Panel backed by KPCC president K. Sudhakaran wins board election to Indira Gandhi Cooperative Hospital in Kannur

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A long-standing dispute with K. Sudhakaran had later resulted in the expulsion of Mambaram Divakaran from the Congress party KPCC president K Sudhakaran congratulating the newly elected president of the Indira Gandhi Cooperative Hospital K.P. Saju on Monday.   A long-standing dispute with K. Sudhakaran had later resulted in the expulsion of Mambaram Divakaran from…Continue Reading

UDF official panel wins coop. hospital polls

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Major victory for Sudhakaran as all candidates fielded by Mambaram Divakaran defeated The United Democratic Front (UDF) has swept the Mambaram Indira Gandhi Hospital Cooperative Society by winning all 12 seats to which elections were held on Sunday.In the elections, held under tight security, the UDF panel won a majority of 1,700 votes polled for…Continue Reading

Parliamentary Panel suggests commerce ministry to resolve issues hindering signing of FTAs with leading trade partners

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The commerce ministry should resolve issues that are hindering signing of free trade agreements (FTAs) with India’s leading trade partners including the US and European Union and enter into such pacts that are beneficial for the country, according to a report of a parliamentary panel. The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee On Commerce in its…Continue Reading

Expert panel mulls nod to ‘additional dose’ of Covid vaccine to elderly

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NEW DELHI: Amid mounting fear over the new SARS-COV2 variant Omicron, an expert committee on Covid immunisation is considering to recommend an “additional dose” to those who are immunocompromised or are elderly and at high risk of infection or death due to Covid-19 infection, an official source said. A final decision on the issue, however,…Continue Reading

Panel on data protection bats for individual privacy

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NEW DELHI: Strongly advocating the need to protect the privacy of individuals, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill has asked the Centre to take “concrete steps” to ensure a mirror copy of sensitive and critical personal data in possession of foreign entities be mandatorily brought to India. The JPC headed by BJP’s…Continue Reading

Panel recommends govt, its agencies may be exempt from proposed data protection law

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NEW DELHI: The government and its agencies, including police, CBI, ED, R&AW, IB and UIDAI, may be exempt from the proposed data protection law for national security and public welfare reasons provided they follow the prescribed procedures that are fair and reasonable, a parliamentary panel has recommended in a report adopted on Monday. The Joint…Continue Reading

Expert panel asks drug cos to submit subgroup data on Molnupiravir

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Antiviral medication molnupiravir, which could be a game-changer in ending the pandemic, is just one step away from getting approval in India. In a meeting held on Thursday the companies were asked to submit subgroup data stating how the drug has worked in people with health conditions like diabetes. People in the know told ET…Continue Reading

RBI panel calls for an overhaul of ARC regulations

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Mumbai: A central bank panel has suggested an overhaul of the rules governing Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARC) to enhance the availability of bad loans for transactions and bring in a wider set of investors to the market for distressed assets. The recommendations include purchase of loans classified as fraud, an online system for transparency in…Continue Reading