Neeta Sharma

J&K Special Police Officers To Link Bank Accounts To Aadhaar For Salaries

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday September 23, 2017

Salaries of Special Police Officers or SPOs who are posted across Jammu and Kashmir would now be made through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts through the Public Finance Management System.

Apart From PM Narendra Modi, Only 15 Ministers Have Disclosed Assets

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday September 22, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has disclosed that he has assets worth two crores. He has shared details on a government website in keeping with a rule he introduced after taking office.

Why Not Deport Rohingya, Myanmar Will Accept Them: Home Minister Rajnath Singh

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday September 21, 2017

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reiterated that Rohingya Muslims living in India are not refugees but illegal immigrants from Myanmar, and that objections to deport them are baseless since Myanmar has expressed its willingness to take them back.

Centre Seeks Modification To Top Court Order On Chakma-Hajong Refugees

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday September 20, 2017

The central government is in a precarious situation over the issue of granting citizenship to Chakma-Hajong refugees living in Arunachal Pradesh and is looking for a way out. On one hand, it is under fire for its move towards deporting around 40,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees.

Resources Are Limited And For Indians First: Centre On Rohingya Stand

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Monday September 18, 2017

Fearing a backlash from rights groups and the international community for its stand on the Rohingya refugees, the Home Ministry has said the government's first duty is towards its citizens. In a written submission to the Supreme Court today defending its move to deport them, the centre said that the refugees from Myanmar are a "very serious and pot...

Centre Looks At Trimming Largest Ever List Of VIPs Who Get Special Security

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday September 16, 2017

The Narendra Modi government gives special security, seen by many to signal VIP status, to 475 people, compared to the 350 protected by the previous Congress-led government.

'Be Fit, But Not Fat': New Mantra Policemen Need To Follow For Service Awards

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday September 14, 2017

"Be fit, but not fat" is a new mantra the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is chiming for all Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who aspire to get a meritorious or distinguished service award.

Home Ministry Puts 1,200 Foreign Funded NGOs On Notice For Violations

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Continuing its crackdown on foreign-funded NGOs, the Home Ministry has sent notices to over 1,200 non-profits across the country for violating the stringent law that regulates non-profits that receive money from abroad.

'Can't Let Cat Out Of Bag': On Dawood Ibrahim, Minister VK Singh's Hint

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Amid reports that the properties of India's most wanted Dawood Ibrahim have been seized by the UK government, union minister VK Singh commented today that "things are happening" but added: "We can't let the cat out of the bag".

'Congress Mistake,' Says Kiren Rijiju, Chakma Refugees To Become Citizens

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Bhanu Priya Vyas | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Describing them as a security threat, India has said it wants to deport nearly 40,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled the violence in Myanmar, but today, Home Minister Rajnath Singh led a large meeting to decide whether to grant citizenship to tens of thousands of Chakma refugees who are Buddhists based mainly in Arunachal Pradesh.

India Working On Deportation Of Rohingyas But The Road Ahead Is Too Long

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday September 12, 2017

India may be trying hard to identify and establish the identities of 40,000 Rohingyas who are settled in various states, but the road ahead to deport them is tedious and long.

Flying A Drone Illegally In India? How Government Plans To Stop It

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday September 2, 2017

Be it weddings or a law and order situation, unmanned aerial vehicles or drones are every day being used by common people and security forces to get a 360 degree view. Although flying such drones is prohibited under law in the country, it has not deterred people from using them.

Kashmir Stone Throwing Reduced After Terror Funding Probe: Home Secretary

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday August 31, 2017

Hours after Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar said he was satisfied with his management of the violence by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's followers on Friday, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi too gave the state government a clean chit.

To Let Drones Fly In The Sky, Home Ministry Says Law Round The Corner

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday August 31, 2017

The Home Ministry is planning to bring in a draft policy next month that will regulate the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones in the country instead of completely banning them.

'Dera Storing Petrol, Diesel, Weapons': Did Haryana Ignore Warnings?

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 26, 2017

Just before he briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the violence in Haryana following Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction for rape, Home Minister Rajnath Singh was asked whether the government in the state had vastly underestimated the threat from lakhs of the self-styled godman's supporters.

