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LG forwards proposal to implement Telangana law in Delhi to MHA: Official

Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved and forwarded a proposal to the Union Home Ministry for issuance of a notification to implement a Telangana law in Delhi which allows the police to take offenders in preventive custody, officials said. In June, the Delhi Police had sought approval for issuance of the notification to extend the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous activities Act, 1986, to the Delhi government citing "a need for stringent legislation for prevention and effective control" of criminal activities, they said. The Act is applicable for prevention of activities of boot-leggers, drug traffickers, land grabbers, those involved in adulteration of food, making fake documents, snatching, robbery, arms running, sale of drugs, gambling, sexual offences, cyber crime among others. According to officials, Saxena has approved and sent the Delhi Police's proposal to the MHA for issuance of notification under Section 2 of the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 for extending the Telangana

MHA's digital nod mandatory for foreign hospitality to govt servants

The application for grant of permission to accept foreign hospitality must reach the appropriate authority ordinarily two weeks before the proposed date of onward journey, mentions the rule

Govt declares census, NPR database as critical information infrastructure

The government has declared as critical information infrastructure certain databases related to the Census and the National Population Register (NPR). In a notification, the Union home ministry said the decision has been taken after exercising the powers conferred to it under the Information Technology Act, 2000, (Amended 2008). The central government declares the computer resources relating to Census Monitoring and Management System, Self Enumeration and Civil Registration System (CRS) web portals, mobile applications for House Listing, Population Enumeration and National Population Register updation being critical information infrastructure (CII) of the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, it said. Linked databases, including the NPR database, Census database and CRS database, computer resources setup and installed at National Data Centre, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Delhi, and Disaster Recovery Site and Data Centres at ...

Militancy in J&K linked to infiltration of terrorists from borders: Report

The ongoing militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is linked with infiltration of terrorists both from the "International Border" as well as the "Line of Control" in J-K, says the MHA Annual Report 2021-22

'Jana Gana Mana' and 'Vande Mataram' stand on same level: Govt to Delhi HC

"..National song occupies a unique and special place in the emotions and psyche of the people of India," the Ministry of Home Affairs submitted.

Centre curtails Chhattisgarh govt's fund to fight Maoists: Minister

The scheme also takes care of compensation to surrendered Maoists, community policing and security-related infrastructure for village defence committees

MHA asks states, UTs to take action against predatory Chinese lending apps

The Union Home Ministry has sought urgent strict action by law enforcement agencies against predatory lending apps as harassment, blackmail and harsh recovery practices by such Chinese-controlled entities have led to multiple incidents of suicides. In a communication to all states and Union territories, the home ministry said the issue has caused a serious impact on national security, economy and citizen safety. It said a large number of complaints have been reported across India related to illegal digital lending apps that provide short-term loans or micro-credits at exorbitant interest rates with processing or hidden charges, especially to vulnerable and low-income group people. The lenders use the borrowers' confidential personal data like contacts, location, photos and videos for blackmail and harassment. Harsh recovery practices followed by these illegal lending apps have claimed many lives across India. "This issue has caused a serious impact on national security, economy an

MHA to declare special ops medal on Sardar Patel's birth anniversary

The award will be declared on October 31 morning when the country will be celebrating a large-scale 'Run For Unity' event to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

K Vijay Kumar resigns as security advisor of MHA citing personal reasons

Decorated police officer K Vijay Kumar, who was credited for eliminating forest brigand Veerappan, has resigned as the senior security advisor in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Kumar, who put in his papers sometimes ago due to personal reasons, has vacated his accommodation in Delhi and relocated to Chennai. "I am now based in Chennai after I decided to end my stint with the MHA due to personal reasons," he told PTI over the phone. Kumar expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, MHA officials and the chiefs of police forces of all the states for extending cooperation throughout his tenure. Kumar was mostly advising the government on issues of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), besides on Jammu and Kashmir. The 1975-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer was appointed as the senior security officer of the MHA after his superannuation from service in 2012 as the director general of the Central

