Pune, May 30 (IANS) NCP-SP Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Saturday, amid the raging protest over the hooch tragedy in which 16 persons died after consuming illicit liquor, demanded that the Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar should be sent on a compulsory leave. She claimed as per the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ report, Pune has emerged as the top city for crime in Maharashtra and ranks fifth across the country, saying that the law and order situation in Pune has completely col…
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Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved naming the Sawantwadi Railway Station after the architect of the Konkan Railway, former Union Minister the late Madhu Dandavate. Following approval from the Central Government, the Sawantwadi Railway Station will be renamed “Lokmanya Madhu Dandavate Railway Terminus.”The late Madhu Dandavate, who served as the Railway Minister and Union Finance Minister, is widely regarded as the archi…
Imphal, May 25 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved Rs 196.61 crore for the modernisation of the state police force to effectively deal with the prevailing situation in the state.After flagging off 477 newly acquired vehicles for Manipur Police at the 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in Imphal, the Chief Minister said that the government remains committed to strengthening the police department and…
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Central government and the representatives of Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an understanding in principle which will give the UT an elected chief minister with powers on bureaucracy, a legislative body and protections under Article 371. World-renowned climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was also part of the discussions.In what is seen as a path-breaking understanding aimed at political empowerment and safeguards for Ladakh, the Centr…
Agartala, May 15 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday sanctioned one more battalion of the elite Tripura State Rifles, taking the total number of Tripura State Rifles battalions in the state to 16, officials said. In a letter addressed to the Tripura Chief Secretary, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stated that, upon the Tripura government raising one additional Tripura State Rifles battalion under the India Reserve category, the Centre would provide one-time financial assistanc…
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Lieutenant Governor (L-G), V.K. Saxena on Monday announced creation of five new districts in Ladakh, raising the number of districts in the Union Territory to seven from the original two.Officials said that the LG of Ladakh has announced the creation of five new districts, Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass, increasing the total districts from two, i.e. Leh and Kargil, to seven.This move aims to decentralise administration, boost development in remote border ar…
Imphal, April 26 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved Rs 424.36 crore for the operation of relief camps set up by the Manipur government to provide shelter to people affected by the ethnic violence in the state, officials said. According to the state Home Department, the MHA has also sanctioned Rs 523 crore for the rehabilitation of violence-affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). These details were shared in response to an RTI query filed by senior Manipur Congress…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday strongly criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, insisting that citizenship verification does not fall under the Election Commission of India (ECI) but is the responsibility of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Speaking to reporters in West Bengal, Owaisi said, “We oppose the SIR. Our writ petition on this matter is still pending before the Supreme Court. Citizenship is not within the purv…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo challenging the detention of her husband and Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), after noting that the preventive detention order had already been revoked and he had been released.During the hearing, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale was informed by Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s second-highest …
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Central Industrial Force (CISF) and the Indian Army have collaborated to enhance the central security force’s professional competence in drone operations.A media statement said that a professional Drone Training Session for CISF personnel of ASG Indore was conducted at the Army War College, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. The session covered key aspects of drone operations, flight safety regulations and surveillance protocols, aimed at further strengthening operational prepa…