Govt panel recommends 12-16 week gap between Covishield doses

New Delhi/IBNS: A government panel on Thursday recommended an increase in the gap between the first and second doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, to 12-16 weeks.

Disturbed by JNU violence, professor quits government panel on economic data

New Delhi/IBNS: Being disturbed by the attack on students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), a professor of the educational institution quit the government panel on economic data on Tuesday, media reports said.

Demonetisation: Manik Sarkar declines Jaitley offer

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has declined Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's offer to be in a committee to examine the impact of demonetisation and chalk out a blueprint for the road ahead, reports said.

Notes ban effects: Nitish Kumar, Manik Sarkar among other CMs invited by Jaitley to be on panel

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IBNS) : In a significant move, the Narendra Modi Government has invited Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his Puducherry and Tripura counterparts respectively V Narayanswamy and Manik Sarkar, among others, to be on a panel that will suggest measures to move to a cashless economy and mitigate the effects of cash crunch on the people following the ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes, media reports said.