In Khammam district, a clerical blunder by revenue officials at the Kusumanchi Tahsildar’s office resulted in a death certificate being issued instead of a birth certificate for an infant girl.
A Mee Seva centre in Nalsabgadda, Sangareddy, was seized for issuing fake birth certificates. Tahsildar Jayaram confirmed the charges and warned strict action against others involved in such malpractice
The Supreme Court bench was hearing a special leave petition filed by a village-level officer against his conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly accepting a bribe from the son of a deceased for issuing his father's death certificate
The Republican-controlled Legislature also passed a bill that would ban transgender athletes from playing according to the gender with which they identify in school and college sports.
