Pension delay leaves 6,000 beneficiaries struggling in Kalahandi

Bhawanipatna: Beneficiaries across 26 gram panchayats under Kesinga block in Kalahandi district have not received their pension amounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for the last two months — April and May — triggering widespread resentment among 6,000 poor beneficiaries dependent on the assistance.The beneficiaries have been making repeated visits to block and gram panchayat offices…

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Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on pleas against Karnataka HC’s hijab verdict

New Delhi, 24/3:The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing on the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom and stated that the headscarf is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islam.     A bench comprising Chief…

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