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Amit Shah lashes out at previous Haryana regimes, praises Khattar govt

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday targeted previous Haryana chief ministers over regional bias and said in Manohar Lal Khattar, the state has after a long time got a chief minister who is undertaking its all-round development. Shah, who laid the foundation stone of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor and inaugurated three other projects in the state during an event here worth a combined Rs 6,629 crore, launched a scathing attack on previous regimes. He said the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government was marked by corruption, while also hitting out at the Indian National Lok Dal regime led by Om Prakash Chautala, without taking his name. BJP leaders in the state often accuse Hooda of regional bias and concentrating development works in Rohtak during his tenure. Addressing a Jan Utthan rally, Shah said the Khattar government had worked to change Haryana during its eight years, adding that He said after a long time after Independence there is a chief minister for the ent

Drug smuggling through darknet, cryptocurrencies increased, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that there has been an increase in drug smuggling through the darknet and cryptocurrencies, which is also responsible for terrorism.

Shah to inaugurate, lay stone of projects worth Rs 6,629 cr in Haryana

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of four projects worth Rs 6,629 crore from a programme in Haryana's Faridabad, according to a statement. The event will be held on Thursday at Faridabad's Parade Ground, Sector 12. He will lay the foundation stone of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project costing Rs 5,618 crores besides the inauguration of a Rs 590 core rail coach refurbishment factory in Sonipat. The projects also include the country's first longest elevated railway track built in Rohtak at Rs 315.40 crore. The home minister will also dedicate and inaugurate the Haryana Police Residence Complex, Bhondsi, constructed at a cost of Rs 106 crore. As per the statement, security has been tightened in Faridabad ahead of Shah's visit. Heavy vehicles will be prohibited from entering Faridabad on October 27 and 28.

Amit Shah meets BJP leaders from Saurashtra ahead of Gujarat polls

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday met party leaders from the Saurashtra region of Gujarat to formulate strategy for the coming Assembly elections in the state. The meeting, which lasted for several hours, took place at Veraval in Gir Somnath district, party sources said. The meeting centred on the Bharatiya Janata Party's efforts to avoid its poor performance of 2017 in the region which accounts for 48 out of 182 seats in the Assembly, they said. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil were also present at the meeting. Present and past elected representatives as well as office- bearers and senior leaders from the region attended the meeting which was held at a marketing yard building in Veraval town. The BJP is aiming to win 150 seats in the elections, surpassing the record of 149 seats won by the Congress in 1985. Shah has been conducting marathon meetings with party leaders at the zone level and this was the fourth such .

BJP plays the freebies game to match AAP's goodies for the Gujarati voters

The prelude to the polls also saw mega projects unveiled by the Centre and the handing out of a few sops to match the breathless pace at which AAP has promised an array of goodies to voters

BJP to give 25% tickets to new faces in Gujarat Assembly polls: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the party will give 25% tickets to new faces in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections

Landmark day for India's space programme: Amit Shah on launch of OneWeb

Amit Shah termed the successful launch of ISRO's heaviest rocket with 36 OneWeb satellites as "a landmark day for India's space programme"

Shah meets with BJP leaders, workers of Gujarat to review poll preparations

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held a meeting with BJP leaders and workers of south Gujarat zone to review preparations for the upcoming state Assembly elections, dates of which are yet to be announced. State BJP president and Lok Sabha MP CR Paatil and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were also present in the meeting. Party leaders from seven districts of south Gujarat, including ministers, MLAs, Surat mayor, district panchayat presidents and office-bearers were present in the meeting held at Saurashtra Kadva Patidar Samaj Hall near Valsad city's Dharampur Chokdi. Talking to reporters, Shah said preparations for the Assembly election for seats in south Gujarat zone were complete, right from micro-planning to election and booth management and victory processions. The senior BJP leader is touring the state to review the party's election preparations at zone level. Shah started with south Gujarat, and will meet leaders of the central zone in Vadodara on Sunday. Paatil and

PM Modi greets Union Home Minister Amit Shah on his 58th birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Home Minister Amit Shah on his 58th birthday on Saturday and said he is making numerous efforts for the country's progress. "As India's Home Minister he is making numerous efforts for our nation's progress. He is also doing commendable work in reforming the important cooperatives sector. May he lead a long and healthy life in service of our nation," Modi said in a tweet. Several other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders also greeted the former party president on his birthday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Shah has been working in a dedicated manner to strengthen India's internal security and that he competently discharges every responsibility assigned to him. Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Bhupender Yadav were also among those who wished the home minister on his birthday. A close associate of Modi for more than three decades, Shah is credited with launching the saffron party's massive expansion drive after he became its president in 2

Cross border propagation of terrorist ideologies cannot be termed problem

Emphasising that terrorism is the biggest violator of human rights, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said cross-border propagation of terrorist ideologies through online radicalisation cannot be considered as "political problem". Addressing the concluding session of the 90th Interpol General Assembly, he said all countries must come together to have a common definition of terrorism and terrorists. "We cannot fight terrorists and terrorism globally unless there is a common definition of both. Commitment to fight terrorism and differentiating good or bad terrorism or classifying terror attacks as big or small cannot go together," he said. Shah said there must be a consensus on the cross-border propagation of terrorist ideologies through online radicalisation. "We cannot consider this to be a political problem. We must all be committed to ensuring that an effective fight against terrorism should be long-term, comprehensive and sustainable," he said. Interpol is the best platform to

Interpol's role very important in defeating terrorism: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said terrorism is the biggest violator of human rights as he urged Interpol and its member countries to join hands for cross-border cooperation so that cross-border terrorism can be defeated. Addressing the 90th Interpol General Assembly on its concluding day here, Shah said criminal syndicates are working in a nexus and hence, global police and intelligence agencies should work together. "Terrorism is the biggest violator of human rights.... The narrative of good terrorism and bad terrorism, small terrorism and big terrorism cannot go together," he said, addressing the delegates from 164 countries. The Interpol general assembly is being organised in New Delhi to coincide with the 75th anniversary year of India's independence. Shah said the current crime incidents are "borderless" and all the Interpol member countries will have to rise to meet this challenge and the global police organisation's role in tackling these issues is "very ...