Quota in promotions: SC closes contempt proceedings against union home secy

The Supreme Court Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings against Ajay Bhalla, the secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), initiated over alleged violation of the court order for maintaining status quo on implementation of quotas for SC/ST officers in promotion in central government jobs. The top court had in April 2021 issued the contempt notice to the senior IAS officer, posted as the secretary with the MHA since August 23, 2019 for allegedly violating its order. It was alleged that the officer violated the apex court order of April 15, 2019 asking for the maintenance of status quo with regard to promotion of officers. However, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) promoted 149 officers on an ad-hoc basis in 2020. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat took note of the submissions of Attorney General K K Venugopal, representing the officer, and ordered closure of the contempt proceedings. "Having heard the counsel

Union Home Secy Bhalla gets one more year in service till August 22, 2023

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Friday given one-year extension in service till August 22, 2023, a Personnel Ministry order said. This is his third extension in the post. Bhalla, a 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed as the Home Secretary in August 2019. He was to retire in November 2020 after attaining 60 years of age. His tenure was first extended on October 17, 2020 till August 22, 2021. Bhalla's tenure was extended by one more year on August 12 last year and was to end on Monday. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service to Bhalla as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, for a period of one year beyond August 22, 2022 i.e. up to August 22, 2023, in relaxation of FR 56(d) and Rule 16(1A) of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, it said. The rules have provisions related to extension in service of such officers beyond the age of 60 yea

Sounds from Rohingya colony: From hope to fear in a matter of hours

Mariam, a Rohingya Muslim who lives in a squalid Delhi locality, was happy she and her daughter would get to live in a pucca house for the first time in a decade. A tweet by Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri had raised her hopes, but a quick clarification by the Home Ministry meant the hope of getting a roof over her head in a faraway land was short-lived. "We don't know why the Government of India changed their decision. The only thing I was happy about was that, my daughter and I would be living in a pucca building for the first time after a decade," the 35-year-old, living in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj, told PTI. A section of the refugees living in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj has been apprehensive about their deportation in an "unfair" manner, after the Ministry of Home Affairs directed the Delhi government to declare the camps of the Rohingyas in Delhi as detention centres. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made it clear Wednesday it had not given any directions to provide flats to Rohing

Helter-skelter shelter: Why are Rohingya refugees in the news again?

No sooner did the union minister Hardeep Puri hail giving Rohingyas a permanent shelter than the MHA denied any such order

FCRA-registered NGOs aggrieved by MHA can file review pleas online from Sep

An official notification said the revision application can be filed within a year from the date on which the order in question was communicated to the aggrieved NGO registered under the FCRA.

Independence Day: Centre issues advisory to states over Covid protocols

Ministry of Home Affairs advisory comes at a time when India is reporting over 15,000 Covid-19 cases each day

CAG flags data non-sharing between IT dept, MHA on foreign contributions

The CAG has slammed the income tax department for not formulating a data sharing mechanism with the Home Ministry to keep track of foreign contributions received and their utilisation for the declared purpose by charitable trusts and institutions. The Comptroller & Auditor General's (CAG) Performance Audit report on 'Exemptions to Charitable Trusts and Institutions' noticed 35 assessment cases where the trusts/institutions received foreign contributions without having registration under FCRA, mismatch of figures of foreign contribution shown in ITR and that disclosed with the MHA, donation of foreign contribution by recipient trust to other trusts that were not registered under the FCRA 2010 or investment in foreign contribution in speculative mode. In all the cases, the department had allowed exemption on such foreign contributions involving tax effect of Rs 182.10 crore, said the report tabled in Parliament on Monday. Non-government organisations (NGOs)/ trusts are allowed to ...

MHA gives security clearance to Air India CEO-designate Campbell Wilson

The appointment of Wilson as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India was announced by Tata Sons on May 12.

No Kashmiri Pandit working under PM's development package has resigned: MHA

MoS for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Lok Sabha that as per information provided by the Govt of J&K, no Kashmiri Pandit working under PM's Development Package has resigned recently in protest

SC issues notice to Centre on plea for delimitation exercise in northeast

A bench sought a response from the Central Ministries and others on the plea urging to conduct delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland

Over 163,000 renounced Indian citizenship in 2021, US top choice: Govt

MoS for Home Nityanand Rai, in a written reply, said that reasons for these Indians renouncing their citizenship, which also means they have to surrender their Indian passport, was "personal to them".