May 22, 2020 06:19 IST
The letter comes in the backdrop of reports that in some states, particularly Delhi, the number of containment zones has been decreasing despite an increase in the number of coronavirus cases.
Fri, May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 05:04 IST
In April 2018, Mohammed Ibrahim Zubair pleaded guilty to charges of concealing financial aid to a terrorist organisation and was sentenced to 60 months in prison. The court recently ordered his deportation to India.
Fri, May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 20:51 IST
Cautioning against any laxity as economic activity picks up and public movement is facilitated, the MHA asked for strict adherence to social distancing, hygiene and wearing of masks.
Thu, May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 04:05 IST
In a letter sent to the states, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said, “Taking into consideration the interest of a large number of students it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures for the conduct of Board Exams for Classes 10th and 12th.”
Thu, May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 04:17 IST
“From now on, 100 specials trains will run daily to bring back migrants to Bihar. After an agreement between Bihar and the Central government, altogether 800 trains will operate to bring back over 20 lakh migrants,” Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi tweeted.
Wed, May 20, 2020May 19, 2020 11:51 IST
The May 18 letter sent to all states by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) came in the backdrop of migrants continuing to hit the road due to limited availability of trains and buses.
Tue, May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 03:09 IST
In the guideline issued on Sunday for the fourth phase of the lockdown, the ministry has not included this order, even as it has included its standard operating procedure on movement of migrants, extraction of Indians stranded abroad, running of trains and transit of foreign nationals.
Tue, May 19, 2020May 18, 2020 19:26 IST
Lockdown 4.0 guidelines: Most things are allowed — so what isn’t? What’s the logic of the 7 pm-7 am ‘night curfew’? Have states really got a lot of new power they can use in Lockdown 4.0?
Thu, May 21, 2020May 18, 2020 03:53 IST
Under the new guidelines, “the zones can be a district, or a municipal corporation/ municipality or even smaller administrative units such as sub-divisions, etc, as decided by states and UTs,” an MHA statement said.
Mon, May 18, 2020May 17, 2020 20:52 IST
Significantly, the Centre has conceded to the demands of the states that they be given freedom to decide which part of their state shall be demarcated red, orange or green and how.
Mon, May 18, 2020May 17, 2020 05:48 IST
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Saturday wrote to all states, informing them of a National Migrant Information System (NMIS), an online dashboard developed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Sun, May 17, 2020May 16, 2020 04:43 IST
This is the third time the Centre has reminded states of their responsibility towards migrant workers.
Sat, May 16, 2020May 13, 2020 14:18 IST
“With this decision, 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh CAPF personnel will use indigenous products,” an MHA statement said.
Wed, May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 02:07 IST
However, the Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines for passengers availing these train services made not mention of it and the Press Information Bureau statement on Monday had only "advised" them to use the contact tracing app.
Wed, May 13, 2020May 11, 2020 18:22 IST
In another order, the Centre has asked states not to restrict the movement of doctors and healthcare workers.
Tue, May 12, 2020May 11, 2020 04:39 IST
Some corrections being made, says police research bureau under Home
Mon, May 11, 2020May 10, 2020 03:32 IST
According to the data released by the Registrar General of India, the national birth rate in 2018 stood at 20, and death and infant mortality rates stood at 6.2 and 32, respectively.
Sun, May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 01:04 IST
The measures include 24-hour sanitisation of premises; temperature check of all employees twice daily; providing face shields, masks & PPEs; creating physical distancing by erecting barriers on work floors and dining facilities; and ensuring no sharing of tools, among others
Sun, May 10, 2020May 09, 2020 03:37 IST
Sources said the system of living in barracks makes social distancing difficult. The problem has been aggravated by the fact that most of the infected personnel are asymptomatic.
Sat, May 09, 2020May 08, 2020 05:50 IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the state that construction may be started by following adequate physical distancing norms.
Fri, May 08, 2020May 07, 2020 20:34 IST
The new infections have taken the number of cases in the paramilitary to over 500, including 162 in CRPF, 82 in ITBP, 32 in CISF and 17 in SSB. Most of these cases have been reported from Delhi, except for over 50 BSF cases in Tripura and 19 from CISF in other parts of the country.
Fri, May 08, 2020May 07, 2020 16:25 IST
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) emergency team is specialised in handing chemical disasters and will be tasked with first plugging the breach in the LG Polymers plant from where the gas is still leaking.
Thu, May 07, 2020May 07, 2020 12:50 IST
The MHA also said the state was violating the Centre's guidelines that movement of goods trucks could not be stopped.
Thu, May 07, 2020May 07, 2020 04:52 IST
In his letter to West Bengal, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla flagged the plying of rickshaws, children playing cricket, and people bathing in rivers among the violations.
Thu, May 07, 2020May 07, 2020 03:00 IST
Together, over 350 personnel in paramilitary forces are now said to be infected, and close to 320 are in Delhi alone.
Thu, May 07, 2020