Ministry Of Home Affairs
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Small number of Bangladeshis to be benefitted from Citizenship Amendment Bill: MHA
India | Jan 20, 2019, 09:05 PM ISTThe majority of those who are likely to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Bill will be from Pakistan, as nearly 35,000 of such people have got LTVs so far.
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Central Government release Rs 638 crore for development of areas along international borders
India | Jan 11, 2019, 08:18 PM ISTThe Centre has released nearly Rs 638 crore in current fiscal so far under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP), which is being implemented to ameliorate the problems of people living in isolated forward locations, officials said on Friday.
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11 proposals to change names of villages pending with MHA, Lok Sabha told
India | Dec 12, 2018, 07:01 PM ISTThe central government has also given its 'no objection' to renaming of 22 villages, towns and railway stations across the country since December, 2017.
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American tourist killed in Andamans: NCST seeks report from MHA, islands' administration
India | Nov 22, 2018, 09:39 PM ISTThe commission sought immediate report from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Andaman and Nicobar administration.
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MHA ends advance payment rule for deploying central armed forces in states
India | Oct 01, 2018, 06:55 PM ISTThere were also discussions on central share under post matric and pre-matric scholarship schemes for the SCs/STs/OBCs and schemes for the modernisation of the state police forces, the official said.
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PM Modi's security guidelines ‘reiteration’ of existing rules, no specific reference to ministers: MHA
India | Jun 27, 2018, 08:45 PM ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that guidelines for the security of prime minister was issued “reiterating” the existing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and laid down norms, and did not contain any “specific” reference to ministers and other dignitaries.
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MHA sets up panel to look into 'racial discrimination' faced by NE people
India | Jun 07, 2018, 05:45 PM ISTThe panel has been constituted for monitoring and redressal of issues/grievances relating to the racial discrimination faced by the northeastern people residing in different parts of the country, the order said.
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Home Ministry cancels licenses of 1142 NGOs not complying to tax norms
India | Mar 18, 2015, 01:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the licenses of 1142 NGOs and Associations of erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh in a bid to crackdown on such organizations accepting foreign funds without
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Foreign powers could use Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai to impose sanctions against India: Govt
India | Feb 18, 2015, 09:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: The govt has justified its decision to stop Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai from travelling to London last month for a meeting with British all-party parliamentary group.Ministry of Home Affairs has told Delhi High
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VVIP Chopperdeal: Summons to two Italians to be served through Home Ministry
India | Feb 02, 2015, 11:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday informed a Delhi court that summons issued to two Italian nationals, chargesheeted by it as accused along with others in a money-laundering case related to Rs 3,600 crore
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MHA issues avalanche warning for people of Ramban district
India | Jan 21, 2015, 08:32 PM ISTJammu: Union Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an avalanche warning to the people of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.According to the Deputy Commissioner Ramban Farooq Shah Bukhari, Ministry of Home Affairs Disaster Management
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Martyrs Day: Govt offices across India to observe 2 minute silence
India | Jan 14, 2015, 04:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government has sent instructions to all states and central government departments to observe two minutes silence all over India on Martyrs Day i.e. January 30 as a mark of respect for the
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MHA tells NGOs to make payment exceeding Rs 20k through cheque
India | Oct 26, 2014, 10:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Tightening the noose around erring foreign-funded NGOs, the government has ordered that all voluntary organisations henceforth will have to make payments exceeding Rs 20,000 through account payee cheques or drafts.The order came weeks
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Centre may drop mandatory police verification for government jobs
India | Sep 04, 2014, 03:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre is considering a move to drop mandatory police verification of candidates selected for government jobs and may accept self-attestation certificates from them.The issue of omitting the need of police verification of
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MHA seeks report on alleged rape of a model by an IPS officer
India | Jul 24, 2014, 09:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Home Ministry has sought a report from the Maharashtra government over the alleged rape of a model by a senior IPS officer.The Home Ministry, being the cadre controlling authority of the Indian
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MHA goes for cleanliness drive; junks nearly 1.5 lakh files
India | Jun 23, 2014, 08:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: On the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Home Ministry is on a cleanliness drive and, in less than a month, has destroyed nearly 1.5 lakh files that had gathered dust
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Ministry of Home Affairs gets new handle on 'Twitter'
India | Jun 19, 2014, 06:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Home Ministry today got a new handle on micro-blogging site ‘Twitter' -- @HMOIndia—to ensure a transparent and responsive government.The new Twitter handle was launched by Home Minister Rajnath Singh today and the
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Telangana official map yet to be prepared
India | Jun 02, 2014, 08:16 PM ISTHyderabad: Telangana formally became the country's 29th state today but it would take a while before it is reflected in the official geographical and political map as the Ministry of Home Affairs is yet to
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Home Ministry not to give all documents to CBI in Ishrat case
India | Jul 17, 2013, 11:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 17: The Home Ministry seems to be dragging its feet over CBI's request to provide files related to contradictory affidavits submitted by it on the antecedents of Ishrat Jahan in Gujarat High
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Bodh Gaya blasts probe handed over to NIA
India | Jul 09, 2013, 11:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 9: The probe into the multiple blasts in Bodh Gaya was on Tuesday night handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) by the Centre following a request from Bihar government.The Ministry