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WFI writes to Aadhaar authority over date-of-birth changes

WFI writes to Aadhaar authority over date-of-birth changes

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The Wrestling Federation of India’s fight against over-age wrestlers intensified after the federation wrote to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) seeking details on date-of-birth revisions of wrestlers. The WFI also requested the statutory government body to preserve the history to ensure Aadhaar-based age verification. In addition to this, the WFI also ordered all verified wrestlers to undergo fresh document verification while making void previously verified wrestlers. “We have written to UIDAI highlighting the multiple cases of date of birth forgery and have also requested that history of all the changes made remains intact. We have learnt that some wrestlers were approaching Bangalore centers and getting their history erased,” a WFI source told The Bridge on Thursday. The WFI had disqualified almost 500 wrestlers last week after a detailed verification pointed to inconsistencies in birth records. Around 300 wrestlers in men’s freestyle, 125 in Greco-Roman, and around 50 in women’s wrestling were disqualified after being found overage during the verification process for the U-17 National Ranking Tournament held at Gonda, Uttar Pradesh from 6-8 …

Aadhar Verification Now Mandatory for These Recruitment Exams After Puja Khedkar Controversy

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While registering for any UPSC exam, candidates will have to first get their Aadhaar verification done. (Representative/PTI File Photos) Following allegations against Pooja Khedkar of misusing false documents and quotas, Aadhaar verification has now been made mandatory for candidate identification in several competitive examinations Ever since the controversy of former trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar came to light, various changes have been brought about in the recruitment examination for several major government jobs. Pooja Khedkar was accused of making multiple attempts at the UPSC exam using forged documents. It was also claimed that she misused her quota benefits by submitting false caste and disability certificates. To prevent such incidents in future, Aadhaar verification has been made mandatory for identification of candidates in several competitive examinations. UPSC Examination: The Pooja Khedkar controversy was still looming when the central government on August 28 made Aadhaar based verification mandatory during the application process for all recruitment examinations of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Now, while registering for any UPSC exam, candidates will have to first get their …