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''Guidelines For Journalists' Safety In Final Stages,'' Says Centre
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday informed parliament that safety of journalists is a priority for the government and it is in the final stages to prepare guidelines for journalists' safety.
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New SOPs For Journalists Soon After Atiq Ahmed's Killers Posed As Mediapersons
On the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to prepare Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the safety of journalists in the wake of three assailants, posing as mediapersons
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"Will Protect Journalists, Pandits In Kashmir," Says Home Ministry Amid Fresh Threats
The Union Home Ministry said the government has taken several steps to protect the lives of people, including media persons, as security and intelligence agencies remain deployed across Jammu and Kashmir to thwart terrorists and their handlers
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OCI Need Permission For "Tabligh, Journalistic Activities": Home Ministry
OCI card-holders will need special permission if they want to take up any missionary, Tabligh or journalistic activities, the Home Ministry has said in rules for overseas Indians seeking visas.
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Rights Body Notice To Centre Over "Plight Of Inmates" At Quarantine Centres
Acting on a petition that cites the "plight of inmates at quarantine centres and COVID-19 hospitals", besides attack on journalists and whistle-blowers, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the secretaries of the Home Ministry and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Bandra Chaos: "Activist" Arrested, Reporter Charged Over Railways "Note"
An activist accused of starting rumours with his social media posts and a television journalist who reported on a railway ministry meeting on special trains for migrants have been charged by the Maharashtra government over a gathering of hundreds at Mumbai's Bandra station last evening, which raised a huge coronavirus scare. An FIR for rioting has ...
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Blog: No Media Ban At Home Ministry, Amit Shah Assured Us
The "ban" on journalists from entering the North Block, the headquarters of the finance ministry, was the talk of the town in media circles this week. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman making her side of the government secretariat out of bounds for reporters naturally made even those like us who cover the Home Ministry on the other side of the No...
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"Baseless": Centre Denies Ordering Action Against Four Assam Journalists
The Union Home Ministry today denied reports that it has directed the Assam government to act on a complaint against four high-profile journalists who covered protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill earlier this year. The reports, it maintained, amounted to being an "absolutely baseless and mischievous interpretation of facts".
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Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Denied India Entry. Broke Laws, Says Centre
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist was denied re-entry into India recently for allegedly violating visa rules. Cathal McNaughton, chief photographer at news agency Reuters' Delhi office, was recently sent back from the New Delhi airport after his arrival from an overseas trip.
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National Crime Records Bureau To Collect Data On Crime Against Journalists
The National Crime Records Bureau will now collect data on crime against journalists on an annual basis, including that of murder, attempt to murder, assault and intimidation, starting this year, a statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
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'Ensure Safety Of Journalists': Home Ministry Sends Advisory To States
Nearly two months after journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her house in Bengaluru, her killers have still not been caught. The unsolved case has now prompted the centre to send an advisory to all states which says safety of all journalists should be their priority.
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Gauri Lankesh Murder: Home Ministry Seeks Report From Karnataka Government
The Union Home Ministry today sought a report from the Karnataka government on the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru, an official said.
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Delhi Gang-Rape Documentary Fallout: Government Restricts Entry of Journalists in Jail
Entry of journalists, NGO activists and filmmakers into jails has been banned by the government, except under special requests, said senior Home Ministry officials.
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Home Ministry Bars Journalists From Meeting Officials Other Than Spokesperson
The Union Home Ministry today barred journalists from meeting senior officials other than the spokesperson and came out with a set of guidelines on dissemination of information to the media.
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Proposal for Annual Police Check for Press Bureau Renewal Scrapped
The government has scrapped a proposal under which journalists accredited to Press Information Bureau (PIB) would have to undergo police verification every year for renewal.
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''Guidelines For Journalists' Safety In Final Stages,'' Says Centre
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday informed parliament that safety of journalists is a priority for the government and it is in the final stages to prepare guidelines for journalists' safety.
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New SOPs For Journalists Soon After Atiq Ahmed's Killers Posed As Mediapersons
On the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to prepare Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the safety of journalists in the wake of three assailants, posing as mediapersons
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"Will Protect Journalists, Pandits In Kashmir," Says Home Ministry Amid Fresh Threats
The Union Home Ministry said the government has taken several steps to protect the lives of people, including media persons, as security and intelligence agencies remain deployed across Jammu and Kashmir to thwart terrorists and their handlers
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OCI Need Permission For "Tabligh, Journalistic Activities": Home Ministry
OCI card-holders will need special permission if they want to take up any missionary, Tabligh or journalistic activities, the Home Ministry has said in rules for overseas Indians seeking visas.
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Rights Body Notice To Centre Over "Plight Of Inmates" At Quarantine Centres
Acting on a petition that cites the "plight of inmates at quarantine centres and COVID-19 hospitals", besides attack on journalists and whistle-blowers, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the secretaries of the Home Ministry and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Bandra Chaos: "Activist" Arrested, Reporter Charged Over Railways "Note"
An activist accused of starting rumours with his social media posts and a television journalist who reported on a railway ministry meeting on special trains for migrants have been charged by the Maharashtra government over a gathering of hundreds at Mumbai's Bandra station last evening, which raised a huge coronavirus scare. An FIR for rioting has ...
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Blog: No Media Ban At Home Ministry, Amit Shah Assured Us
The "ban" on journalists from entering the North Block, the headquarters of the finance ministry, was the talk of the town in media circles this week. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman making her side of the government secretariat out of bounds for reporters naturally made even those like us who cover the Home Ministry on the other side of the No...
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"Baseless": Centre Denies Ordering Action Against Four Assam Journalists
The Union Home Ministry today denied reports that it has directed the Assam government to act on a complaint against four high-profile journalists who covered protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill earlier this year. The reports, it maintained, amounted to being an "absolutely baseless and mischievous interpretation of facts".
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Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Denied India Entry. Broke Laws, Says Centre
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist was denied re-entry into India recently for allegedly violating visa rules. Cathal McNaughton, chief photographer at news agency Reuters' Delhi office, was recently sent back from the New Delhi airport after his arrival from an overseas trip.
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National Crime Records Bureau To Collect Data On Crime Against Journalists
The National Crime Records Bureau will now collect data on crime against journalists on an annual basis, including that of murder, attempt to murder, assault and intimidation, starting this year, a statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
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'Ensure Safety Of Journalists': Home Ministry Sends Advisory To States
Nearly two months after journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her house in Bengaluru, her killers have still not been caught. The unsolved case has now prompted the centre to send an advisory to all states which says safety of all journalists should be their priority.
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Gauri Lankesh Murder: Home Ministry Seeks Report From Karnataka Government
The Union Home Ministry today sought a report from the Karnataka government on the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru, an official said.
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Delhi Gang-Rape Documentary Fallout: Government Restricts Entry of Journalists in Jail
Entry of journalists, NGO activists and filmmakers into jails has been banned by the government, except under special requests, said senior Home Ministry officials.
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Home Ministry Bars Journalists From Meeting Officials Other Than Spokesperson
The Union Home Ministry today barred journalists from meeting senior officials other than the spokesperson and came out with a set of guidelines on dissemination of information to the media.
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Proposal for Annual Police Check for Press Bureau Renewal Scrapped
The government has scrapped a proposal under which journalists accredited to Press Information Bureau (PIB) would have to undergo police verification every year for renewal.
