One-third of Delhi Police force to be women: Rajnath Singh
Women will constitute one-third of the Delhi Police force, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. “We have decided to increase the number of women personnel in Delhi Police to one-third. Our effort is also to increase women personnel in state police and central police forces to one-third,” he said during Question Hour. […]
Better steps required to curb smuggling: Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Government today said current measures are not enough and better steps are required at international borders to prevent smuggling of narcotics. Home Minister Rajnath Singh informed the Lok Sabha that while smuggling of narcotics has been taking place for a long time, government keeps taking steps to check the trend. The steps include fencing of […]
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh visits Pune village hit by landslide
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday assured full central assistance to Maharashtra in dealing with the devastating landslide at Malin village near here in which 30 people have been killed. Singh, who visited the mishap site, announced an assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the victims from the Prime Minister’s fund. […]
Rajnath Singh calls up Akhilesh Yadav; asks to ensure peace
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to ensure communal harmony in the state in the wake of violence in Saharanpur and offered all help to contain the situation. Singh telephoned Yadav and expressed his concern over the violent clashes that broke out between two communities in the Western […]
Force-feeding row: Government committed to protect religious freedom, says Rajnath Singh
Terming the recent incident of Shiv Sena MPs force-feeding a fasting Muslim as “regrettable” and “unfortunate”, the government today said it is committed to safeguard religious freedom of every citizen in India. Making a statement on this issue in the Rajya Sabha, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said: “I would like to inform this House through […]
Government may consider reducing age of juvenile
Government today said it may consider the suggestion of reducing the age of juvenile and also request Ministry of Women and Child Welfare to look into it. “As far as the issue of juvenile’s age is concerned, it is the responsibility of the Women and Child Welfare Ministry. But whatever suggestion was given by the […]
Need to promote values through text books: Rajnath Singh
There is a need to promote values and culture through text books to bring about a “perceptional change” in society, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. “There is a need to bring perceptional change in the society. There is a need to be committed towards promoting values so that vulgarity does not effect the […]
Government mulls setting up computer-aided dispatch platforms
To improve efficiency in responding to women distress calls and provide speedy help, the government is planning to set up computer-aided dispatch platforms in 114 cities across the country, including 41 highly crime-prone.Home Minister Rajnath Singh said his Ministry has envisaged establishment of platforms for supporting Geographical Information System based call taking and Global Positioning […]
Efforts on to develop all official languages: Govt
All efforts will be made to encourage national language and the government directs various departments from time to time to enhance use of Hindi, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said there is no reason for the government not to encourage the use of Hindi in official work and it […]
No destruction of link with history: Shri Rajnath Singh on files issue
Seeking to dispel the apprehension that there could have been tinkering with history through the recent weeding out of old government files, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Bhartiya Janata Party “understands history’’ and will never negate the valuable contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in the country’s freedom struggle. Responding to clarifications […]