Ten students of Jamia Millia Islamia University were allegedly asked to leave an NCC (National Cadet Corps) camp in Rohini for sporting beards.

The students protested on the university campus, calling their expulsion&nbsp;&quot;discrimination&quot;, and demanding that they be reinstated in the camp immediately.&nbsp;

The students say they were asked to leave the Rohini camp on Sunday night after they refused to shave their beards.&nbsp;

One of the protesting students was quoted as saying:&nbsp;&ldquo;A total of 35 students from the JMI had joined the 10-day camp on December 19, of which ten of us sport a beard. We were repeatedly asked to shave to which we denied as it is against our religious beliefs. We were finally thrown out of the camp.&quot;

NCC officials say cadets other than Sikhs are forbidden from growing beards during camps.

A senior official responded to the accusations and said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a part of NCC&rsquo;s code of conduct and not any discrimination. Nobody was asked to leave the camp.&quot;

The students continued their&nbsp;protest till Monday evening demanding the suspension of Jamia&rsquo;s NCC in-charge Rajnish Kumar.

They also met Vice-Chancellor Talat Ahmad and urged him to take immediate action against Kumar.

A similar issue was brought to light in August 2015 when the Andhra Pradesh Minorities Commission&nbsp;issued a notice to the NCC director-general seeking an explanation on a circular issued two years ago which forbade cadets, other than Sikhs, from growing beards.

The commission, in December that year,&nbsp;asked the defence ministry to make the exemption&nbsp;granted to the Sikh community applicable to Muslims&nbsp;too.

The matter is still under examination.&nbsp;

The students were asked to shave but they refused saying it was against their religious beliefs

Ten students of Jamia Millia Islamia University were allegedly asked to leave an NCC (National Cadet Corps) camp in Rohini for sporting beards. The students protested on the university campus, calling their expulsion "discrimination", and demanding that they be reinstated in the camp immediately. The students say they were asked to leave the Rohini camp on Sunday night after they refused to shave their beards. One of the protesting students was quoted as saying: “A total of 35 students from the JMI had joined the 10-day camp on December 19, of which ten of us sport a beard. We were repeatedly asked to shave to which we denied as it is against our religious beliefs. We were finally thrown out of the camp." NCC officials say cadets other than Sikhs are forbidden from growing beards during camps. A senior official responded to the accusations and said, “It’s a part of NCC’s code of conduct and not any discrimination. Nobody was asked to leave the camp." The students continued their protest till Monday evening demanding the suspension of Jamia’s NCC in-charge Rajnish Kumar. They also met Vice-Chancellor Talat Ahmad and urged him to take immediate action against Kumar. A similar issue was brought to light in August 2015 when the Andhra Pradesh Minorities Commission issued a notice to the NCC director-general seeking an explanation on a circular issued two years ago which forbade cadets, other than Sikhs, from growing beards. The commission, in December that year, asked the defence ministry to make the exemption granted to the Sikh community applicable to Muslims too. The matter is still under examination.

Delhi: 10 Jamia students asked to leave NCC camp for sporting beards

The government today extended the deadline for mandatory linking of PAN with Aadhaar by three months to March 31, 2018.

This is the third extension given by the government to individuals to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with the biometric ID.

The Centre had already informed the Supreme Court that it is willing to extend till March 31 the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes.

&quot;It has come to notice that some of the taxpayers have not yet completed the linking of PAN with Aadhaar.

&quot;Therefore, to facilitate the process of linking, it has been decided to further extend the time for linking of Aadhaar with PAN till March 31, 2018,&quot; the finance ministry said.

As of November, 13.28 crore out of 33 crore PANs have been linked to the 12-digit biometric identifier Aadhaar.

This year, the government made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns (ITRs) as well as obtaining a new PAN.

Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to the tax authorities.

The government had in August extended by four months the deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar till December 31, pending the Supreme Court verdict.

The Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the government&#39;s decision on Aadhaar.

The apex court has said it may consider setting up of a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the Centre&#39;s move to make Aadhaar card mandatory for availing various services and benefits of welfare schemes.

The deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar previously was July 31 but was extended to August 31 and later to December 31, 2017.

This is the third extension given by the government to individuals to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with the biometric ID

The government today extended the deadline for mandatory linking of PAN with Aadhaar by three months to March 31, 2018. This is the third extension given by the government to individuals to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with the biometric ID. The Centre had already informed the Supreme Court that it is willing to extend till March 31 the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to avail various services and welfare schemes. "It has come to notice that some of the taxpayers have not yet completed the linking of PAN with Aadhaar. "Therefore, to facilitate the process of linking, it has been decided to further extend the time for linking of Aadhaar with PAN till March 31, 2018," the finance ministry said. As of November, 13.28 crore out of 33 crore PANs have been linked to the 12-digit biometric identifier Aadhaar. This year, the government made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns (ITRs) as well as obtaining a new PAN. Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to the tax authorities. The government had in August extended by four months the deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar till December 31, pending the Supreme Court verdict. The Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the government's decision on Aadhaar. The apex court has said it may consider setting up of a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the Centre's move to make Aadhaar card mandatory for availing various services and benefits of welfare schemes. The deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar previously was July 31 but was extended to August 31 and later to December 31, 2017.

Deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linkage extended till March 31 2018

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Delhi: 10 Jamia students asked to leave NCC camp for sporting beards

Deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linkage extended till March 31 2018