Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) on Friday clarified that providing beneficiary category (caste) details during the ongoing Gruha Jyoti free power scheme beneficiary re-verification drive is entirely optional and not mandatory. The clarification comes following queries raised on media and social media platforms regarding the collection of caste-related information from beneficiaries.BESCOM said its staff and meter readers have been visiting residential h…
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Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) The Karnataka Energy Department will launch a statewide door-to-door verification drive for beneficiaries of the Gruha Jyothi Scheme from July 1, as part of an exercise to update and verify beneficiary records under the government’s flagship free electricity programme, the Chief Minister’s Office stated on Tuesday. The Gruha Jyothi Scheme, launched in July 2023, is undergoing a comprehensive verification process. Meter readers and officials of all five Electricity Suppl…
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 …
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) In fresh trouble for jailed Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan, an Uttar Pradesh court on Saturday enhanced the sentence of the former MP from seven years to 10 years and raised the penalty imposed on his son from Rs 50,000 to Rs 3.5 lakh in the latter’s dual PAN card case. The Special MP-MLA Court in Rampur also enhanced the penalty imposed on Azam Khan from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh, a lawyer said.The court decision came in connec…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The West Bengal Transport Department has issued a notification listing identity documents that women must carry to avail free rides on state-run buses, a scheme announced earlier this month by the state’s new Suvendu Adhikari-led government.The notification, issued on Thursday, states that carrying a valid ID is mandatory to ensure that women residents of the state benefit from the scheme.The list of the identity documents specified by the state transport department includ…
Jaipur, March 26 (IANS) A roadside potter who received a whopping Rs 9 crore tax notice from the Income Tax Department last year is in extreme distress once again as the department has yet again issued a staggering tax demand of nearly Rs 9 crore from the poor man, leaving his family reeling with shock.Vishnu Kumar Prajapat, who earns a modest livelihood making and selling earthen pots, said the notice dated March 18 directs him to deposit Rs 8,98,79,260 within a month.Since receiving the commun…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government has announced changes to the Permanent Account Number (PAN) application process, with revised rules set to come into effect from April 1, 2026.Under the new framework, Aadhaar-only applications for PAN cards will no longer be accepted. Citizens have been advised to apply using Aadhaar alone before March 31, 2026.In a post on X, the government-backed Common Services Centres (CSC) informed that applicants can currently obtain a PAN card using only Aadhaar….
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Linking your Aadhaar with your PAN has become an essential step for financial compliance in India. While this requirement is…