CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday indicated that the ball was in the Central governments court as far as the demand for setting up of a sub-committee of chief ministers to examine the provisions of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is concerned.She was addressing the media with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after a 45-minute discussion with him after he called on her at her residence.When asked for...
09:11 AM, May 12, 2012
Chief Ministers of ten states, including that of West Bengal, will be meeting the Prime Minister on Saturday over the proposed counter-terrorism agency. ...
09:20 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: The stage is set for a renewed Centre-state conflict over the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chairs a meeting on Saturday with chief ministers of ten states, including that of West Bengal, over the contentious issue in a bid to break the deadlock over it. Nearly three months after the Union Home Ministry notified setting up of the NCTC, its fate is...
07:27 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that it's unfortunate that some states harbour distrust with the central government on various issues. "We will resolve differences between some states and the central government. It's regrettable that after 5 such conferences, some states harbour distrust with the central government," he told reporters. "If the states are willing to accept more responsibility then we can step back. If the...
03:08 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Opposing amendments to the BSF Act, some state Chief Ministers on Monday demanded that discussions on the issue should be deferred and taken up along with the National Counter Terrorism Centre on May 5 as it also disturbs the federal structure of the country. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said since the proposed amendments to the BSF Act 1968 were against the laid down principles of a federal...
03:52 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday slammed the Centre and said that the government was making repeated efforts to interfere with the powers of the state governments. "Constant attempts to reduce states to the level of glorified municipal corporation heavily dependent on the Centre for funds," Jayalalithaa said, addressing the Chief Ministers' meeting on internal security in the national capital. Following is the full text of...
12:50 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the open Indo-Nepal border is emerging as a possible ingress point for anti-national elements because of strict vigil on the country's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. Speaking at the Internal Security conference of Chief Ministers in New Delhi, the newly-elected UP CM said the 550km-long border with the state requires special policing arrangement to put a check on any...
12:44 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: The tenuous Centre-states relations came under more strain at the Chief Ministers' meeting on internal security in New Delhi on Monday. The Union Government faced flak from some non-Congress chief ministers for trying to step in on the domain of the state governments. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her Gujarat counterpart led the states' charge that the Centre was bent on usurping the powers of the...
12:42 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Slamming the Centre for recent controversies with the Army, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said tensions between the civil and military wings are bound to adversely impact the internal security of the country. Speaking at the Chief Ministers' Conference on internal security, Modi said, "It is unfortunate that the present Union Government has failed to instill faith and confidence about our defence preparedness in the common...
11:35 AM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the issue of internal security remains a big challenge in which the states and the Centre must work together and in harmony. On the controversial issue of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the Prime Minister said that the issue will be discussed on May 5 separately as requested by some Chief Ministers. Here's the full text of the PM's speech:...
11:24 AM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the issue of internal security remains a big challenge in which the states and the Centre must work together and in harmony. On the controversial issue of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the Prime Minister said that the issue will be discussed on May 5 separately as requested by some Chief Ministers. "Internal security situation by and large satisfactory since...
10:58 AM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said it's a worrying trend that people jump to support terror accused because of their religion. In his inaugural speech at the chief ministers' meet in the capital, the Home Minister said that 18 terror modules have been neutralised in 2011 and 3 in 2012 but the LoC and international borders are still vulnerable. "The state governments are the frontline in...
10:32 AM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked all chief ministers to reduce state cesses on LPG and diesel even as the Opposition held protest rallies across the country against the fuel price hike. Under pressure from all directions, the Congress continues to be in damage control mode. Just a day after hiking fuel prices - the party is trying hard to contain the situation. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will...
09:01 PM, Jun 25, 2011
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he would not vacate his post for his alliance partner Congress, insisting that he was "Chief Minister for six years". He was addressing a press conference to mark the completion of his two years in office. Omar Abdullah intervened when a reporter asked his father and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah about the fissures in the ruling National Conference-Congress...
01:56 PM, Jan 05, 2011
Meghalaya's Deputy CM has now been raised to CM's ran by a govt notification. ...
12:48 PM, Feb 01, 2010
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