Too early to blame Naxals for Rajdhani derailment: Shri Rajnath Singh
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said it was too early to blame the Maoists for the derailment of the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani in Bihar that left four persons dead. “I have spoken directly to rail officials on the spot. The Prime Minister has been informed regarding all developments. Even he agrees that it is too […]
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh to preside meeting of top officials of Naxal-hit states
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a crucial meeting of Chief Secretaries and police chiefs of Naxal-affected states here on Friday to take stock of the situation and to draw up a future gameplan. Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police from all Naxal-hit states, including Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, will take part in the […]
Rising inflation fallout of UPA legacy: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister and BJP President Rajnath Singh today said that rising inflation was a fallout of the policy paralysis that prevailed during the Congress-led UPA regime and added that nascent Narendra Modi government will need time to rein in the price rise. “The failures of Congress-led UPA government, the kind of policy paralysis prevailing […]
Rajnath to inaugurate session of MPs & MLAs on Saturday
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a two-day session of the newly-elected MPs and MLAs from Madhya Pradesh at Khajuraho on Saturday. The session will also be addressed by Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj and Narendra Singh Tomar, a BJP release said today. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh and Tomar, who is […]
Ministry Of Home Affairs gets new handle on ‘Twitter’
Union Home Ministry today got a new handle on micro-blogging site ‘Twitter’ — @HMOIndia — to ensure a transparent and responsive government. The new Twitter handle was launched by Home Minister Rajnath Singh today and the number of followers crossed 7,000 within a day. “Welcome to the official Twitter account of India’s Home Minister,” was […]
Rajnath Singh rejects mercy plea of Nithari killer Surender Koli.
The Home Ministry on Wednesday rejected mercy petition of Nithari killer Surender Koli along with 4 other death row convicts. Koli, convicted of rape and murder of several children in Noida’s Nithari area in 2005, was awarded death penalty along with his employer Moninder Singh Pandher by the Ghaziabad court on February 13, 2009. The […]
Proposal of identity cards for citizens a priority: Government
The issue of national identity cards for citizens has been prioritised by the government which today asked officials to bring proposals in this regard for approval at the earliest. This will enable the National Population Register project be brought to logical conclusion, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said. Singh gave the directions after meeting C Chandramouli, […]
Rajnath Singh raises concern over delay in Nirbhaya project.
The Government on Tuesday raised concerns over delay in starting of Nirbhaya project, aimed at providing speedy assistance to women in distress, and said stakeholders will be consulted for its speedy execution. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while reviewing the Centre- State division of the MHA, also suggested the state police forces to involve a professional […]
Rajnath Singh at Delhi Police HQ, reviews law and order situation
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited the Delhi police headquarters for the first time after taking charge and discussed with top officials women’s security and other key law and order issues while assuring the force of all help in modernisation to make it more effective. “I discussed with the senior police officials about how […]
Home Minister for doubling police modernisation budget
In order to better equip police and paramilitary forces in the country, the Union Home Ministry has decided to seek doubling of the budgetary allocation for their modernisation. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met officials to discuss issues “which need to be addressed on priority” vis-a-vis central paramilitary and other police forces. During the […]