Articles tagged under: Home Ministry

‘Project Devi’ to rehabilitate women labeled as witches to expand in whole tribal belt

December 20, 2023
‘Project Devi’ to rehabilitate women labeled as witches to expand in whole tribal belt

Dang: Gujarat is set to expand its initiative, "Project Devi," initially piloted in the Dang district, to encompass all tribal regions across the state. The primary objective of this project is the rehabilitation, reintegration, and protection of women, particularly widows, who have been unfairly labeled as witches and subjected to severe mistreatment. Government sources told media that departments dedicated to tribal welfare, along with the Superintendents of Police (SPs) in districts with s...Read More

20 Gujarat cops, including DIG Deepan Bhadran awarded with ‘Union HM’s Special Operation Medal

October 31, 2023
20 Gujarat cops, including DIG Deepan Bhadran awarded with ‘Union HM’s Special Operation Medal

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry today has announced the 'Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal' for the year 2023. The head of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad, DIGP Deepan Bhadran, along with 19 other police personnel of the Gujarat Police, has been conferred with this award. The Home Ministry statement said, The “Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal” for the year 2023 have been awarded for 4 Special Operations. The medal was constituted in 2018 with the objective...Read More

MHA empowers 2 District Collectors in Gujarat to give citizenship to Afghan, Pak, Bangladesh Minorities

November 01, 2022
MHA empowers 2 District Collectors in Gujarat to give citizenship to Afghan, Pak, Bangladesh Minorities

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) through a notification on Monday empowered the collectors of Mehsana and Anand districts in Gujarat to grant citizenship certificates to six minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. These communities are - Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Christian, Buddhist and Jain The October 31 notification was issued under the Citizenship Act, of 1955 and is not related to the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, which is yet to come into effect...Read More

રાજ્યના નાગરીકો હવે ઘરે બેઠા પોતાના વાહન અને મોબાઈલ ચોરીની e-FIR કરી શકશે

June 08, 2022
રાજ્યના નાગરીકો હવે ઘરે બેઠા પોતાના વાહન અને મોબાઈલ ચોરીની e-FIR કરી શકશે

ગાંધીનગર: દેશના નાગરિકોને આપવામાં આવતી ઓનલાઈન સેવામાં વધારો કરવા કેન્દ્ર સરકારના ગૃહ મંત્રાલય દ્વારા આપવામાં આવેલ e-FIRના અમલીકરણના સૂચનને ધ્યાને લઇ ગુજરાત સરકાર દ્વારા વાહન ચોરી કે મોબાઈલ ...Read More

Home Dept’s e-FIR project to allow citizens to file theft complaints online

June 01, 2022
Home Dept’s e-FIR project to allow citizens to file theft complaints online

Gandhinagar: The state home department is preparing an e-FIR project which will allow citizens to file complaints regarding mobile and vehicle thefts online without having to go to a police station. The project will be opened up for the citizens shortly once the software and portal are ready. The police are often reluctant to file complaints of mobile and vehicle thefts and of chain-snatching out of fear that the areas under their control would get portrayed as areas with high crime rates. Th...Read More