Wednesday, March 14, 2018

12959 - Aadhaar Articles dated 13th March 2018



Business Standard
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has termed French security researcher Elliot Alderson's claims as irresponsible for questioning the Aadhaar system. The researcher had claimed gaining access to details of 20,000 Aadhaar cards by simply searching on the internet. UIDAI sent out 11 ...






Biometric Update
India's Electoral Commission has filed a request with the Supreme Court to make linking Aadhaar numbers with voter ID cards mandatory in order to prevent voter fraud, the Financial Express reports. Efforts to link Aadhaar to the Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) go back as far as February 2015, ...





MediaNama.com
In response to unstarred question 2347 in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance said that as of the 5th of March, the number of Aadhaar cards linked with PAN is 16,65,82,421 and as of the 2nd of March 2018, the 8779.65 lakhs current and savings accounts have been linked with ...





Times of India
Yavatmal: A group of youngsters, who had volunteered to desilt wells to allow their use as water sources in view of the extreme scarcity of drinking water, found thousands of original Aadhaar cards dumped in a well on Sunday. The cards were packed in nylon gunny bags, and weighed down with rocks.




Scroll.in
When it comes to the government's Aadhaar biometric ID project, the “fait accompli” argument, by which an act is justified not on its own merit but simply because it has already been carried out, already seems to be operating. The argument against enrollment seem redundant, considering that hundreds ...






Hindustan Times
On January 18, a policeman showed up at the door of Abdul Hafeez, a 37-year-old businessman in Kulwakurthy in Telangana's Mahbubnagar district, and asked to record his fingerprints, Aadhaar number, phone numbers, social media accounts, voter ID, passport, and the names and numbers of his ...






Little India
The Aadhaar Act, 2016 says anybody who has stayed in India for 182 days or more in the 12 months before applying for the card is eligible for one. ... While many Indians are in a tizzy over Aadhaar (to get one or not, to link your bank account or not) several foreigners based in India have quietly opted for ...






The Arunachal Times
PANGIN, Mar 12: An urgent coordination meeting regarding cent percent Aadhaar enrolment of school children under all schools and Anganwadi centres of the ICDS department of entire Siang district was convened on Monday at the DC's conference hall here to get first hand information on the issues ...






Times of India
My views on Aadhaar are not inconsistent and I have no intention to embarrass anyone. I believe some form of Aadhaar should be there but my only worry is about the possible leakage of information from the Aadhaar database. I have been fighting legally to incorporate the informed consent clause in ...






The Tribune
Pregnant women visiting the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH) in Sector-16 and the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Sector 32 for delivery can get their Aadhaar card made at the hospitals itself as enrolment client multi-platform (ECMP) machines have benn installed ...








Times of India
The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) staged protest in Parliament premises appealing to Government to not link social sector schemes to Aadhaar. The Parliament is set to witness another disruption full session, as opposition parties continue to demand discussion on PNB fraud case. Meanwhile ...






United News of India
Shatbdi Roy and other MPscarried placards reading: 'Say No to Aadhaar' and 'Do not link social sector schemes to Aadhaar'. ... the Bharatiya Janata Party of unleashing an "autocratic rule" in the country said the the linking of Aadhaar with mobile phone numbers and bank accounts should be opposed.






International Business Times, India Edition
From the filing of income tax returns to linking Aadhaar card with bank accounts, March 31 is the last date to complete many mandatory tasks. By : Nithya Nair. Mar 12, 2018 17:55 IST. Things to do before March 31, 2018. Aadhaar linking, tax filings, NPS contribution: Things to do before March 31 IANS.






thenortheasttoday.com
KOHIMA, March 13, 2018: Office of the Director of Postal Services, Kohima has informed the general public that Aadhaar enrollment and updating facility has started at Kohima Head Post Office, Mon Post Office, Tuensang Post Office, and Zunheboto Post Office. Enrollment is to be carried out through ...






The Indian Express
Those who have filled the application form with IDs other than aadhaar card, i.e passport number, ration card number, bank account number and aadhaar enrollment number will be able to make corrections. Candidates who have filled up the application form with aadhaar card cannot make changes as ...






The Hindu
The names of the applicant and father/husband are printed on one side of the Aadhaar card. When a photocopy of the card is submitted to any nationalised bank, the authorities point out that name of the applicant with initials (without expansion) is shown in the passbook. They insist that the applicant ...






News18
Only candidates who had furnished ID proof other than Aadhaar Card will be able to change their Identification Identity, Date of Birth, and Gender. They'll be able to update Aadhaar Number or Aadhaar Enrolment Number. Candidates from Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu and Kashmir, will be to update ...




Newslaundry
The book, published by Hatchette India, also deals with PM Narendra Modi's 2014 general election campaign, movements such as 'Save The Internet' and case proceedings and online campaign over Aadhaar card and the concept of privacy. AAP chief and now Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was ...






Inc42 Media
As per the guidelines, e-wallet users will be able to resume full services only after submitting their Aadhaar card details as part of the KYC process. Experts believe that due to such stringent measures rolled out by the RBI, these mobile wallet firms, which have reportedly acquired more than 500 Mn ...








News Track
A video on “How to bypass the password protection in the official #aadhaar #android #app in less than 1 minute” is coming in a couple of hours. " This tweet has been refixed more than 300 times in less than an hour. This tweet has ranged from funny to serious comments. He is described as a French ...






ANI News
Open the message received from Edenred on your mobile / emails wherein a personalized link has been sent to each user. Simply click on that link and you will be led to a personalised form page. Enter your Aadhaar number, an OTP will be sent for verification to your Aadhaar registered mobile number.






Tech Observer
Modi govt is creating students database with Aadhaar from Class I to XII ... Upendra Kushwaha in a written reply to a Lok Sabha informed that as an integral part of the U-DISE, the department of School Education & Literacy has initiated SDMIS in 2016-17 to collect child-wise data with Aadhaar number.