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Govt suffocates LPG users:The Times of India, 14 Feburary 2007. HYDERABAD: LPG consumers in the state are yet again being subjected to an ordeal and unwanted agony with the state government resuming implementation of its stalled diktat that refill cylinders and fresh connections should be given only on production of a ration card.
Act against all bogus firms: CID: The Times of India, 12th Feburary 2007 HYDERABAD: Blaming the commercial taxes department for mushrooming of fly-by-night companies, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) has asked it to clamp down on them by incorporating stringent norms while registering firms under Value Added Tax (VAT) and Central Sales Tax.
Kani tribals get solar street lamps, ID cards: The Indian Express, 6th February, 2003:"District Collector Gagandeep Singh Bedi distributed 1,295 community certificates and 492 identity cards, sanctioned 273 ration cards and pension to 11 senior citizens".
After Gehlot, it’s Digvijay: hungry, dying village children spoil his CV: The Indian Express, 14th November, 2002:" Gram Sabhas are supposed to compile a list of below poverty line (BPL) families. Accordingly, these families get ration cards which provide wheat for Rs 2 per kg".
Redeeming a Pledge: The Indian Express, 17th August, 2005:"the present Bill makes no distinction between men and women, or the holders of Below Poverty Line cards and Ration Cards etc., and those without".
A smart way to pick up rations under PDS recommended: The Indian Express, 8 January, 2002:"The Tenth Plan Working Group on Public Distribution System and Food Security has recommended introduction of smart-card system in the form of a credit or debit card instead of the existing ration cards to eliminate the rampant corruption in the PDS in the country".
Bogus ration card-holders pinned down: The Times of India, 2nd May, 2006:"It was also decided to punish theofficials who were entrusted with the job of verifying the credentials of the person seeking a white ration card".
Red in your face wherever you go: The Times of India, 5th May, 2006:"to get a ration card you need its endorsement, just as to get admission to a hospital or school or to a self-help cooperative group".
Police arrest four in cheating case:The Times of India, 9th May, 2006:"They also carried documents _ ration card and licenses among others _ which have been found to be fake".
No voting rights for Kolkata's homeless: The Times of India, 19th April, 2006:"West Bengal's rural folk who come to the city and live under the open sky, most of the homeless do not possess birth certificates, ration cards or a voter card".
BPL red cards scam: Rs 1, 400 crore misused in Bihar: The Times of India, 10th May, 2006:"A major scam to the tune of over Rs 1,400 crore relating to the alleged misuse of subsidised rations and short supply of foodgrains meant for people below the poverty line during the erstwhile RJD rule in Bihar has come to light".

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