Allahabad HC orders probe into marriage certificates issued by Arya Samaj

 The Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry into the certificates issued by the Arya Samaj temple

The Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry into the certificates issued by the Arya Samaj temple. A division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajnish Kumar, has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Prayagraj to investigate the manner and methodology of functioning of Arya Samaj at Kydganj in Prayagraj, through its alleged Pradhan, Santosh Kumar Shastri, while issuing a marriage certificate.

The Bench further directed that an inquiry should be conducted as to whether the marriages are being performed or it is just issuing empty certificates of marriage. Santosh Kumar Shastri has also been directed to produce registers of all the marriages solemnised by him over the last five years, particularly ever since the specific restraint order was passed against him in August 2016.

The inquiry in the matter would be conducted by an officer not below the rank of Circle Officer and the report would be submitted in the court at the next date of hearing. “The possibility of an organised racket working for extraneous reasons cannot be ruled out, in which involvement/assistance of others are possible,” the bench observed…Read More

Kumbh 2019: World’s largest temporary city to have 250 Km roads, 22 bridges

It is also for the first time in the last 450 years that the devotees coming to the Kumbh will have an opportunity to pray at ‘Akshay Vat’ and ‘Sarasvati Koop’

Latest News| The setting up of a new city in the huge Mela area, has 250 km long roads and 22 pontoon bridges which will make it the largest temporary city of the world, informed Uttar Pradesh government on Monday while sharing details of the Prayagraj Kumbh.

It also informed that for the first time, the Mela area is being brightened up by installing over 40,000 LED lights there.UNESCO has already included Kumbh in the list of “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”. Uttar Pradesh government expects that over 5000 NRIs will also visit the Kumbh apart from people of over 6 lakh villages of India along with the overseas devotees will participate.

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It is also for the first time in the last 450 years that the devotees coming to the Kumbh will have an opportunity to pray at ‘Akshay Vat’ and ‘Sarasvati Koop’. “The Kumbh is organised at Triveni Sangam, but it is related to entire Prayagraj area. Keeping this in view, the state government has beautified all the places directly or indirectly linked to the Kumbh. For convenience of devotees and tourists visiting the Kumbh, the facility of reaching there by air, road and river has been made for the first time”, read a statement issued by the state government.

The state government had earmarked an amount of Rs. 2800 crore for Kumbh Mela-2019 along with the various projects of stable development. Besides, works of stable development are being carried out at Kumbh Mela and Prayagraj with a total amount of Rs. 4300 crore from other budget. During 2013 Kumbh held in Prayagraj an amount of Rs. 1214 crore was spent…

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All family members' Aadhaar to be linked with ration cards for PDS

Now, Aadhaar numbers of all members of a family and not just the head of a household will be linked

The Aadhaar numbers of all members of a family, not just the head of a household, willAadhar to be linked with their ration card  to ensure an unhindered supply of goods under the public distribution system (PDS), the Uttar Pradesh government informed the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday.(economy news)

The state government placed a copy of a circular, issued to the effect on July 17, before a division bench comprising Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice M K Gupta which was hearing a PIL filed by seven members of the Nagar Palika Parishad of Kandhla in the Shamli district.

The petitioners had moved the court contending that Aadhaar enabled PDS was introduced in the state last year wherein ration was to be distributed after scanning the thumb impression of the head of the household.

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The petitioners had further contended that in many cases the head of the household happened to be an elderly person, physically incapable of visiting a PDS shop, and such a system deprived the concerned family of the benefits which was in violation of the Food Security Act.

The state government had, on July 11, sought time for taking "appropriate action in the matter".

It placed the circular, issued by principal secretary, civil supplies, to all district magistrates, before the court on Tuesday.

Expressing satisfaction with the move, the court disposed off the petition.