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Amarnath pilgrims cheated by UP-based travel agent; case registered by J&K Police [details]

Muzaffarnagar-based travel agent charged Rs 7000 from each devotee and provided them with fake registration slips. As many as 68 pilgrims were found carrying fake registration in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jun 30, 2023

Chidambaram hits out at Nirmala Sitharaman's claim of 5 achievements of Modi Govt

Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday criticised Nirmala Sitharaman saying that she has highlighted five achievements of the Modi government, out of which three are not true and that if the BJP government stands tall in some areas, it is because it is standing on the shoulders of the UPA government.

Jun 26, 2023

Applications for Griha Laxmi scheme to be accepted from June 16, 2023: K'taka Minister

Congress government in Karnataka has announced that the applications for Griha Laxmi scheme under which Rs 2,000 monthly allowance would be given to women heads of the family will be received from June 16, with no last date.

Jun 15, 2023

CoWIN app or its database not breached directly; Centre clarifies amid rumours [details]

The Centre on Monday said that it does not appear that the CoWIN app or its database has been directly breached as alleged in some reports after a Covid data leak surfaced on social media app Telegram.

Jun 12, 2023

People have clearly rejected ideology of BJP and RSS, restoring confidence now: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that a "fearful atmosphere" was created for Dalits, the poor, backwards, and minorities in the state, but his government will create a sense of security among these people and this work has already begun.

Jun 9, 2023

Registration of households for Gruha Jyothi to start from June 15th.

Karnataka's 'Gruha Jyothi scheme' to cost Rs 13,000 crore per year [Details on registration date]

The Gruha Jyothi scheme for free electricity, up to 200 units, to over 2.14 crore consumers in Karnataka, is set to be implemented from July and registration of households will start from June 15, it was announced on Wednesday.

Jun 7, 2023

K'taka: 200 Units of electricity free to all owners or tenants but confusion over ID persists

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced that 200 units of free electricity will be provided to all domestic consumers, including those living in rented accomodations in the state

Jun 6, 2023

From Gruha Laxmi to Annabhagya; K'taka CM Siddaramaiah announces 5 guarantees as promised

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday declared that all five guarantees would be implemented within this financial year, and also announced the dates for the same.

Jun 2, 2023

Fudging biometric attendance: 442 erring government employees caught in J&K's Ramban district [details]

With the connivance of their Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs), a large number of employees have been fraudulently marking their biometrics from their homes.

May 19, 2023

K'taka Polls 2023: How to vote? All you need to know today before going to vote

The voting for the single-phase Karnataka elections will be held on Wednesday from 7am to 6pm and 5,31,33,054 electors are eligible to cast their votes in 58,545 polling stations across the state

May 10, 2023

Aadhaar authentication rose to 2.31 billion in March 2023: IT Ministry data

Aadhaar authentication transactions have climbed to 2.31 billion in March 2023, against 2.26 billion authentication transactions recorded in February 2023, according to IT Ministry data.

Apr 27, 2023

No mechanism available to deactivate Aadhaar of deceased persons: Govt

The government has mulled over the possibility of deactivating Aadhaar of deceased persons. However, no mechanism is currently available to do it, sources aware of the development have said.

Apr 8, 2023

A woman buys wheat from a government-run ration shop

Food Scandal: J&K Govt removes10 lakh bogus beneficiaries getting subsidized ration [details]

After deletion of over 10 lakh fake beneficiaries there are 24.80 lakh ration card holders in J&K covering a population of 96.74 lakh beneficiaries with cent percent Aadhaar Seeding.

Apr 4, 2023

PhonePe raises $350 mn at $12 billion valuation

PhonePe forays into e-commerce with Pincode app; Nandan Nilekani hails ONDC network [details]

PhonePe said ONDC can foster the rapid growth of a new hyperlocal ecommerce business model. Apart from local buyers and sellers, such a model will also benefit other ecosystem participants like the last mile logistics and inventory management players