Home Ministry
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Home Ministry recommends against repealing AFSPA
India | Mar 03, 2015, 07:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: The controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will stay as Union Home Ministry has rejected an official Committee recommendation for repeal of the Act.A senior Home Ministry official, speaking on condition of
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Budget 2015: Home Ministry gets Rs 62,124.52 cr, a 10.2% jump
Feb 28, 2015, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home Ministry was today allocated Rs 62,124.52 crore in the Union Budget, a modest 10.2 per cent jump over the outlay in last fiscal, with special focus on safety of women, rehabilitation of
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MHA offers 3 names to Kejriwal for picking new CS of Delhi
National | Feb 27, 2015, 09:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Home Ministry has initiated the process of appointing the next Chief Secretary of Delhi by sending a panel of three senior IAS officers to the city government after finding that the only
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Arvind Kejriwal to become Rajnath Singh's biggest headache?
National | Feb 11, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: After a landslide victory in Delhi assembly polls on Tuesday, the next CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal may become the biggest headache for Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.Aam Aadmi Party chief and the
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Delhi Churches attack: No pattern observed, Police tells Home Ministry
India | Feb 05, 2015, 02:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a report to Home Ministry, the Delhi Police has not pointed out any pattern in repeated attacks at churches in the capital.The report has called the latest incident at St Alphonsa Church
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MHA serves notice to AAP affiliated NGO for not filing annual returns
National | Feb 05, 2015, 11:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent notice to an NGO run by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia for not submitting annual returns.NGO Kabir, run by Sisodia, has not filed
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To counter insurgency, Road Ministry seeks Rs. 12,000 crore to build roads in Naxal zones
India | Feb 05, 2015, 09:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government is looking forward to develop the road network in the naxal affected areas to avoid insurgency. Road ministry reportedly is seeking an aid of Rs. 12,000 crore from the home ministry as
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Saradha scam: Top Home Ministry official under scanner for trying to stall Matang Sinh's arrest
India | Feb 04, 2015, 08:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: A top home Ministry official having close association with former Union minister Matang Sinh for attempting to stall his arrest in connection with Saradha scam.According to a report published in Indian Express, CBI
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Chief Ministers meet on security may be deferred due to Delhi elections
National | Jan 14, 2015, 07:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Chief Ministers conference on internal security, scheduled to be held on January 31, is likely to be deferred till mid-February due to the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.Deliberations were on in the Home Ministry
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Home Ministry's J&K Division does not have AFSPA records
India | Jan 08, 2015, 05:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Home Ministry Division handling matters related to Jammu and Kashmir does not have a copy of any communication from the state government on the areas covered under the controversial Armed Forces Special
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NIA to take up Assam attack cases
India | Dec 27, 2014, 04:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NIA has been directed by the Home Ministry to take up the cases relating to the recent killing of more than 70 Adivasis by NDFB(S) militants in two districts of Assam.The four
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Home ministry tops followers on Twitter, MEA sees most likes on Facebook
National | Dec 23, 2014, 04:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: As the government adopts social media platforms in a big way, home ministry is on top when it comes to number of Twitter followers among all the union ministries, while external affairs ministry
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MHA bats for SMSes on bank transactions, ATM slips in Hindi
India | Dec 21, 2014, 12:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Messages on bank transactions and slips in ATM machines may soon come up in Hindi if a proposal of the Home Ministry is accepted by the PSU banks, as part of the efforts
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Centre bringing policy for safety of NE people in metros:Kiren Rijiju
National | Dec 19, 2014, 08:59 PM ISTShillong: Union Home Ministry is coming up with a ‘policy' to look into the safety and security of the North East people residing in metros besides introduction of NE subject in the syllabus of CBSE
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Centre's alert to states on possible terror attacks
India | Dec 17, 2014, 07:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre today alerted the states in the wake of Peshawar school massacre to the heightened possibility of terror attacks ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India next month.In a country-wide
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Union govt asks states to beef security after Peshawar school attack
National | Dec 17, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of the terror attack on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar, Centre today asked all states to beef up security particularly in educational institutions."An advisory has been issued to the state
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Govt to issue fresh guidelines for safety of schools
India | Dec 16, 2014, 09:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of Peshawar school terror attack, the Centre will issue a fresh set of guidelines soon for the safety and security of all vulnerable places, especially prominent schools and academic institutions.The
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Use social media, but exercise caution: Home Ministry to officials
National | Dec 15, 2014, 10:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government may have been encouraging its officials to use social media in disseminating information about its policies and programmes, but it also wants them to exercise caution in view of
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J&K ceasefire violations: MHA asks BSF to intensify vigil along Indo-Pak border
India | Dec 07, 2014, 01:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Home Ministry has directed the BSF to intensify vigil along the International Border in the wake of repeated attempts by militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.In the past two months, Pakistan-based
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No intelligence inputs on ISIS gaining ground in J&K, says govt
National | Nov 27, 2014, 11:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that there are no intelligence inputs that Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is trying to gain ground on the youth in Jammu and Kashmir.Minister