MHA writes to babus to invoke emergency powers

Fri, 09 May 2025

15:35

Ministry of Home Affairs writes to chief secretaries and administrators of all states and Union Territories asking them to invoke emergency powers under civil defence rules for efficient implementation of the necessary precautionary measures.

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