Most 'hotspots' free from anti-national activities, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said most of the "hotspots" in the country are almost free from anti-national activities now and the situation in major security theatres has improved over the last eight years of the Narendra Modi government. He said more than 70 per cent decline has been recorded in incidents of violence that were reported from insurgency-hit areas of the Northeast during this time period and this is an indicator of a "happy Northeast". Same was the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the states affected by Naxal violence, the minister said while addressing top police and paramilitary forces commanders at the National Police Memorial in the Chanakyapuri area here on the occasion of the National Police Commemoration Day. "Most of the hotspots are almost free from anti-national activities and this is a matter of great joy and satisfaction for all of us," he said. In the Northeastern states, Shah said, the Modi government has removed the special power

Amit Shah to address concluding session of Interpol general assembly today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Friday address the concluding session of the 90th Interpol General Assembly here, in which 164 countries are participating to discuss ways to combat transnational crimes. Shah will arrive at the newly-built swanky Pragati Maidan to address the concluding session of the assembly at 12.50 pm, the home ministry said on Twitter. During the four-day conference that began on October 18, the participating member countries of Interpol underlined that cyber crimes and online sexual abuse of children are emerging as major threats globally, officials said. During the general assembly, the global police organisation also announced its presence in the virtual world through Interpol Metaverse, where registered users can tour a "virtual facsimile" of the Interpol General Secretariat headquarters in France's Lyon from anywhere in the world. They can interact with other officers via their avatars and even take immersive training courses in forensic investigatio

Security situation improved in north east, J-K areas in last 8 yrs: Shah

Union Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the security situation in the insurgency-hit areas of the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the states affected by Naxal violence has improved over the last eight years of the Narendra Modi government. Shah said this while addressing top police and paramilitary commanders at the National Police Memorial in the Chanakyapuri area here on the occasion of the National Police Commemoration Day. "In the northeast, we have removed the special powers given to the armed forces (under the AFSPA) and instead, given special powers to the youngsters there, resulting in a decline of violence in these areas by more than 70 per cent," he said. The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is such that those who used to hurl stones at security personnel earlier have now become "panches" and "sarpanches", Shah added. In the states affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), the national anthem is being sung in Eklavya schools while the national flag flutters

Shah pays tribute at National Police Memorial on 'Police Commemoration Day'

HM Amit Shah paid tributes to police personnel, who lost their lives in the line of duty, at the National Police Memorial in the national capital on the occasion of 'Police Commemoration Day'

Will bring big positive change: PM after Shah releases Hindi MBBS textbooks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the beginning of the initiative of the Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in Hindi and said this will bring a very big positive change in the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for MBBS students as part of an ambitious project of the Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in that language. Terming it an important day in history, Shah said Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to start the MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) course in Hindi. Tagging Shah's tweet on the event, Modi said in a tweet in Hindi, "This beginning in the field of medical education is going to bring a big positive change in the country." "With this, while lakhs of students will be able to study in their own language, many doors of opportunities will also open for them," the prime minister said. In his remarks at the event in Bhopal, Sha

In a first, Home Minister Amit Shah releases MBBS textbooks in Hindi

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday termed the beginning of imparting medical education in Hindi in Madhya Pradesh as "historic", which will enhance the abilities of students and also allow them to overcome the "inferiority complex" of not knowing English. Shah released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for the first year students of MBBS course as part of the ambitious project of the Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in the Hindi language, a first in the country. Shah also said the work is underway to start technical and medical education in eight other languages in the country. Studying in one's own language will enhance the abilities of students. Students across the country should come out of their linguistic inferiority complex as today there is a government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they can showcase their abilities in their language, Shah said on the occasion. He released Hindi textbooks on Medical Biochemistry, Anatomy,

Gwalior Airport to get a new terminal building with world-class facilities

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the development of a new terminal of Gwalior Airport

Amit Shah calls 'Chintan Shivir' of all Home Ministers; invites Bengal CM

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has called a Chintan Shivir of Home Ministers of all the states on October 27-28 at Surajkund, Haryana

HM Amit Shah to launch MBBS Hindi coursebook in MP's Bhopal today

In a first-of-its-kind move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the MBBS Hindi course book at Lal Parade ground in Bhopal today.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also be present on the occasion.Madhya Pradesh is the first state to start the MBBS course in the Hindi language in the country. Initially, three subjects have been selected to be studied in Hindi which includes Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry.A team of 97 experts have been working on the preparation of books for the last 232 days at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. They have been translating the book from English to Hindi. State medical education minister Vishwas Sarang is continuously reviewing the work.Speaking to ANI, Sarang said, "We are trying our best to promote Hindi, under which we translate courses in Hindi. We have introduced three subjects in the first phase. The translation of second-year courses is going on. The Hindi books will be available in the college which will be ...