Subscribe from five newspapers

In a rather unprecedented move, the information ministry has selected five national dailies for subscription by all government and semi-government offices and autonomous bodies.
The dailies are Janakantha, Sangbad, Ittefaq, The Daily Sun and The Independent, and the officials entitled to newspapers at government's expense must pick from among the five, ministry sources said.
It could not be known on what basis the list was made, leaving out the top circulated newspapers.
Sources said the ministry issued an internal order in this regard on December 6 and circulated it throughout the country, asking all ministries, departments, semi-government organisations, autonomous bodies and directorates to follow it.
Officials of these offices, however, can buy other newspapers at their own expense.