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Police to intensify action against gangsters, says Punjab DGP; task force set up to deal with them

DGP V K Bhawra said in 2021, 724 murders were committed, which means 60 murders every month, while in 2020, 757 murders were committed, translating into 65 murders every month

WHO on the lookout for experts to join new permanent pandemic prevention commmittee

WHO's technical lead on Covid Maria Van Kerkhove stressed that SAGO would help streamline the process for dealing with dangerous new pathogens, many maybalready be waiting in the wings.

Multiple studies, letter from experts force AIIMS-ICMR to drop plasma therapy as COVID-19 treatment

At the start of the pandemic, CPT was thought to be effective, but research and data showed this is not true.

Adult men should start colon cancer screening earlier at age 45 instead of 50 says a US health panel

81 percent of young adults with colorectal cancer surveyed said they experienced at least three symptoms of cancer before they got a diagnosis

Govt task force calls for boosting private investment in highways; pegs road sector capex at Rs 20.33 lakh cr by 2025

The task force on NIP has stressed the need for more private investment in highways and projected the total capital expenditure in road sector at Rs 20.33 lakh crore in fiscals 2020-2025

PSU banks extend Rs 2.56 lakh cr support to stressed NBFCs by credit, pooled buyout since September 2018

Under the partial guarantee scheme, PSU banks have been accorded sanction to purchase Rs 21,580 crore worth of pooled assets as on 16 October

Compulsory retirement of 12 tax officials: Govt should come up with structural reforms for radical change in bureaucracy

One of the drawbacks of the compulsory retirement rules is that they apply to those who have crossed the age of 50 or completed 30 years of service.

Panel to overhaul direct tax law seeks three months’ extension; likely to submit report before final Budget

The task force was assigned to draft direct tax laws in line with the norms prevalent in other countries, incorporating international best practices, and keeping in mind the economic needs of the country.

Niti Aayog task force to find long-term solution to problems faced by sugar sector, says Ram Vilas Paswan

The task force was set up in December 2018 under the chairmanship of Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Panel to redraft Income Tax Act to focus on removing ambiguities, unlikely to suggest rate changes

The task force set up to redraft Income Tax law will focus on removing the ambiguities, rather than suggesting dramatic policy changes and tweaking of tax rates, the panel's convenor Akhilesh Ranjan said on Tuesday