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Direct benefit transfers: Govt makes Aadhaar authentication must for all centrally sponsored schemes; aim to ensure transparency

The government has announced that all the new centrally sponsored schemes should use Aadhaar authentication for direct benefit transfers. Alongside, payments should be processed using the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System to ensure more transparency.Ahead of the Union Budget for 2026-27, the department of expenditure (DoE) has instructed ministries and state governments to make digital and…

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Hazaribag Authorities Urge Durga Puja Organisers to Ensure Pandal Safety Amid Rain Concerns | Ranchi News

Hazaribag: DC Shashi Prakash Singh and SP Anjani Anjan on Saturday asked Durga Puja organisers in Katkamsandi and Barkagaon blocks of the district to ensure that the pandals in their areas are able to witstand rain and winds.The directive came after a pandal in Dhanbad collapsed in inclement weather.“Puja committees will have to take safety…

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Ensure day-to-day trials in criminal cases, SC tells HCs | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has asked high courts to ensure day-to-day trial in criminal cases, especially important and sensitive cases, saying it has become imperative in the prevailing social, political and administrative scenario, including the style of functioning of police.Expressing disappointment over discontinuance of day-to-day trial, which was the norm three decades ago, a bench…

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ECI’s 30th initiative: New guidelines aim to reduce delays; ensure uniformity in counting process of postal ballots | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has decided to further streamline the process of counting of Postal Ballots to reduce delays and enhance clarity as its 30th initiative.To ensure uniformity and utmost clarity in the counting process, the Election Commission has decided that the penultimate (second last) round of EVM/VVPATs counting shall be taken…

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