Tag: Rajnath Singh

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, […]

Kisama: Exhorting Nagaland to look ahead to the future, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reiterated the Central government’s commitment to fulfill the aspiration of the Naga people for brighter tomorrow with all the honour which they richly deserve. “Nagaland, with its rich natural resources and talented people, has limitless possibilities. Enduring peace can help […]

New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for signing an agreement with Russia on combating all forms of terrorism and organised crime. According to an official statement, the new agreement is proposed to be signed during the visit of an Indian delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Russia from November 27 […]

New Delhi: Politicians should rise above political differences in matters of national security, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has told Home Minister Rajnath Singh while demanding “impartial” and “objective” investigation into the arrest of two alleged IS operatives in Gujarat. “I wish to bring to your notice the recent reports of arrest of IS (Islamic […]

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the NIA will “fully choke” terrorists and separatists of foreign funding to curb terrorism that he described as a “curse for the civilized society”. The Minister said being an autonomous body, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had done its job well in its crackdown on terrorists […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday rejected demands for probe into the alleged extraordinary spike in the turnover of a company owned by BJP President Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah after NDA came to power, describing them as “baseless”. “All these allegations are baseless and there is no truth in them. Earlier also […]