Narayanpur, March 31 (IANS) As a success for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, a 26-year-old armed Maoist cadre surrendered before authorities in Narayanpur district on Tuesday. The youth, identified as Bijlu Mandavi, carried a reward of one lakh rupees on his head and belonged to the North-West Joint Sub-Zonal Bureau technical department of the outlawed CPI Maoist organisation. Mandavi, a resident of Tushwal Panchayat under Barsur Police Station in neighbouring Bijapur district, laid down …
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Amaravati, March 29 (IANS) Former Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to pass a Bill in the current session of Parliament to provide legal status to Andhra Pradesh’s capital, Amaravati. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday spoke to Amit Shah about the resolution passed by the state Assembly, urging the Centre to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 to accord legal status to the capital.Naidu recalled that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the …
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) After the Union Home Ministry issued an advisory regarding some elements trying to indulge in radicalisation in the event of the war in Iran, the Intelligence Bureau has now sounded an alert against a charity scam.Many groups have cropped up who are collecting donations in the name of the war in Iran. These elements are collecting funds on the pretext of welfare of the people of Iran who have been affected due to the war, an official said.Similar activity was discovere…
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) The Telangana BJP has urged Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla to direct the Assembly Speaker to suspend the membership of AIMIM MLAs for showing disdain towards the national song in the Assembly.A delegation of BJP leaders led by the party’s state President N. Ramchander Rao on Wednesday met the Governor at Lok Bhavan and submitted a memorandum, seeking action against the AIMIM MLAs.The BJP brought to the notice of the Governor that on March 16, the first day of budget ses…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A Parliamentary Standing Committee, in its report presented on Tuesday, flagged delays in the 477 MLD Chandrawal Water Treatment Plant and the water supply system improvement projects in Delhi, recommending that the Union Home Ministry and the city administration focus on periodic monitoring to meet timelines. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, chaired by Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, MP, Rajya Sabha, presented its report on Tues…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Union government, on Tuesday, cautioned citizens against a cyber fraud being perpetrated by scamsters using fake notices from “Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)” or “Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)” that warn phone customers about possible SIM card blockage. Issuing a factcheck to declare such notices from “BSNL” and “TRAI” as fake, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) advised citizens to exercise caution and not fall in the trap of scamsters, who migh…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Preparedness for Monsoon-2026 and technological advancements in the field of disaster management were in focus as the Union Home Ministry’s Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) organised a seminar on integration with state agencies, an official said on Saturday.The third seminar on Integration with State Emergency Operation Centres (SEOCs), held under the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is one of the government’s endeavours to achieve t…
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed the Centre for its ‘advisory’ to states to keep an eye on pro-Iran radical preachers in the wake of Israel-US attacks on Iran.The Hyderabad MP alleged that the ‘advisory’ exposes Modi government’s double standards. He asked why no advisory was issued to counter anti-Muslim hate speeches.Owaisi took to ‘X’ on Tuesday to criticise the advisory reportedly issued by the Union Home Ministry to states.“There is a ba…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a three-day visit to Bihar from Wednesday to review security measures, administrative preparedness and ongoing development initiatives in the state’s border districts, with particular emphasis on areas along the India-Nepal border.Senior officials from the Union Home Ministry accompanying HM Shah are expected to hold consultations with top state functionaries on the factors behind the demographic changes reported in the Seemanchal…
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday described the installation of the first border pillar between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh as a historic milestone that marks the end of decades-long uncertainty over the inter-state boundary. In a post on X, CM Sarma said that following the signing of the Namsai Declaration, the first border pillar has been installed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke Kesang district.He termed the development “truly momentous”, noting tha…