COVID-19: Guidelines for surveillance to remain in force upto Jan 31

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued an order to extend the earlier ‘guidelines for COVID-19 surveillance’, which will remain in force up to January 31, 2021. “While there has been a continuous decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution, keeping in view […]

MHA issues fresh guidelines for COVID-19 ‘surveillance, containment and caution’ effective from Dec 1

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued an order with guidelines for COVID-19 Surveillance, Containment and Caution, which will be effective from December 1 and remain in force upto December 31, 2020. Earlier, the Home Ministry had given guidelines for unlock. Now, states have been given an extra role in the guidelines for COVID-19 […]

MHA extends guidelines for re-opening, till November 30

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued an order extending the guidelines for ‘re-opening’ the country, issued last month, till November 30. The MHA extended the earlier guidelines keeping in mind the ongoing coronavirus phase. “There shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods. No separate permission/approval/e-permit […]

Cinema halls, multiplexes to reopen with 50 per cent capacity from Oct 15

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued new guidelines to re-open more activities in areas outside the containment zones and to extend the lockdown in the zones up to October 31, 2020. “HMO issues new guidelines to re-open more activities in areas outside the Containment Zones and to extend the lockdown in Containment Zones up […]

Cinemas, theatres, multiplexes permitted to open from Oct 15; states can allow gathering of over 100 people

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued new guidelines for ‘re-opening’ of more activities in areas outside the containment zones. Lockdown has been extended and will be in force till 31 October in containment zones. According to the guidelines, cinemas, theatres, multiplexes will be permitted to open with up to 50 per cent […]

Number of doubtful voters in Assam in Foreigners Tribunals is 83,008: MHA

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Sunday said that pending cases of doubtful voters in Assam in Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) are 83,008 and the number of people declared as foreigners in Assam from the year 2015 to June 30, 2020, are 86,756. In response to a question raised by TMC MP Saugata […]

No infiltration reported along Indo-China border in last six months: MHA

Amid standoff between the Indian and Chinese forces along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, the Union Home Ministry on Wednesday said in Parliament that no infiltration has been reported along the India-China border in the last six months. This was informed by the Government in the parliament today amid escalating tensions between both […]

MHA issues guidelines for ‘Unlock 1’; lockdown extended in containment zones

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday issued new guidelines for phased re-opening of “all activities outside containment zones which is slated to begin from Monday, June 1. “The guidelines will come into effect from June 1, 2020 and will be effective till June 30, 2020. The current phase of re-opening, Unlock 1, will […]

Union Home Secy writes to states, UTs to ensure compliance of new guidelines for extended lockdown

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories (UTs), asking them to ensure compliance of new guidelines issued for the extended lockdown till May 31 and also reiterated not to dilute the guidelines. “I would urge you to ensure compliance of the new guidelines and direct all […]