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Government constitutes Tribunal for adjudicating ban on LTTE
The Government of India (GoI) has constituted a Tribunal for adjudicating ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Key Highlights Background: LTTE has been banned in India since 1991, after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Expert Committee Constituted to examine Rules on Movement of People Near Indo-Myanmar Border
Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted an expert committee to examine the rules which allow free movement of people near Indo-Myanmar border. Indian and Myanmarese citizens are permitted free movement within 16 km of the international border, but these rules are widely exploited by militants ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Home Ministry asks NGOs to open Bank Accounts in Core Banking format
The Home Ministry has instructed 5,845 NGOs to open their accounts in banks having core banking facilities. The NGOs are also required to furnish the account details for real time access of security agencies in case of any discrepancy. The move is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Home Ministry asks States to Link Prisons with Courts via Video Conferencing
The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all the state governments to link prisons with courts through video conferencing in order to expedite trials and to save costs of escorting undertrials to courts. The Home Ministry’s advisory to the states has been issued following a national ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
All-woman India Reserve Battalion (IRB) to be raised in Jammu and Kashmir
The Home Ministry has planned to raise an all-woman India Reserve Battalion (IRB) in Jammu and Kashmir. The decision has been taken in the wake of girl students throwing stones at security forces in Srinagar a few days ago. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Union Home Ministry forms three-member SIT to probe 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) for re-investigation of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases mainly in Delhi and other States. Members: Three-member SIT will be headed by Pramod Asthana, an IPS officer of 1986 batch. ..