Campaigning picks up for Mizoram Assembly pollsElection campaign offices have been opened in all the villages and more than one campaign office have been set up in larger villages and to...
Two Independent MLAs withdraw support to Meghalaya People's ForumIn a setback to the Opposition Meghalaya People's Forum (MPF), two Independent legislators from Garo Hills today withdrew their support to ...
Home Ministry hopes to squeeze out funds for security schemes, says Rajnath SinghSingh said he had spoken to PM and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley regarding the shifting of Home Ministry security schemes to state.
In home-finance tussle over allocation of funds to states, home secretary voices strong opposition to House panelBut Goyal asked the committee to “strongly recommend” that the schemes or some of their components be retained by the home ministry.
Home Ministry asks officials to ensure financial disciplineThe finance ministry has enforced expenditure cuts across government departments at the RE stage, in an effort to achieve the fiscal defici...
Facing budget cuts, MHA says Fin Min keeping eye on expenditureHome Ministry has asked its officials to ensure expenditure in the current fiscal in no case exceeds the Revised Expenditure ceiling fixed ...
Police modernisation: Home Ministry calls its letter on seeking extra funds incorrectA government official said non-submission of plans by some states may be a factor for the finance ministry’s decision not to clear the addi...
Finance Ministry turns down Home Ministry's demand for Rs 1500 croreHome Minister Rajnath Singh had earlier last year pushed for the Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) Scheme funds to be doubled from Rs 15...
- Congress will have to answer a host of issues in Assembly: Meghalaya People's Front
"We will take up issues ranging from deteriorating law and order and criminalisation of politics to corruption," MPF spokesperson Paul Lyng...
Modernisation of police: Don't spend funds to buy cellphones, construct houses, MHA directs statesMinistry of Home Affairs directs states not to spend fund for Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme for buying mobile phones or on construc...
Kwality signs MoU with Central Bank to finance dairy farmersAs per the MoU, Kwality will identify the farmers who supply milk to them and are in requirement of financial assistance.
Mizoram polls: With MPF as watchdog, election process in the state is a unique phenomenonA social organization comprising church leaders and representatives of youth and women civil society plays poll watchdog.
Mizoram sets example of violence free poll campaignPatnaik said one of the main reasons behind the violence free poll campaign is the strict watch kept by the powerful Presbyterian Church co...
Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi to campaign in MizoramThere was severe criticism against the Congress leaders including Singh, Sonia and Rahul as they did not follow the norms of the MPF during...
Mizoram parties appeal to Election Commission for changing Assembly poll scheduleMizoram parties appealed to the CEC V S Sampath to change the date of polling in the state from December 4 to November 25 when Madhya Prade...
Government sanctions Rs 12,000 crore additional funds for police force modernisationGovernment has decided to give over Rs 12,000 crore additional fund to the states for modernisation of police force.
- Naveen demands central help to tackle Naxal menace
Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday demanded two dedicated military helicopters to be engaged in anti-Naxal operations in the s...