by three months from the central government. In a letter addressed to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dated May 7, the Confederation of All India Traders stated that in the past 40 days, a loss of Rs 7 lakh crore is reported in the non-corporate sector, as per estimates. (