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HM Shah to hold review meet with NE CMs on 3 new criminal laws

Guwahati/Agartala, March 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting with the Chief Ministers of eight northeastern states in Guwahati on Sunday to review the implementation of three new criminal laws, which replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other laws in July last year, officials said.

Centre approves scheme of modernization of Police with outlay of Rs 4846 crore: MoS Nityanand Rai

New Delhi, March 11: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday in Lok Sabha said that the central government has approved a scheme of 'Assistance to States and Union Territories for Modernization of Police (ASUMP)' [erstwhile scheme of Modernization of State Police Forces (MPF)] with an overall outlay of Rs 4846 crore for five years during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Union Home Secretary reviews security in J&K

Jammu, March 10: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Sunday chaired a top-level security review meeting on J&K which was attended by senior officers of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), paramilitary forces, J&K Police and intelligence officials of the Union Territory.

CISF ready with security road map for all ports in country

New Delhi, March 6: In a bid to strengthen the security of India's vast coastline, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has meticulously crafted a security road map for all ports across the country, the force made the revelation a day ahead of its 56th Raising Day.