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  MHA refuses to give reasons behind allowing intelligence agencies to access computer data

  India | February 03, 2019 19:54 IST

  The Home Ministry has refused to disclose reasons for authorising 10 security and intelligence agencies to access information from any computer resource under the Information Technology Act, 2000, terming it "top secret" information.

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  Home Ministry renews ban on SIMI for 5 years

  India | February 02, 2019 11:17 IST

  The ministry said the organisation has been polluting the minds of the people by creating communal disharmony, undertaking activities which are prejudicial to the integrity and security of the country.

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  Interim budget 2019: MHA gets Rs 1.03 lakh crore; emphasis on border infrastructure, police modernisation

  Budget | February 01, 2019 18:05 IST

  For the first time, budgetary provisions for the Home Ministry has crossed the Rs 1-lakh crore mark and is pegged at over Rs 1,03,000 crore for the next fiscal, with special emphasis on improving border infrastructure of police forces.

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  MHA tweaks travel norms: Indians over 65, under 15 can use Aadhaar to visit Nepal, Bhutan

  India | January 20, 2019 13:04 IST

  Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to the two neighbouring countries, for which no visas are needed, clarified the communique issued recently.  

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  Home Ministry advises Chandigarh administration to exempt Sikh women from wearing helmets

  India | October 12, 2018 11:15 IST

  The Home Ministry's statement came after Sikh bodies, led by Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, made a representation to Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

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  Gorkhas not to be sent to foreigners tribunals, but not eligible for NRC: Home Ministry

  India | October 10, 2018 22:32 IST

  A senior home ministry official, however, made it clear that Nepalese citizens living in Assam are not eligible to be included in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as well as in the electoral rolls.

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  Home Ministry directs states to identify Rohingya refugees, collect biometric details

  India | October 01, 2018 16:51 IST

  Singh chaired a meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council here to discuss issues related to inter-state relations and security matters, including the Maoist menace.  

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  Home ministry calls Congress president Rahul Gandhi's charge on SPG 'baseless'

  Politics | September 24, 2018 15:47 IST

  “The officer has stated that as part of his professional duties he interacted with SPG protectees; however, he has categorically stated that during his interaction with Gandhi, there was no talk whatsoever regarding the appointment of a new Director or the reasons for his leaving SPG,” the statement further read.

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  Mob lynchings: Centre asks states to appoint nodal officer, task force to check violence

  India | July 24, 2018 19:10 IST

  The advisory has been sent to the states and Union territories following a Supreme Court directive issued in this regard on July 17. 

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  Centre procures 5000 rape investigation kits to distribute to police stations for speedy probe

  India | July 22, 2018 13:13 IST

  The official said that for now, five kits each would be provided to randomly-selected police stations and states have also been asked to chip in with their contribution.

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  Delhi: Names of all arms licence holders to be included in national database from April next year

  India | July 16, 2018 18:07 IST

  The move is aimed at keeping a tab on authorised private gun holders, many of whom are often found involved in crimes and celebratory firing leading to loss of lives.

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  Child lifting WhatsApp messages: Home Ministry acts tough, directs states and UTs to take effective measures

  India | July 05, 2018 14:45 IST

  "It was also stressed that complaints of child abduction or kidnapping should be properly investigated to instill confidence among the affected persons," the ministry said today.

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  HMO sanctions Rs 105 crore for raising 2 women battalions of Jammu and Kashmir Police

  India | June 14, 2018 10:08 IST

  To enhance the representation of women in the State Police, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved raising two women battalions for Jammu and Kashmir Police, an official statment said on Wednesday. 

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  J&K: Five civilians killed, several injured as Pakistani troops continue shelling border villages, posts

  India | May 23, 2018 16:13 IST

  According to an official statement, 100 border villages and 40 BSF outposts in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts are under direct attack by Pakistani forces as they continued the shelling for the ninth day today, prompting a strong and effective retaliation by the BSF.

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  Sikh youths being trained at ISI facilities in Pakistan, Home Ministry tells Parliamentary panel

  India | March 21, 2018 16:16 IST

  Top home ministry officials told the Committee on Estimates, headed by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, that radicalisation of youths by terrorist groups through the misuse of internet and social media has emerged as a big challenge.

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  Check 'disturbing' trend of J&K youths joining militancy: Parliamentary panel to MHA

  India | March 08, 2018 20:09 IST

  The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, headed by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, also observed that there is a "sinister and complex connection" between the simultaneous rise in stone-pelting incidents and 'fidayeen' (suicide) at

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  Enough forces in Tripura to tackle violence, assures Home Ministry

  India | March 06, 2018 16:31 IST

  The home ministry has also asked the state government to do the needful to maintain public order and restore peace.

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  No presence of Islamic State in Kashmir: MHA

  India | February 27, 2018 17:38 IST

  The central government's assertion came after the terrorist group claimed responsibility for the killing of a policeman, Farooq Ahmad Yatoo, in Jammu-Kashmir on Sunday.

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  Convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal no longer in MHA blacklist

  India | February 22, 2018 19:10 IST

  Atwal was a Sikh separatist active in the banned International Sikh Youth Federation when he was convicted of attempt to murder of Punjab minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu in Vancouver in 1986.

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  111 killed in 822 communal incidents in 2017, up from 97 deaths in 2016: Govt tells Parliament

  India | February 06, 2018 15:45 IST

  Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said that the highest number of communal incidents in 2017 were reported in Uttar Pradesh where 44 people were killed and 542 others were injured in 195 communal incidents.