Varanasi: With more than 77,530 Ayushman Vaya Vandana Cards issued to senior citizens for free medical treatment, Varanasi has ranked fourth in the state under the scheme.Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Mukesh Kumar said no social or economic eligibility criteria are required to avail of the benefit. The only requirement is that the beneficiary must…
Varanasi: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Varanasi, on Friday arrested two ration dealers involved in a food grain scam that took place in 2004–05 in Jaunpur district.The arrested dealers were identified as Mohammad Ahmad and Lalbahadur Maurya. They were produced before the corruption court in Varanasi, from where they were sent to jail.According to EOW…
Customers had to wait for hours in front of fair price shops from morning till evening Hubballi: Severe server glitches delayed ration distribution across the Hubballi-Dharwad twin cities over the past week, forcing customers to wait for hours outside fair price shops from morning till evening.The Centre decided to distribute rations for May and June…
