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Home Ministry signs MoU with ISRO to set up Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response

September 21, 2018

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to set up of state-of-the-art Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER). ISRO will render its technical expertise for setting up of proposed ICR-ER. Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) ICR-ER will cater to the requirement ..

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Home Ministry revokes security clearance to Qatar-based English news channel Al Jazeera

August 25, 2018

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked security clearance of Qatar government’s state-funded English news broadcaster Al Jazeera. It is believed that main reason for this revocation is considered to be over documentary made by Qatari channel on militancy in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), which Indian Government viewed as “biased”. Al Jazeera has reportedly ..

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Home Ministry notifies new SoPS for refilling of ATMs

August 20, 2018

Union Home Ministry has issued new Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for cash refilling of automated teller machines (ATMs) after certain time period. It comes in view of rising incidents of attacks on cash vans, cash vaults, ATM frauds and other internal frauds leading to increased sense of insecurity. It will come into effect from 8 ..

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Home Ministry to relax terms in agreement signed on repatriation of Bru persons to Mizoram

August 19, 2018

Union Home Ministry has agreed to relax conditions laid down in ‘four-corner agreement’ signed with Bru migrants for their repatriation from Tripura to Mizoram. The agreement was signed between Government of India, Governments of Mizoram and Tripura and Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF) in July 2018. Provisions of agreement The agreement covers 5,407 Bru ..

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2nd Young Superintendent of Police Conference held in New Delhi

July 27, 2018

The 2nd Young Superintendent of Police Conference was held in New Delhi on July 26, 2018. The 2-day conference was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The conference was organized by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). Young Superintendent of Police Conference The theme of two day conference was “Predictive Policing and Contemporary ..

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West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename state as Bangla

July 27, 2018

West Bengal state assembly dominated by Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress Government has unanimously passed resolution to change state’s name to ‘Bangla’ in all three languages – Bengali, Hindi and English. The name change will only become official when resolution gets approval from Union Home Ministry and Parliament passes Bill. Key Facts The main reason cited ..

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