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Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

In a first, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Service Commission to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of examinations and recruitment. In a notification, the personnel ministry said the UPSC "is allowed to perform Aadhaar authentication, on voluntary basis, for verification of …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC lacks power to disqualify after appointment, Khedkar tells HC

Hindustan Times

Probationary Indian Administrative Services officer Puja Khedkar on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that after her selection and appointment, the Union Public Service Commission lacks the power to disqualify her, and that the any action against her can be taken only by the Centre’s Department of Personnel and Training. UPSC lacks power to disqualify after appointment, Khedkar tells HC …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, In a first, the Centre on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Service Commission to perform Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates' identity on a voluntary basis, both at the time of registration and during various stages of examinations and recruitment. Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications The move assumes significance as the commission last month …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC has no power to disqualify me: Puja Khedkar refutes fraud charges

India Today

Puja Khedkar, the former IAS trainee officer who was stripped of her role for allegedly misusing her powers, has challenged her disqualification, saying the Union Public Service Commission has no power to act against her. In a response filed before the Delhi High Court on the UPSC's charges against her, Puja Khedkar argued that once selected and appointed as a …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Puja Khedkar's father for obstructing government work in Pune

India TV News

Maharashtra news: The police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty in Pune district, officials said today. "The complaint says that during Puja Khedkar's posting as an assistant collector, Dilip Khedkar allegedly used threatening language against tehsildar …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

IAS officer Puja Khedkar row: UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar’s candidature for CSE 2022, debars from all future exams

The Hindu

The Union Public Service Commission on July 31 cancelled the candidature of probationer Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar and she has been debarred permanently from all the future examinations and selections of the Commission. Regarding submission of false certificates by candidates, specifically those of Other Backward Classes and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, the UPSC said it “neither has the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar's candidature cancelled by UPSC, barred from future exams

India Today

The Union Public Service Commission on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of controversial trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar and barred her permanently from appearing in all future exams conducted by the commission, officials said. Puja Khedkar is accused of misusing the disability and Other Backward Class quotas to secure her candidature in the civil services exam. The UPSC panel, in …

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5 months ago

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report

Hindustan Times

Puja Khedkar, the trainee IAS officer accused of misusing the UPSC reservation quota, used a false address and a fake ration card to obtain a disability certificate, reported India Today. Puja Khedkar came under fire after she was transferred from Pune to Washim following suspicions of forgery and misuse of the reservation policy for people who are disabled people and …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Puja Khedkar’s IAS training put on hold amid furore over abuse of power

Hindustan Times

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday relieved controversial officer Puja Khedkar from her probationary post, ordering her to report back to the central government’s training centre for bureaucrats in Mussoorie within a week, spelling fresh trouble for a civil servant whose appointment has put the spotlight on ways in which the prestigious Indian Administrative Services recruitment process could be gamed. The …

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5 months, 1 week ago

IAS officer Puja Khedkar used OBC quota for MBBS, had no disability: College director

Hindustan Times

Amid the controversy surrounding the trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar over alleged misuse of power and violation of rules of appointment, fresh reports suggest that she had secured admission for MBBS using the OBC non-creamy layer quota. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar Khedkar reportedly got admission at Pune's Kashibai Navale Medical College for MBBS under the OBC Nomadic Tribe-3 category, …

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5 months, 1 week ago

My daughter has 40% visual impairment: Father of trainee IAS

Hindustan Times

Days after his daughter IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, who is facing an investigation for misuse of power and violation of rules of appointment, her father retired bureaucrat Dilip Khedkar spoke up in her defence. Khedkar, who retired from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, in 2020, claimed his daughter was a victim of a conspiracy being hatched to target his family …

Family Pune His Daughter Daughter Cat Khedkar Impairment Father

5 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra: FIR registered against parents of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar for threatening a farmer

Op India

On Saturday, an FIR was registered against the parents of the trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, for allegedly threatening a farmer with a pistol. The development comes after the central government formed a panel to probe trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s candidature. The Police said, “The Police have registered an FIR against Manorama Khedkar, Dilip Khedkar, parents of trainee IAS …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Clip of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar’s gun-wielding mother viral; DGP orders probe

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI/ PUNE: A day after the central government formed a one-member panel to probe allegations against the IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar of misusing benefits from the Other Backward Class and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities quota to secure a position in the services, a video of her mother Manorama brandishing a firearm and purportedly threatening villagers in Mulshi taluka, Pune …

Family Video Land Pune Fir Ias Puja Khedkar

5 months, 1 week ago

Pressure Mounts On IAS Officer Puja Khedkar; Centre Forms Probe Panel, Pune Traffic Police Sends Notice Over Beacon Use

News 18

Amid the ongoing controversy over “misuse of power” by 2022-batch probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the central government has formed a one-member committee to look into the matter. The Pune traffic police, meanwhile, sent a notice to Puja after initiating action against her on the use of an amber beacon on her personal Audi car, with ‘Government of Maharashtra’ written …

Puja Maharashtra Allegations Pune Vehicle Officer Khedkar

5 months, 1 week ago

Who is Pooja Khedkar? Pune Trainee IAS Officer Transferred Amid 'Audi With Beacon' Controversy

News 18

Pooja Khedkar, a promising 2022 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Maharashtra, is in the spotlight due to allegations of “exceeding her authority”. A probationary IAS officer in Maharashtra, she was recently transferred from Pune to Washim following complaints of misuse of power. Her father Dilip Khedkar, a former state government officer, while contesting the Lok Sabha elections, had reportedly …

Maharashtra Officer Ias Pooja Pune Collector

5 months, 1 week ago

Pune trainee IAS officer, who demanded private cabin and staff, transferred over ‘misuse of power’

Hindustan Times

Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer posted in Pune, has been transferred over alleged misuse of power as a civil servant after she kicked up a controversy with her demands for a private cabin and staff. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar Puja Khedkar, a 2023-batch IAS officer, will complete the remaining term of her training in Washim, and will serve …

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Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

UPSC lacks power to disqualify after appointment, Khedkar tells HC

Centre allows UPSC to perform Aadhaar-based authentication for candidates' verifications

UPSC has no power to disqualify me: Puja Khedkar refutes fraud charges

Maharashtra: FIR registered against Puja Khedkar's father for obstructing government work in Pune

IAS officer Puja Khedkar row: UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar’s candidature for CSE 2022, debars from all future exams

Puja Khedkar's candidature cancelled by UPSC, barred from future exams

Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar used fake ration card, address for disability certificate: Report

Puja Khedkar’s IAS training put on hold amid furore over abuse of power

IAS officer Puja Khedkar used OBC quota for MBBS, had no disability: College director

My daughter has 40% visual impairment: Father of trainee IAS

Maharashtra: FIR registered against parents of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar for threatening a farmer

Clip of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar’s gun-wielding mother viral; DGP orders probe

Pressure Mounts On IAS Officer Puja Khedkar; Centre Forms Probe Panel, Pune Traffic Police Sends Notice Over Beacon Use

Who is Pooja Khedkar? Pune Trainee IAS Officer Transferred Amid 'Audi With Beacon' Controversy

Pune trainee IAS officer, who demanded private cabin and staff, transferred over ‘misuse of power’