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Govt to fill 84,659 vacancies in armed force by December 2023, MoS Nityanand Rai informs Lok Sabha
•"There were a total of 84,659 vacancies in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles till 31 July, 2022, and the government has decided to fill up existing vacancies by December 2023," Rai said.
81 Chinese nationals given 'Leave India Notice'; 726 placed in adverse list for violating visa conditions, illegal acts
Fp Staff •Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said 117 Chinese nationals were deported between 2019 to 2021
2,399 Bangladeshi intercepted, found using fraudulently obtained Indian documents from 2017 to 2022: Union Home Ministry
•Nityanand Rai said the Centre has issued instructions to state governments and Union Territories for taking appropriate prompt steps for identification of illegal migrants
Centre gives 'in-principle approval' for 10% quota for Agniveers in Central Armed Police Forces
•Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai who informed the Rajya Sabha about the decision also added that 30.41 lakh candidates appeared against 60,210 posts of constables in the Central Armed Police Forces
24,134 people faced trial under UAPA from 2016 to 2020, only 212 convicted: Centre
•A total of 5,027 cases were registered under the UAPA from 2016 to 2020 in various parts of the country, in which 24,134 people underwent trial, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said
'Naxal violence reduced by 77% in 2021, from all-time high in 2009,' says Centre
Fp Staff •The geographical spread of the violence has also reduced as only 46 districts reported LWE-related violence in 2021 as compared to 96 districts in 2010, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said
Substantial decline in terrorist attacks from 2018 to 2021: Nityanand Rai
Fp Staff •A total of 229 terrorist attacks were reported in 2021, 244 in 2020, 255 in 2019, and 417 in 2018, the Minister of State for Home Affairs said
Conducting Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir EC's prerogative: Centre
•Union Minister Nityanand Rai said the government had constituted a delimitation commission, which has notified orders on March 14 and May 5 on the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies of the UT
Got proposal to rename West Bengal, Centre gave nod to rename seven cities, towns in last five years: Nityanand Rai
•Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha that approval for changing the name of Nagar Untari in Jharkhand to Shri Banshidhar Nagar was given in August 2018
Foreign agencies inimical to India along with terror groups making efforts to radicalise people: Centre
Fp Staff •"Radicalisation by the global terrorist groups like ISIS, Al Qaida etc. is one of the most challenging problems faced by countries all over the world," said Nityanand Rai