Morning Digest | 5 years on, Bhima Koregaon violence accused yet to get 60% of clone copies; RT-PCR must to get boarding passes for flyers from 5 countries, and more

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5 years on, Bhima Koregaon violence accused yet to get 60% of clone copies

It is almost five years since caste-based violence broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune but more than 60% of ‘clone copies’ of the evidence against the 15 accused, who are activists, lawyers, journalists, and professors, have not been shared with them.

RT-PCR must to get boarding passes for flyers from China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Japan

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has written to the airlines asking them to ensure that no boarding passes are issued to passengers from China and four other countries who fail to submit their self-declaration form, on the Air Suvidha portal. The Ministry letter has asked the airlines to ensure that their check-in processes must incorporate the changes to ensure that its order on boarding passes is executed.

Withdrawing PMGKAY a regressive step, cuts the foodgrain entitlement by half: Right to Food Campaign 

Withdrawing the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), under which an extra 5 kg of free foodgrains was provided to every ration card holder in addition to the entitlement under the National Food Security Act, is a regressive step and will force poor families to spend ₹750-₹900 per month to access the current level of ration entitlement, Right to Food Campaign, a collective of countrywide organisations working in the sector, said in a statement.

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