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'Stop weaponising technology': Congress slams govt over Aadhaar-based system in MGNREGA payments

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the fifth extension of the deadline set by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to mandate the payments for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) through the Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS) ended on December 31, 2023.

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Modi govt 'weaponising' Aadhaar to deny most vulnerable citizens their social welfare benefits: Congress | India News

India News: The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of "weaponising" Aadhaar and technology to deny the most vulnerable citizens their social welfare ben

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behavior that quite frankly speaks to a level of desperation. >> so you aren't condoning looting. >> i'm saying people are acting out of desperation. >> you are not condoning looting? >> there is no way to embrace that. what i'm saying is you can't condone the looting that corporations continue to do every single day when they take tax dollars from black, brown, white folks all over the city of chicago so they can turn a profit. >> dana: that's his statement. that was from 2020. a month ago when the looting happened he did an interview with the same reporters and said almost the exact same thing. he is consistent. >> bill: the big thing he is on is resources, social welfare benefits to help a lot of people in chicago. that's where he is coming from. >> dana: he wants businesses to pay up more. if you look at what happens in san francisco, the way the businesses react is to leave. so you might start to see more

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right tone yesterday. he was talking about recessions, talking about making reforms, doing things like work requirements for people who receive -- that are able bodied. you see social welfare benefits. all things that people in america understand work and would reduce our spending and this administration instead, you know, gave us a 7 trillion budget request, which is an increase of $8 hundred billion. they keep spending like there is no tomorrow. that's causing us problems. >> harris: and in good faith you see republicans, led by mccarthy, saying look we'll raise the debt ceiling. we aren't going to default but we need to do some other things to make that happen. that is more than an olive branch. that's negotiating. the president doesn't understand what he would go to the table

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Social media a trusted source of information- SDJF

Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA   Presenting the findings of a research on ‘Freedom of Expression and  New media culture in Sri Lanka’  Programme Director at the Sri Lanka Development Journalist Forum (SDJF) Mohamed Azad asserted that  61.8% of those who participated in the survey considered social media as a reliable source of information,  relating to […]

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Norochcholai running out of coal stocks

By Chaminda Silva The Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP) complex had coal to generate power for just 80 more days, internal sources say. They said that right now Unit 2 of the power plant was closed for maintenance. Although it will be back in operation within two months, the Unit 3 of the power plan […]

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Referendum on executive presidency, early general election: Opposition urged to seek consensus with Prez

Referendum on executive presidency, early general election: Opposition urged to seek consensus with Prez
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister's full statement on IMF negotiations

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made a statement on talks with the International Monetary Fund and likely path of the country hit by a soft-pegging crisis on July 05.

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Mahinda attends Parliament

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa attended Parliament on Tuesday (05). His eldest son, Namal Rajapaksa recently denied social media reports that the former leader was receiving treatment at a private hospital. (Pic courtesy PMD)

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Illegal gem miners take advantage of fuel shortage

By Ifham Nizam Illegal gem mining, at the Yala National Park, had increased, with Wildlife Department officials claiming to be unable to conduct  raids due to the current fuel shortage, Environmentalist Sajeewa Chamikara said. He told The Island yesterday large-scale illegal gem mining was on in areas, such as Kailakumbura, near Kumbukkanoyya, in Zone No. 4, in Yala and the Ruhunu National […]

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