Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla gets one year extension
New Delhi/UNI: Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla was given an extension of a year on Friday, and an order was issued by the Union Government extending his tenure.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Saturday asked the states to adhere to the "extremely important" five-fold strategy of Covid-appropriate behaviour--test-track-treat and vaccinate to stop the spread of the virus.
Centre asks states, UTs to ensure uninterrupted movement of medical oxygen
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked the state governments to ensure uninterrupted passage of vehicles carrying medical oxygen along their borders and to not impose any curbs on the production of the life-saving gas, amid massive rise in Coronavirus cases and reports of oxygen shortage across the country.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla gets extension till Aug 2021
New Delhi/UNI: The Government on Saturday extended the tenure of Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla up to August 22 next year. He was due to retire on November 30, this year.
Home Ministry asks states to cooperate with railways over running of trains for migrant workers
New Delhi/IBNS: After facing criticism over its "unplanned lockdown" after several migrant workers were killed on railway tracks days ago, the Union Home Ministry on Monday wrote a letter to all states asking for cooperation with the railways for the running of Shramik Special Trains.
Centre directs Bengal govt to resume essential goods transportation through Indo-Bangladesh border
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, directing him to immediately allow transportation of essential goods through Indo-Bangladesh borders, which has not been resumed by the state yet even after Ministry of Home Affair (MHA)'s Apr 24 order, officials said on Wednesday.