Ministry of Home Affairs

September 3, 2024 4:47 PM

Nominations open for Padma Awards 2025

The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that nominations for the prestigious Padma Awards 2025 are now open. The awards, to be announced on Republic Day 2025, recognize exceptional achievements and distinguished service across various fields. The nomination process, which began on May 1, 2024, will continue until September 15, 2024. For the first time, nominations will be accepted exclusively online through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in). The Padma Awards, comprising ...

Uttar Pradesh, Mar 16 (ANI): Medical students wearing protective masks in wake of coronavirus at King George Medical College, in Lucknow on Monday. (ANI Photo)

August 30, 2024 5:31 PM

Govt reserves MBBS seats for families affected by terrorism

The Central government has set aside four MBBS seats for the 2024-25 academic year specifically for families affected by terrorism. These seats are reserved for spouses and children of civilian victims of terrorist activities, aiming to provide educational opportunities and support to those who have been impacted by such acts of violence. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently communicated this decision, originally made by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to all state chief secre...

August 28, 2024 5:43 PM

MHA issues advisory against fake e-mails circulating in name of FCRA officials

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a public advisory warning against fraudulent emails and documents circulating in the name of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) officials. This alert comes in response to numerous complaints from associations and NGOs who have been targeted by scammers impersonating MHA officials and demanding money for FCRA services. According to the advisory, fraudsters are using fake logos, official email addresses, and documents bearing the names of FCRA...

August 12, 2024 3:38 PM

Bangladesh: police rejoin duties to control traffic after a week

In Bangladesh, after a work abstention for a week, members of the police have started to return to their workplaces on Monday. There were attacks on many police stations across Bangladesh following the fall of Awami League led government. Since then, police members were abstaining from work, citing safety concerns. Students were seen managing traffic on the roads in Dhaka and other parts of the country in the last few days. Police officers, who had been on strike, called off their strike after...

July 11, 2024 9:50 PM

JNU considers return to in-house PhD entrance exams

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is contemplating a return to conducting its own entrance exams for PhD admissions, following the cancellation of the University Grants Commission's National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) due to integrity concerns. "We have begun the process and we are taking into account the opinion of all the stakeholders while considering this decision. It is a decision of all the faculty," JNU's Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit said. The university administration has reques...

June 16, 2024 8:59 AM

Amit Shah to chair high-level meeting to review J-K security situation today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) and preparedness for the Amarnath Yatra. Earlier, Amit Shah reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in a high-level meeting with senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) here in the national capital on Friday and directed to call another detailed meeting on June 16 over the issue. Shah conducted the meeting in the wake of recent terrorist...

West Bengal, May 15 (ANI): Central Armed Police Forces personnel patrols during their route march for upcoming final phase of Lok sabha election in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

April 9, 2024 1:10 PM

EC directs Home Ministry to deploy 100 more central force companies in Bengal for Lok Sabha polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy an additional 100 companies of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. According to sources, 55 companies of CRPF and 45 companies of the Border Security Forces (BSF) are being deployed by the Home Ministry on the instruction of the ECI on or before April 15. The ECI held a crucial meeting with representatives from all states and union territorie...