Minor fire at North Block office of MHA, no one injured
The blaze was doused within 10-15 minutes following a prompt response from the Fire Department.
The blaze was doused within 10-15 minutes following a prompt response from the Fire Department.
The decision to provide Z-category security cover to Kumar was taken by the Centre in the wake of threat assessments by the security agencies and recommendation for his enhanced protection, they said.
The MHA issued a notification to declare the areas as disturbed areas. The three districts where the AFSPA has been extended for the next three months are Tirap, Changlang, and Longding.
Five people died in the violence that erupted after the anti-encroachment drive on Thursday, following which a curfew was imposed in the area.
The Union home ministry's communication has stressed the importance of preserving the 'dignity of paper flags' used by people during these occasions.
Following the five-year ban imposed on Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates by the Centre, the radical Islamic outfit has dissolved.
Maharashtra ATS chief Vineet Agarwal on Thursday said that the outfit was planning to turn India into an Islamic nation by 2047.
On Sunday, a Khap Mahapanchayat was held in Hisar demanding a CBI inquiry into the death of Sonali Phogat.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot form an opinion on veracity of allegations in a plea before it regarding attacks on Christians in the country, and asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to seek verification reports from Bihar, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
The apex court granted two months to conduct the entire exercise, which includes registration of FIRs, arrests made, status of investigation, and the charge sheets filed.
