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NRIs too can benefit from online application system for ration cards

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January 1, 2012

aplyonlineMangalore, January 1: People of Karnataka, including Non Resident Indians, who have families in Karnataka, can still apply for ration cards online through the website http://ahara.kar.nic.

The Department of Food and Civil Supplies in the State, in an attempt to streamline public distribution system and weed out bogus ration cards, had made arrangements for online submission of applications for new cards in November 2011.

The Department has already received 13.08 lakh online applications for new ration cards.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Shobha Karandlaje has said jurisdictional food inspectors would make spot visits to verify details provided by the applicants.

The minister also assured that the new cards would be issued to online applicants from February-end. The maximum number of applications received were from Bangalore. As many as 4.9 lakh families from the State capital have applied for ration cards.

The department has already cancelled 12 lakh bogus ration cards in urban areas and 40 lakh bogus cards are expected to be eliminated after verification of all new applications, she said.

Applications

Families in the urban areas, who do not have internet facilities can also avail of “online service” at taluk office or offices of the jurisdictional assistant director or deputy director of the department by paying a fee of Rs 10.

Those in rural areas need to furnish information through the computers of their jurisdictional Gram Panchayat offices. Submission of applications for new ration cards can only be made online. Printed or handwritten applications will not be accepted.

Families in possession of ration cards and which have submitted their electricity meter RR?number and their residential property tax number as sought by the department need not apply.


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Sangeetha shyam
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Saturday, 4 Jul 2020

Need Ration card 

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May 12,2020

Mangaluru, May 12: The Karnataka government has ordered that Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts be considered as one unit for the movement of people to undertake permitted activities between 0700 hrs to and 1900 hrs.

Principal Secretary and Member Secretary, Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority, T K Anil Kumar, in an order, said that there was no need for different passes for commuting by people between these two districts.

However, people should carry their identity cards issued by their respective enterprises/ companies to show that they are carrying out permitted activities only, he said.

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May 2,2020

Udupi, May 2: All the 18 people who were advised self-quarantine in connection with the Thekkatte petrol bunk incident have been tested negative, however, they were asked to continue the 14-day quarantine, said DHO Sudhirchandra Suda on Saturday.

the petrol bunk at Thekkatte was sealed after a Covid infected person had food and took bath at the petrol bunk, while he was travelling from Mumbai to Mandya.

The employees and the owner of the petrol bunk along with the six employees at Sasthana toll gate were asked to quarantine themselves for 14 days.

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January 28,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 28: Amidst nationwide agitation by ‘We, the People of India’ against contentious CAA, NRC, the women of Manglauru have decided to hold satyagrah and form a human chain in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner in the heart of the city on January 30.

This was announced in a press conference today by activists Sajida Momin, Vidya Dinker, Terry Pais, Maria Ferandes and Suhasini Babbukatte.

The event will mark the 73rd anniversary of the martyrdom of the original Satyagrahi Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated by saffronite terrorist Nathuram Godse.

Ms Momin told media persons that the Satyagrah will commence at 10 a.m. to safeguard the constitution. At 4:30 p.m. a human chain will be formed.

“At 5.17p.m. when the father of the nation was gunned down 72 years ago during his evening prayer at Birla House by Godse, we will convey Gandhi’s message of unity against violence,” she said.

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