Guwahati, June 13 (IANS) In a major policy decision aimed at strengthening identity verification and preventing illegal immigrants from obtaining Aadhaar cards, the Assam Cabinet on Saturday decided to discontinue the routine Aadhaar enrolment process for individuals above 18 years of age. Announcing the Cabinet decision, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government has introduced additional safeguards to ensure that the Aadhaar enrolment system is not misused by illegal immigran…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The Kerala government’s ambitious scheme to provide free travel for women in KSRTC buses will come into effect from June 15, but the benefit will initially be restricted to ordinary services alone.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Transport Minister C.P. John, considering KSRTC’s financial constraints and operational challenges.John said the full details will be revealed by CM Satheesan, as the cabine…
Gandhinagar, June 4 (IANS) A statewide enforcement drive under ‘Operation Delta Hunt’ led to the detention of 501 individuals identified as alleged illegal Bangladeshi nationals across Gujarat on Thursday, according to figures released by authorities.The coordinated action was carried out simultaneously in multiple districts as part of ongoing verification and identification exercises targeting suspected undocumented foreign nationals residing in the state.On Wednesday, police teams, including d…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reported a massive response to its answer-sheet verification and re-evaluation process, with more than 56,000 applications submitted by students. The Board also revealed that it successfully defended its online systems against a significant cyber attack during the ongoing application period. The Board, in a statement on X on Wednesday, said, “More than 56,000 applications for verification and re-evaluation were accepted…
Gandhinagar, June 3 (IANS) Gujarat Police have widened their investigation beyond the detention of hundreds of suspected illegal Bangladeshi migrants and are now examining the network of local agents, employers, and facilitators who allegedly helped them obtain accommodation, employment, and identity documents. On Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said that ‘Operation Delta Hunt’ was not limited to identifying foreign nationals residing illegally in the state, but also aimed to unc…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) To ensure that financial relief specifically aids economically strained agricultural households, the Maharashtra government has mandated strict criteria in the implementation of the Rs 36,585 crore Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar farm loan waiver scheme which will benefit 55.72 lakh farmers in the state. Notably, this decision is expected to completely clear the land records (Satbara) of nearly 16.74 lakh farmers.According to the Cabinet decision, current or former Ministers, …
Ahmedabad, June 3 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has detained 131 individuals identified as Bangladeshi nationals during a large-scale verification drive carried out across multiple parts of the city, while interrogation is continuing for another 160 persons, police officials said on Wednesday. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sharad Singhal told IANS that the operation was not confined to any single locality but was conducted across several densely populated residential areas.”131 confir…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday said its re-evaluation and verification portal came under multiple cyberattack attempts on the very first day of the application process. However, the board said the platform remained fully operational despite the attacks.The portal, which became operational on Tuesday, June 2, functioned normally from 7 a.m. onwards, CBSE said.In a post on X, the board revealed that the platform was targeted by a large-scale den…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday activated its online portal for Class 12 students seeking verification of issues in scanned answer sheets and re-evaluation of papers. Along with the launch of the portal, the Board has introduced Aadhaar-based authentication as an additional security measure to streamline the application process and ensure secure access to student records. According to an official notice issued by the CBSE, the portal became ope…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The initiative to provide free rides for all women on state-operated buses in West Bengal, as pledged by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its pre-election Sankalp Patra (election manifesto), commenced on Monday across the entire state.However, as per the directions of the state transport department, women willing to avail of this free-ride facility will have to mandatorily carry any of the identity documents specified by the state government that proves her identity as …