Send reports every 2 hours: Centre to states amid protests over Kolkata rape-murder
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid nationwide protests and outrage over a trainee doctor's rape and murder in Kolkata's RG Kar College and Hospital during her night duty hours, the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all states to submit reports on law and order situation every two hours.
Basis on which Centre deploying IMCT in Bengal unclear: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was unable to understand the basis on which the Centre has taken the decision to deploy two Inter-Ministerial Central teams to seven districts of West Bengal for making spot-assessment of the COVID-19 situation.
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) which will visit seven Covid-19 hotspot districts of West Bengal to make spot-assessment of the situation as well as to report it to the Centre, officials said on Monday.
Aadhaar made mandatory for death certificates
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): In a major move, the government on Friday made Aadhaar numbers mandatory for issuing death certificates to residents of every Indian states, except Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam.