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Left wing violence shows decline even as Naxalites killed almost 4,000 civilians in 9 years across ten states: MHA report

OpIndia Staff - 29 October, 2019

Naxalites have killed 3,749 civilians in nine years across ten states with maximum casualties reported from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. That means, the left-wing extremists...

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Amit Shah calls for digitisation of deployment data, wants to ensure CAPF jawans get at least 100 days with family every year

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2019

If the new orders are implemented, the jawans will be posted to their nearest units, which will allow them to travel and stay with their families when there are no operational duties, a senior official said.

Media

Reports of Assam put under Protected Area category incorrect, no such order issued: Home Ministry

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2019

MHA denies reports that Assam has been put under protected area category

Media

Fabricated reports on Kashmir: Govt asks BBC and Al-Jazeera to produce raw footage of their reports

OpIndia Staff - 13 August, 2019

Government of India has asked Al-Jazeera and BBC to produce evidence of their claim of large scale protests and violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Government and Policy

Intelligence agencies fear terrorists in jail radicalising common inmates, Home Ministry to create separate jails for the terrorists

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2019

The Union Home Ministry has been since 2015, planning to construct such secluded jails exclusively for terrorists.

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Mosques in the valley under scanner, Amit Shah’s Home Ministry seeks the details of mosques in Jammu and Kashmir

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2019

The decision of the Modi government is part of a new approach taken to ensure that places of worship are not misused for terror activities.

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Home Ministry approves deployment of 10,000 additional troops in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff - 27 July, 2019

The additional deployment of forces will help in strengthening the Counter Insurgent (CI) grid as well as maintaining law and order situation in Kashmir

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30 convicted illegal immigrants lodged in Assam jails deported to Bangladesh

OpIndia Staff - 25 July, 2019

Bangladeshi nationals convicted of illegal immigration were deported by Indian authorities through Kalibari ghat border in Assam.

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Home Ministry reviews CISF security cover for VVIPs, Kamal Nath, Acharya Pramod, Om Prakash Mathur amongst those downgraded

OpIndia Staff - 24 July, 2019

Also in the list are former BJP MP and now Congress leader Udit Raj, Punjab MLA Bikramjit Singh Mathijia, ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan and Suresh Chavhanke of Sudarshan TV.

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