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The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) on Thursday release the list of provisionally selected candidates for the post of Zilla Sainik Welfare Officer posts in the Sainik Welfare Service of the State.The APPSC stated in a release that the provisional selection list pertaining to Notification No. 28/2025, dated September 24, 2025, and it has been made available on its official website for the information of candidates. Those who appeared for the recruitment process can check their provisional selection status on the Commission’s portal https://psc.ap.gov.in.The Commission clarified that the provisional selection list has been published in accordance with the recruitment process notified earlier. Published - July 31, 2026 12:11 am IST
Manoj Jarange Patil. | Mr Jarange-Patil, to take cognisance of the issue, announced a tour of several parts of Marathwada and Western Maharashtra, starting Friday (August 7, 2026).“The government allowed the issue of Kunbi caste certificates but also cancelled those,” he said, calling it a strategy to prevent the Maratha community from receiving rightful reservation.Mr. Jarange-Patil has set an August 29 deadline and threatened a fresh “final” agitation over delays and denials in the certificate process.What is the issue?Recently, the Kunbi caste certificates of four elected women representatives in the Marathwada region were cancelled. The list includes Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad member Jyoti Shinde, Gangapur municipal councillor Varsha Gaikwad, Parbhani Zilla Parishad member Komal Parve, and Rekha Sarode, a Majalgaon municipality councillor in Beed. The reason for their cancellation reportedly was failure to establish documentary evidence of paternal blood relatives belonging to the Kunbi community.Under a 2025 government resolution, the State government granted Maratha reservation, providing quota in education and jobs to the members of the Maratha community having lineage of the Kunbi community. Kunbi is recognised under the OBC (Other Backwards Class) category in Maharashtra, by default providing reservation to the Maratha community from OBC. According to the Shinde committee, According to the Justice (Retd) Sandeep Shinde Committee, constituted in September 2023 to examine historical land and revenue records for “Maratha-Kunbi” and “Kunbi-Maratha” entries, 58 lakh entries have been identified. The validity of the committee was extended till 30 June 2027.In January 2024, the government notified the sage-soyare (blood relatives) policy. Following this, district-level reservation cells were established to expedite scrutiny and certificate issuance. Now, the conflict stands at the legality of issuing Kunbi certificates and the interpretation of the 58 lakh entries. AllegationsIn May, the activist handed over a 12-point proposal to address the issues, including issuance of certificates based on the identified 58 lakh Kunbi records with documents to be displayed at village gram panchayat offices, action against official officers denying certificates, implementation of Satara, Aundh, and Hyderabad other gazettes, and validation of issued certificates. In the last three years, Mr. Jarange has staged nine hunger strikes. The latest was in May over the discrepancies in validation of issued certificates.Meanwhile, Revenue Minister Bawankule said, “Government does not influence the operation of caste scrutiny committees as they are a quasi-judicial body functioning independently. If there are issues can hit the Bombay HC.”Mr. Jarange Patil has set an August 29 deadline and threatened a fresh “final” agitation over delays and denials in the certificate process. Published - August 08, 2026 03:48 am IST
Aadhaar authentication required for Tatkal train ticketing system does not violate the Right to Privacy of a user, said Kerala High Court on Thursday. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice V.M. Syam Kumar was considering a public interest litigation challenging the requirement of Aadhaar-based OTP authentication in the Tatkal ticketing system introduced by the Ministry of Railways.The court observed that the authentication is optional and there is no compulsion to share the Aadhaar details for ticket purchases online through the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation website. It noted that the requirement for authentication for Tatkal tickets was justified based on experiences of alleged deceit, manipulation and bulk booking, which denied access to the ticketing system for genuine users. Bulk bookingThe Ministry of Railways, Centre for Railway Information System, and IRCTC filed their statements, which explained that the rationale behind the policy is to ensure that only genuine individual users can access the Tatkal booking system. The provision is intended to prevent the bulk booking of tickets by touts, syndicates, and automated software. It was further reported that the Aadhaar-based authentication operates strictly within the statutory framework of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, and the corresponding regulations. Authentication is carried out only with the informed consent of the user, through encrypted communication channels, and with data minimisation principles. The requesting entity does not have access to the Aadhaar database, and UIDAI maintains strict regulatory control, audits, and security safeguards. Further, only the IRCTC user needs to be authenticated, not all of the passengers in the booking. It was clarified that the verification was a one-time process performed by the person and that it was not required for every booking.The court held that, in light of the information provided by the authorities concerned, there was no violation of privacy rights in the Aadhaar authentication requirement for Tatkal ticketing. The court suggested that the PAN card could be alternatively used for such verification, since there is OTP generation linked to PAN details and it would produce similar results to Aadhaar verification. Published - July 23, 2026 08:43 pm IST
The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has hosted on its website https://psc.ap.gov.in the list of candidates provisionally admitted for verification of original certificates for the post of lecturers in Government Degree Colleges in A.P. Collegiate Education service, based on a written examination(CBT-online mode) held from July 15 to July 23, 2025.A statement issued by the Commission on Wednesday said the verification of original certificates will be held on July 6, 2026 at 10 a.m. and followed by the Computer Proficiency Test (C.P.T) on the same day in the APPSC office in Vijayawada. For further details, candidates can visit the Commission’s website. Published - July 01, 2026 06:49 pm IST
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