Amidst apprehensions of increased violence and political clashes as West Bengal goes for Assembly polls, home secretary G.K.

To curb illegal immigration from Bangladesh, the home ministry has asked the West Bengal government to speed up the construction of border outposts (BoPs) in the Marxist bastion. The home ministry, which has taken a re-look at security measures to enhance vigil on borders following the 26/11 terror attack, is apparently peeved at the tardy pace of work on the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal.

Home minister P. Chidambaram had spoken to Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik during the hostage crisis following the abduction of IAS officer and Malkangiri district collector R.V. Krishna by the CPI (Moist) indicating that any move to release Maoists in exchange of Mr Krishna should not set a precedent for the future.

The Union home ministry has proposed to develop its own fleet of helicopters and aircraft to provide air support to Central paramilitary forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations. The proposed air wing, which will remain under the Border Security Force, will have a minimum of 20-25 copters and aircraft like MI-17 helicopters, Embraers

Countering odds in getting berths in the proposed JPC on the 2G spectrum issue, the CPI(M) and AIADMK have decided to join hands with other “like-minded’’ parties to enable their representation in the parliamentary body expected to be set up to probe the alleged scam.

Armed with evidence that Pakistan is pumping fake Indian currency in the country, New Delhi is all set to ask Islamabad to take active steps to dismantle the machinery in that country being used to pr

Upping its ante, New Delhi will seek “parity” with Islamabad on the latter’s demand to send a judicial commission to India when Union home secretary G.K. Pillai meets his counterpart Pakistan interior secretary Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, for the home-secretary level talks between India and Pakistan to be held in March end. The home

The Centre has formalised fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for security forces to deal with public agitation, like street protests witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir in 2010, which stipulate tha

The running feud between the CPI(M) and Trinamul Congress has once again landed at the doorstep of the home ministry with chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee writing to Union home minister P. Chidambaram about alleged Trinamul-Maoist linakages.

The Centre is likely to advice the Maharashtra government to book the persons involved in the killing of additional district collector Yashwant Sonawane, under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). In wake of the incident, the government is also planning a fresh relook at laws to provide more teeth to state departments and give protection to public servants.