New Delhi: The number of vital installations in the country has fallen to 766 from 784 last year, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said in its annual report. MHA, in 2024, carried out a security audit following the 2023 Parliament security breach after which upgrades and downgrades were suggested, officials said. These include 72 … Read more
PUTTING INTO PRACTICE Even before Fr Lee’s stabbing, such rigorous training had paid dividends. In 2023, three Chinese nationals were caught by police for stealing from donation boxes at churches and other religious institutions. Mr Ho said this was “in no small part” due to the emergency response teams at several churches, who alerted each … Read more
SINGAPORE: A Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) correction direction was issued to the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) on Wednesday (Oct 9). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that ADPAN made false statements claiming the government carries out executions without regard for due legal process. It also falsely claimed the government … Read more
Oct 01, 2024 11:25 AM IST UPSC CAPF Reserve List: The commission has recommended 46 candidates as per the requisition placed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. UPSC CAPF Reserve List: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released a reserve list of the Central Armed Police Forces Assistant Commandants (UPSC CAPF ACs 2023) recruitment … Read more
JAMMU: PK Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir said on Saturday that the Ministry of Home Affairs is providing security to conduct the upcoming Assembly elections in Union Territory. Speaking to ANI, Pole said that this decision has been taken by the home ministry given the security challenges in the Jammu and Kashmir region, … Read more
SINGAPORE: A Bangladeshi extremist preacher who delivered an illegal sermon to migrant workers in Singapore has shocked the Bangladesh Society, said a spokesperson on Friday (Aug 23). The spokesperson called the incident “upsetting” and told CNA that those coming from their home country are “peace-loving people”. The preacher, Amir Hamza, gave a sermon to migrant workers … Read more
The Election Commission and the Ministry of Home Affairs are largely on board towards holding assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir within an imminent timeframe, ET has learnt. The full Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, on Wednesday met Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to … Read more
THIRD ORGANISATION TO BE DESIGNATED PSP Singapore’s foreign interference law is aimed at strengthening the government’s ability to prevent, detect and disrupt foreign interference in domestic politics. The Bill was passed in parliament in October 2021 after a lengthy debate. Political parties, political office holders, Members of Parliament, election candidates and their agents are among … Read more
SINGAPORE: A 14-year-old boy was issued a restriction order under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in June after he was radicalised due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Monday (Jul 15). The boy is the youngest person to be issued with an ISA order. He aspired to fight for the … Read more
In a significant move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 enhancing some powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the erstwhile state. President Droupadi Murmu has given her approval to the amendments in the rule exercising the powers conferred by section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir … Read more
