After the inconclusive talks between the Central team and the Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti on Saturday, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said "SASS had a good understanding of the issue".
Justice Shivraj Patil, former Judge of the Supreme Court will replace Justice Santhosh Hegde as the next Lokayukta of Karnataka next month. Speaking for the first time after his name was cleared by the Karnataka administration for the post, Patil tells Vicky Nanjappa in this short interview, that he is up to the challenge.
A decision on the mercy petition of 80-year-old Pakistani prisoner Khalil Chishty is likely to take some time with Rajasthan Governor Shivraj Patil seeking more information on the case on Tuesday.
President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 17th death anniversary. Amid a continuous drizzle, the departed leader's widow and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, along with her son Rahul and daughter Priyanka Vadra, reached his memorial 'Vir Bhumi' to pay their tributes. A prayer meeting was organised in the premises of the memorial.
When Shiv Sena MP Manohar Joshi, during a supplementary on the "anti-migrant drive" in Maharashtra, sought to know from Patil if he was proud be a Maharashtrian, the home minister said: "I am proud to be an Indian and I think Maharashtra is in India." Patil hails from Maharashtra that has recently seen Shiv Sena's breakaway faction Maharashtra Navnirman Sena speaking against migrant north Indians. It has also been accused of instigating violence against them.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned briefly on Wednesday after members disrupted proceedings over a reply by Home Minister Shivraj Patil on terrorism emanating from Bangladesh.
On the eve of a brief session of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and discussed internal security, the Mumbai terror attack and other issues of national importance. The hour-long meeting took place amid speculation that the prime minister would soon be undertaking a cabinet reshuffle in the wake of resignation of Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and indisposition of Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi.
Chief ministers of five mineral-rich states, including Chhattisgarh, will meet Home Minister Shivraj Patil in New Delhi tomorrow to demand rejection of the recommendations of the Hooda Committee on mining.
Ahead of a review meeting, which will be held soon, Home Ministry officials have carried out an exercise and made recommendations for reduction of their security cover.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi was on Sunday greeted by a host of dignitaries, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on her 62nd birthday.
Reacting to the renewed demand to give effect to the death sentence awarded to Afzal Guru, former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said that the demand was "politically motivated."
The warning was given by Home Minister Shivraj Patil after he reviewed the situation with Governor, Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on Saturday, ministry sources said on Sunday.
Over 372 people had lost their lives and the Union territory has suffered an estimated damage to the tune of over Rs 300 crore.
The Centre was mulling more incentives for paramilitary personnel, especially those deployed in the border areas, and bring parity among all the forces in terms of pay and other perks
An MoU has been signed between Home Minister Shivraj Patil and China's Ministry of Public Security.
Lok Sabha Deputy Leader V K Malhotra said the home minister had projected an alarming picture of the security situation and faulted him for not taking Parliament into confidence in such a crucial matter.
Rajasthan's controversial minister Mahipal Maderna, who is suspected to be involved in the case of mysterious disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, was on Sunday sacked by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday briefed President Pratibha Patil on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Amarnath land row. During the 45-minute meeting, Dr Singh apprised her of the steps taken by the Centre to restore normalcy in the state, official sources said.
The President has given his assent to the Disaster Management Bill.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the blast-hit Ahmedabad on Monday along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil to visit the victims in the city.
Others who watched the movie with Patil were Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K Rehman Khan, BJP lawmaker Ananth Kumar and several Left lawmakers.
The bill provides for setting up a National Disaster Management Authority under the Chairmanship of the prime minister, a State Disaster Management Authority under the chief minister and a District Authority under the district magistrate.
In controversial remarks, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said when the government has been pressing for clemency for Sarabjit Singh facing death sentence in Pakistan, how can the demand be made for the hanging of Afzal Guru, condemned prisoner in Parliament attack. "You want Afzal Guru to be hanged. (At the same time) you are saying that don't hang a person who has gone to Pakistan (Singh)," Patil told reporters in Latur on Tuesday.
Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shivraj Patil on Friday administered the oath of allegiance to Justice (retired) Jai Singh Sekhon as the Lokpal of Punjab at a brief ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal as well as family members of Justice Sekhon were among others present on the occasion.
Mumbai does not belong only to the people of Maharashtra, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Thursday.
The last known urn containing the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi was immersed in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Wednesday morning on the occasion of his 60th death anniversary. Descendants of Gandhi, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Governor of Maharashtra S M Krishna and Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil were present at the ceremony held in South Mumbai today morning. The urn at Mani Bhavan was donated by Bharat Narayan, grandson of industrialist Jamanalal Bajaj.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil answers queries on if he is a weak minister
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil had said yesterday that the talks would be held 'within the four walls fo the Constitution'.
When asked whether he will visit Assam, Nitish Kumar said that there was no plan because a government team has already visited and submit its report to him.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil assures Rajya Sabha that SC order scrapping IMDT would be implemented in 'letter and spirit'
Patil may discuss with the state administration the issue of deployment of central paramilitary forces along the state's borders with China and Nepal.
Former telecom minister Arun Shourie responds to the Shivraj Patil committee's findings on the 2G spectrum scam, in this interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN programme 'Devil's Advocate'. Excerpts:
Condemning the explosions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed to the people to maintain calm.
The members of the cabinet committees included Union ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party and its National Democratic Alliance partners like Janata Dal-United, Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal-Secular, Shiv Sena and Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas.
The Gujarat chief minister said the cadre at national level should be on the pattern of the IAS and IPS.
Violence erupted again in Nandigram with villagers, protesting against land acquisition, fought pitched battles with police amidst reports that five persons were killed and scores others injured.
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