In Kashmir Jail, 20 Cellphones Found With Prisoners Facing Terror Charges

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday August 23, 2017

Twenty cellphones have been recovered from the inmates of a jail in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla - a situation the state police have called a "massive security breach" that took place the second time this year. The cellphones were found with inmates who have been accused in terror cases and incidents of stone pelting.

At Delhi Landmark, Jawaharlal Nehru May Have Company Of National Icons

Delhi News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday August 23, 2017

India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, may soon have to share space with other national leaders at the campus of Delhi's Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. A plan to expand and digitize the memorial -- which is at the drawing board stage -- is there that involves showcasing the lives and works of various national icons, including BJP ideol...

How The Centre Plans To Overhaul Passport Verification And More

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday August 22, 2017

The painful passport verification process - often involving bribing local police officers who confirm your address and identity - could soon be simplified to just a few clicks.

Expect 'Positive Move' From China On Doklam: Rajnath Singh

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Monday August 21, 2017

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the deadlock between India and China will be resolved soon and expressed hope that China would also take positive steps in this regard. "We also expect positive move from China," Rajnath Singh told the reporters.

Video Shows Clashes Of Indian, Chinese Soldiers At Ladakh

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday August 19, 2017

Five days after a scuffle between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Ladakh, a video of the clash has surfaced today. The video, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows many soldiers from the two countries punching and kicking each other and throwing stones.

In Kerala's Love Jihad Probe, Counter-Terror Agency NIA Takes First Step

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday August 19, 2017

India's top counter-terror agency, the National Investigation Agency, on Friday started its first-of-a-kind probe into the marriage of a Hindu woman to a Muslim man in Kerala last year to ascertain if it was a case of Muslim extremist groups radicalising a Hindu woman and recruiting them for terror groups.

Despite PM's Order, 10% Of IAS, Police Officers Haven't Declared Assets

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday August 18, 2017

Nearly a tenth of all civil servants and police officers in the country have failed to declare their property details despite a clear directive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, risking the denial of promotions.

After Ladakh Clashes, China And India Army Officers Hold Talks: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Wednesday August 16, 2017

Senior army officers from China and India in Ladakh are today holding a flag meeting, used to discuss border spats and control, after yesterday's clashes in which soldiers from the two countries threw stones at each other, resulting in minor injuries Indian border guards stopped Chinese troops from entering Indian territory along a lake. Senior arm...

Mehbooba Mufti Meets Rajnath Singh With A Query On Kashmir's Special Status

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday August 11, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss the Article 35-A of the Constitution, which has suddenly been called to question in the Supreme Court.

CBI Filed Corruption Cases Against 14 Top Politicians In First Half Of 2017

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday August 10, 2017

Minister of State Department of Personnel and Training, Jitender Singh, told the Rajya Sabha that they have registered corruption cases against 14 politicians in the first six months this year. The figure has jumped more than 100 per cent since last year when only six politicians were booked in various corruption cases, he said.

Rohingya Population Shot Up Four-Fold In 2 Yrs To 40,000, Parliament Told

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday August 10, 2017

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the illegal Rohingya population in India is 40,000, which is a four-time jump from two years ago when the population of the migrant community from Myanmar in the country was 10,500.

Alleged Hawala Dealer Aslam Wani Arrested In Case Involving Kashmiri Separatist Shabir Shah

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday August 6, 2017

Mohammad Aslam Wani, an alleged hawala dealer and a close aide of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, was today arrested in connection with a 12-year-old money laundering case against Shah. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will produce Wani before a special judge in Delhi for his custody.

A School, Hotel, Numerous Houses And Shops: List Of Assets Of Kashmiri Separatists

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday August 5, 2017

As part of the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe into the terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir, the team which has collected evidence regarding properties of separatist leaders says each leader could be worth at least "a few hundred crores".

Interrogation of Top Separatist Shows Money Flows In From Pak, London

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday August 4, 2017

In a hint that the crackdown into terror financing in Kashmir could reach the doors of prominent Hurriyat leaders too, the National Investigation Agency has reportedly seized a list of 150 terrorists in Kashmir valley from a separatist Shahid Ul Islam arrested last month.

Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus Service To Resume Next Week On Raksha Bandhan

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday August 3, 2017

The 'Karvan-e-Aman' bus service, which ran between Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, will resume next week on August 7 - the day of Raksha Bandhan festival - Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Ministry of Home Affairs.