The government amended the Act in the wake of a claim laid by the heirs of Raja Mohammad Amir Mohammad Khan, known as Raja of Mahmudabad, on his properties spread across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The Centre recently sanctioned the construction of 14,460 bunkers at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore.
MHA released the list of top 10 police stations in the country on Saturday, with Coimbatore’s R S Puram Police Station (B-2) grabbing the top spot.
As many as 12 civilians and 17 security personnel were killed in the firing from across the border till October, a Home Ministry official said quoting the data.
Two new divisions, Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation (CTCR) and Cyber and Information Security (CIS), have been created.
The 431 Pakistani nationals with long-term visas will now also be able to open bank accounts without prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India.
“CAPFs can’t substitute the state police force as their deployment is related to emergency crisis in states for maintaining law and order,” the MHA said.
MHA has asked BSF and Assam Rifles to intensify vigil along Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Myanmar borders.
The move to allow the state government to exercise the powers under the AFSPA came at a time when both the central and the Assam governments are ruled by the BJP.
According to MHA, four BSF companies (comprising 100 personnel each) were sent to Basirhat and two day back, four additional companies were also dispatched, but these were returned by the state govt.
Aadhaar is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, the Union home ministry has said.
A meeting was held today among representatives of central security agencies and the home ministry to discuss various issues related to it, officials sources said.
Gauba, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, will take over as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Union Home Ministry with immediate effect, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
The Home Ministry today said there was no delay in providing to the British authorities the evidence against liquor baron Vijay Mallya and the CBI had sent all documents to the External Affairs Ministry last week
The Home Ministry in its annual report used a picture of Spain-Morocco boundary as India's border with Pakistan, prompting the Union home secretary to say that the ministry would apologise if there is a mistake
The Bombay High Court had on June 12 asked the state government some searching questions and sought justification for its its decision to grant the actor early release from prison
India's 1,643-km border with Myanmar touches four states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
NIA, which was created post the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, functions as the central counter-terrorism law enforcement agency in the country.
Clashes between Dalits and Rajputs erupted in Shabbirpur village on May 5 after objections were raised over playing loud music in connection with celebration of the birth anniversary of warrior king Maharana Pratap.
The CRPF has submitted a detailed report to the home ministry stating the circumstances that led to the killing of 25 of its personnel by Naxals last month in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
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