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Drought-hit Maharashtra farmers given Rs 4,461 crore: Govt
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 8:39 PM
The Maharashtra government Tuesday expressed solidarity with farmers reeling under the impact of severe drought in large parts of the state and said a sum of Rs.4,461-crore has been credited in bank accounts of more than 66-lakh cultivators as part of relief measures. The minister said a control room has been set-up in each of the collectorate to tackle the issue of drinking water-scarcity.
Gold futures up 0.57% in evening trade
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 8:38 PM
Gold prices were trading up by Rs.187 at Rs.33,208 per 10 gram on the evening of June 18 over firm overseas trends and hopes of dovish commentary from the US Federal Reserve. The gold rate touched an intraday high of Rs.33,208 and an intraday low of Rs.33,041. For the August series, the precious metal touched a low of Rs.31,390 and a high of Rs.33,830.
KCR, Naidu to skip PM Modi-led all party meet in Delhi
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 8:36 PM
Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu will not attend the all-party meeting to be held in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the one nation-one election concept among other issues. However, YSR Congress party president and newly-elected Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to attend the meeting.
