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No scope of corruption in Jammu and Kashmir now as all services made online: Chief secretary

Srinagar, Sep 4 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta has said that there is no chance of corruption in the Union Territory now as all services have been made online. He said various schemes and platforms have brought transparency in the system which has ensured that no money can be withdrawn fraudulently from the public exchequer. ”We have taken the initiative of making all services online. The aim is to create a corruption-free environment. Earlier it was said that out of one rupee, less than 10 paise would reach the ground. Today such a system has been

SBI announces UPI usage on its CBDC mobile application

New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI) The State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday said it has implemented UPI interoperability in its digital rupee, called Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). With this move, the bank aims to deliver unprecedented convenience and accessibility to its customers, SBI said in a statement. This cutting-edge feature, accessible through the ‘eRupee by SBI’ application will empower SBI CBDC users to effortlessly scan any merchant UPI QR code for swift and secure transactions, it said. SBI was among the first few banks to participate in the RBI’s retail digital e-rupee project in December 2022. ”The seamless

New Delhi got a makeover for the G20 summit. The city’s poor say they were simply erased

NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi’s crowded streets have been resurfaced. Streetlights are illuminating once dark sidewalks. City buildings and walls are painted with bright murals and graffiti. Planted flowers are everywhere. Many of the city’s poor say they were simply erased, much like the stray dogs and monkeys that have been removed from some neighborhoods, as India’s capital got its makeover ahead of this week’s summit of the Group of 20 nations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government hopes the elaborate effort to make New Delhi sparkle — a “beautification project” with a price tag of $120 million — will

‘Go to Pakistan , this is not your country’, Karnataka teacher tells 2 Muslim students, transferred and departmental inquiry initiated

Bengaluru Sptember 3: ‘Go to Pakistan , this is not your country’ Manjula Devi, the teacher of a government school in Karnataka’s Shivamogga on Thursday allegedly told the two Muslim students and she was transferred following the incident and departmental inquiry initiated. Shivamogga JD(S) leader A Nazrullah lodged a complaint against Manjula alleging that the teacher while scolding the two students told them to leave India and go to Pakistan. As per the complaint, teacher Manjula Devi noticed two students arguing in front of the class. Devi then scolded the boys and allegedly said, “This is not your country”. Nazrullah

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