Kiren Rijiju

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 9 Seats For BJP And Ally, 4 For Congress In Assam, According To Poll Of Polls

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019

General Elections 2019: Poll of polls - Northeast. All the states combined in the northeast, including Assam, send 25 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha

Akshay Kumar Thanks Kiren Rijiju For His Support Over Citizenship Row

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar thanked Kiren Rijiju for his "kind words" after the Union Minister tweeted in his support saying "no one can question your patriotism" after a controversy raged over the former's citizenship.

"This Is Not A Special Election...": Kiren Rijiju To NDTV

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday April 11, 2019

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that triggered protests across the north-east will not hurt the BJP's chances in the north-east, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju told NDTV as the border state votes for both the national and state elections today. The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised it would bring back the bill if voted to po...

Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju Among 10 Heavyweights In First Phase Of Polls

India News | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday April 11, 2019

91 constituencies across 18 states and two Union Territories are voting in the first phase as the general electionbegins today. Several union ministers including Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju and VK Singh are among those whose fate will be decided today. Congress's Renuka Chowdary and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi are among the other prominent can...

General Elections Begin, 91 Lok Sabha Seats To Vote Today In First Phase

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 11, 2019

Ninety-one Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states and two Union Territories, including all in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, will go to polls on Thursday in the first-phase, with Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju and VK Singh among several Union ministers in the fray.

Arunachal Pradesh Is Backward Due To Congress's "Misrule": Kiren Rijiju

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2019

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleging that Arunachal Pradesh had remained the most backward state in the country due to his party's 40-year long "misrule".

In Arunachal Tribal Protests, Kiren Rijiju Sees Communication Failure

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 25, 2019

Union minister Kiren Rijiju Monday ruled out the imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh, which witnessed widespread violence in the past four days, and said the state government could not communicate properly to the people on the contentious PRC issue, leading to the unrest.

Women Representation In CRPF, CISF To Be Made 15 Per Cent

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2019

Women representation in the CRPF and CISF will be made 15 per cent while it will be five per cent in BSF, ITBP and SSB, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said Tuesday.

Five More Rohingya Migrants Deported To Myanmar, 10 Still In Prison

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Friday January 4, 2019

A day after a Rohingya Muslim migrant from Myanmar's Rakhine state was sent back, five others lodged at an Assam prison were deported to the neighbouring country on Thursday. According to sources, they were handed over to Myanmarese authorities at the border check point in Manipur's Moreh town.

Rohingya Muslims Obtaining Indian Identification Documents: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 12, 2018

Some Rohingya Muslims, living in the country illegally, have fraudulently obtained Indian identity documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card and even passports, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Centre Relaxes Height Norms For STs, Gorkhas Of Northeast Applying For Posts In Paramilitary

Jobs | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2018

The new height norms will be applicable to CISF, SSB, CRPF, BSF, ITBP and Assam Rifles.

Salman Khan Goes Cycling With Kiren Rijiju, Pema Khandu In Arunachal

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday November 22, 2018

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is known for cycling on the roads of Mumbai. For a change, today he flew to Mechuka, close to the China border in Arunachal Pradesh and cycled with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Union minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju.

Kiren Rijiju Attends Meeting With Chinese Officials For The First Time

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Monday October 22, 2018

For the first time since taking office, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju attended a meeting with Chinese officials today. As Mr Rijiju is lawmaker from Arunachal Pradesh which China claims includes a part of its territory, he had been kept off the meetings with Chinese officials so far. Today's move is seen as a message for Chinese aut...

Arunachal Villagers Get Land Compensation, 56 Years After Indo-China War

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 21, 2018

More than 56 years after India's war with China, villagers of Arunachal Pradesh have received nearly Rs. 38 crore as compensation for the land acquired by the Army to set up its bases, bunkers and barracks.

56 Years After Indo-China War, Arunachal Villagers Get Land Compensation

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 21, 2018

Fifty six years after India's war with China, villagers of Arunachal Pradesh have received nearly Rs 38 crore as compensation for the land acquired by the Army to set up its bases, bunkers and barracks.