Tag: Rajnath Singh

Terming the charges levied by the Union government for deployment of Central paramilitary forces as ‘unreasonable’, chief minister Naveen Patnaik today requested Union Home minister Rajnath Singh to totally waive it off

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said “time will come” when people’s sentiments, their desires and expectations will be fulfilled. Speaking at the inauguration of the “Waste to Wonder” Park under the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) here, he said, “no one is not in a mood to participate in any programme with […]

Greater Noida: Asserting that the BJP is going to retain power in 2019, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the coming Lok Sabha election is not a challenge to the ruling party. Attacking the opposition rally organised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Minister said the attempt to form a ‘mahagatbandhan’ […]

New Delhi: BJP ministers on Friday came down heavily on the Congress for carrying out a misleading campaign on the Rafale fighter jet deal, with Home Minister Rajnath Singh rejecting the opposition party’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Probe on the issue. Singh said the government was confident that the Supreme Court judgment on the […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday approved Rs 546.21 crore additional assistance to Karnataka which has experienced floods and landslides during 2018, a Home Ministry statement said. The decision was taken in a High Level Committee (HLC) meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here. “The HLC approved the additional assistance from National Disaster […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday constituted a GoM headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at workplace. “The Group of Ministers (GoM) will recommend action required for effective implementation of the existing provisions, as well as for strengthening […]

Lucknow: The long drawn Maoist insurgency in the country will be “completely erased” in two to three years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh declared here on Sunday. Addressing the 26th anniversary of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Minister said the situation had changed and […]

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Centre is taking steps to curb all possible national security threats, including Maoism and terrorism, and assured the states of Central forces’ help whenever they require. “Be it Maoism, terrorism or extremism — all sorts of security threats are being adequately dealt with. We are […]

Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday accused Pakistan of “sponsoring terror” in Jammu and Kashmir and said the military was fully capable of thwarting any terror attack. In the Uttar Pradesh capital to chair the 21st meeting go the Inter-State Council (Central), Rajnath Singh said that there was no doubt that Pakistan was […]

Jammu: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday visited forward positions on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir and interacted with the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. Rajnath Singh also took part in a ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ in Makwal village before visiting the border outpost of the BSF. “The Minister interacted with the […]

New Delhi: AAP leader Sanjay Singh met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday and said the Centre has agreed to take up the current situation in Delhi with the Lt. Governor and find a solution to the row over governance. “I narrated to him the entire situation in Delhi and how IAS officers have […]

Kupwara: Militants attacked security forces in a north Kashmir village in Kupwara on Friday hours before Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited the border district. Sources said there was a brief exchange of fire between militants and the army in Langate area of Kupwara — some 100 km north of Srinagar. No casualties were reported. […]

Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said a total of 619 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir had been killed in gun battles with security forces as he highlighted the all-round improvement in internal and external security under the Narendra Modi government. He also clarified that the operations against militants had not been stopped […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to consider allocation of at least 10 IPS officers on the basis of Civil Services Examination-2017 to help the state meet its requirements. In a letter to the Home Minister, Patnaik said such allocation will help meet the requirement at the supervisory […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday condemned the cross-border firing by Pakistan in which four Indian soldiers, including a Captain, were killed, saying he has full faith in the valour of the Indian Army and they shall “give proper reply” to the neighbour. “Have full faith in the valour of our soldiers, […]