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Buses needed as govt frames business rules during coronavirus lockdown

Millions of migrant workers have left cities for their homes during the pandemic.

Here are the new rules by MHA for extended lockdown

Here are the revised consolidated guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs about what activities have been allowed and what will remain restricted

Banks, insurance firms to work as usual in new guidelines for Lockdown 2.0

Bank branches are allowed to work as per normal working hours till disbursal of DBT cash transfers are complete

Covid-19 woes: Allow limited activity in select sectors, DPIIT tells govt

The exit plan from the lockdown is recommended after getting suggestions from a detailed interaction with various states and industry bodies, the letter said.

'Massive effort' to find, quarantine Tablighi Jamaat workers: Govt

"Around 30 per cent of the total cases are related to the religious congregation so far. We need to understand that we are as strong as the weakest link," he said.

MHA asks states, UTs to set up control rooms for support during lockdown

Prime Minister Modi said that it is vital to break the chain of the disease and experts have said that at least 21 days are needed for it

Covid-19 lockdown: Capital, debt service providers to stay open, says Sebi

It further added that "the head office/ regional offices/ local offices of Sebi shall also function with minimum number of employee."

CRPF jawan diagnosed with Coronavirus symptoms, forces on high alert

During his leave, he had gone to Alleppey government hospital for his mother's treatment where three tourists from Italy with Coronavirus symptoms were kept in isolation

1,500 incidents in J&K, but no big terror attack in last 3 years: MHA in LS

The grenade attack in Amritsar took place at a prayer hall in Adliwal village on November 18, 2018, wherein three persons were killed, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said

NPR first step to NRC? Congress seeks to corner govt over MHA report

The Congress on Tuesday sought to corner the government on the issue of the National Population Register, claiming the annual report of the Home Ministry has said that the NPR is a first step to the National Register of Citizens. The Congress said the government cited the Home Ministry's reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha stating the same and alleged that the BJP government is now caught in a trap of its own making. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Sunday made it clear that there is no talk of NRC being implemented in the country, a stand that goes in total variance with Home Minister Amit Shah's claim that the NRC will be implemented. "Once again the BJP government is caught in a trap of their own making. 2018-19 Annual Report of the Union Home Ministry clearly states NPR is first step to NRC. Also in 2014, former MoS Home Ministry Kiren Rijiju replied to a question in Rajya Sabha, stating the same. Who's lying now," the Congress asked on its Twitter handle. Asked at the AI

From Citizenship Act to Article 370, how the Home Ministry had a busy 2019

MHA handled Citizenship Act protests, abrogation of Article 370, Pulwama attack among other issues. Amit Shah also took charge as the new Home Minister in 2019 after the Lok Sabha elections

MHA orders withdrawal of over 7,000 paramilitary personnel from Kashmir

These units drawn from the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and the SSB were sent to the Kashmir Valley after the Centre abrogated Article 370 provisions in Jammu and Kashmir

Parliamentary panel quizzes Home Secy on NRC in Assam, northeastern states

The panel which comprises 31 members of various parties from both houses of Parliament is planning to visit Northeastern states, including Assam

765 held for pelting stones, law & order disruption in J&K since August 5

The ministry said, 'The Union Government has not issued an advisory for tourists in Jammu and Kashmir recently'

Bharat Ratna for Savarkar: No formal recommendation necessary, says MHA

Several senior BJP leaders have pushed for the Bharat Ratna award for Savarkar

Govt explains reasons for J&K curbs to Parliament standing committee

The Home Secretary informed the Committee about the precautionary steps

Govt plans to frame new rules to regulate private security agencies

Due to the expansion of economic activities, the sector is growing at a very fast rate and as per an estimate, it employs 90 lakh people

Ayodhya verdict: Govt alerts states ahead of SC verdict, sends 4,000 troops

Home Ministry has rushed 40 companies of paramilitary forces to Uttar Pradesh to assist the state government in maintaining law and order.

Terrorist groups made 328 attempts to sneak into J&K in 2018: MHA report

A total of 257 terrorists, 91 security personnel and 39 civilians were killed in 614 terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, as per the report

Foreign journalists violating Indian laws liable to be punished: MHA

McNaughton, an Irish national who won the Pulitzer Prize in May 2018, allegedly travelled to restricted and protected areas in Jammu and Kashmir without permission