New Delhi: The government may make it mandatory for packages containing narcotics to carry a barcode while it mulls building a portal to identify, track and monitor the illegal sale of narcotics. In view to recent cases of abuse of narcotics meant for medicinal use, the government is devising a mechanism to ensure the tracking…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government on Tuesday introduced the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to streamline various services related to immigration and foreigners, including their entry, exit and stay in India. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, who introduced the bill in Lok Sabha, said…
New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer Govind Mohan as the next union home secretary. Mohan will assume office on 22 August after incumbent Ajay Kumar Bhalla completes his five-year term, according to a circular by the department of personnel and training. Mohan will be the officer on special duty in…
On July 11, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Maha Yuti government tabled the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, in the Assembly. While presenting the Bill, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that it is aimed at curbing the menace of Naxalism in urban areas. He said that Naxalism is not limited to rural areas…
