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MHA raises CISF strength to 2.2 lakh; 70,000 personnel to be recruited by
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a major initiative towards strengthening Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to support economic rise of the nation, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved an increase in the strength of the Central Armed Police force from existing 1,62,000 to an authorized ceiling of 2,20,0
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Uttarakhand receives Centre's approval for Rs 125 project for landslide mi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
As per the instructions of the Chief Minister, the proposals were prepared by the State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) and Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management Centre (ULMMC), Dehradun, and sent to the Government of India. In line with the guidelines of Prime Minister Naren
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Centre appoints IPS officer Sanjay Singhal as new SSB Director General
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central Government on Tuesday appointed Border Security Force's Special Director General Sanjay Singhal as the new chief of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), one of the armed forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for guarding India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan.
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No decision to update National Population Register: MHA in Lok Sabha
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The government has not decided to update the National Population Register, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a response to a question on the census in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Multi-sector expert team constituted under NDMA visits Himachal to study e
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In response to the rising frequency of extreme weather events in Himachal Pradesh, including cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formed a multi-sectoral expert team to conduct a scientific study of these phenomena. The decision followed a m
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"Uproar in RJD due to fear of defeat in Bihar Assembly election": MoS Home
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai hit out at Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav for his remark about "boycotting Bihar elections with allies."
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Ministry of Home Affairs to relocate to new state-of-the-art complex under
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
This is the first-ever relocation of the MHA office, currently located in the iconic North Block building --a majestic colonial-era structure situated on Raisina Hill, flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Built in the 1910s and completed in the 1920s, the North and South Block buildings have
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Preparation for Census 2027 starts, two-day conference held in July 1st we
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The preparation for Census 2027 has started, and a two-day conference of Directors of Census Operations was held in this regard at the beginning of this month, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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President accepts resignation of VP Jagdeep Dhankar: RS Chair informs hous
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The chair announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs has, wide its notification, conveyed the resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar under 67A of the Constitution with immediate effect.
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National Conference on making cities cyber secure emphasises urban cyber p
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
With the increasing digitalisation of city functions, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), convened the National Conference on Making Cities Cyber Secure
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NDA govt in Bihar helped poor and middle class by giving 125 units free el
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday welcomed the decision of NDA government in Bihar led by Nitish Kumar to give 125 units free electricity every month from 1st July to every households in state and said that this is a historic decision which will directly bene
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Centre questions maintainability of PFI's plea against ban in Delhi HC
Updated : 8 months ago IST
During the hearing, the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, representing the Centre, argued that the petition was not maintainable under Articles 226 or 227 of the Constitution.
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