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Agartala, April 10 The Union home ministry has sanctioned 24 companies of central paramilitary forces for the April 12 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, an official said on Friday.Four companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have already arrived in...

New Delhi, April 9 The government on Thursday notified the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026, after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the "umbrella law" that will regulate recruitment, deputation, promotion, and other conditions of service for the officers...

Kolkata, April 8 – The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the West Bengal government on Wednesday that, following the direction of the Election Commission of India (ECI), it has decided to deploy 150 companies of additional forces, including personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)...

New Delhi, April 1 Members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday praised the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, calling it a long-awaited reform, while the opposition criticized it as "discriminatory" and a "threat" to institutional autonomy...

Jammu, March 30 – Two Border Security Force (BSF) officers were injured on Monday in Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, during a raid on a drug hotspot in the district.Officials said that two junior-level BSF officers – an inspector and a sub-inspector – were injured during the raid in the Gujjar Basti...

Meerut (UP), March 28 A 35-year-old BSF soldier was found dead at his home in the Meerut district on Saturday evening, with a gunshot wound to his body, police said.The incident was reported from Dhanpur village, within the Inchauli police station limits of the district, they said.SHO...

Mumbai, March 26 – In a joint operation conducted by the police and the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) in Mumbai’s Vakola area, two Ugandan women have been taken into custody for allegedly residing in India without valid documentation.The arrested women have been identified as Nakayondo Rose (37)...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday began discussions on the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, which aims to ensure a dominant role for Indian Police Service officers in the top leadership of the country's paramilitary forces.The move has drawn...

Jammu, March 24 The family of a BSF soldier who recently died in NCB custody on Tuesday demanded a CBI investigation into the incident, while the agency said his death was caused by a cardiac event.BSF constable Jaswinder Singh was picked up from Jammu on March 3 for questioning in a...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani, March 24 Sukru, the most wanted Maoist in Odisha, who had a reward of Rs 55 lakh on his head, surrendered to the police in the Kandhamal district on Tuesday along with four other cadres, DGP YB Khurania said.Sukru, who was a state committee member of the CPI(Maoist)...

New Delhi, March 23 Trinamool Congress leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O' Brien, accused the government on Monday of not providing "48-hour advance notice" for the proposed introduction of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, leading to party MPs walking out of...

Chandigarh/Amritsar, March 23 A Border Security Force constable, who was picked up by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning on March 3, has died in the central agency's custody, with his family alleging that he had been brutally assaulted.BSF constable Jaswinder Singh was picked...

New Delhi, March 21 Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on Monday to regulate the recruitment, deputation, and promotion of CAPF officers, according to the List of Business issued by the House...

New Delhi, March 20 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, according to the Business Adjournment List issued by the House.The bill aims to regulate the general rules governing the...

Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission has directed tight coordination among central forces deployed for the West Bengal Assembly elections, a senior official said on Wednesday.Under the new directives, all central security personnel, including those from the CRPF, BSF, CISF, and other...

In Jammu and Kashmir, approximately 2 kg of heroin, worth approximately ₹12 crore, was recovered near the International Border (IB) in Jammu today. According to a report by Akashvani Jammu correspondent, the recovery was made by the Jammu Police and the 101st Battalion of the Border Security...

New Delhi, March 11 The government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that there are more than 93,000 vacant positions in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles.In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai presented data on vacancies...

Jammu, March 7 The Army's Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district hosted a "synergy" conference with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday to enhance coordination in view of the evolving security landscape, officials said.The...

Balrampur (UP), March 3 The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a man at the India-Nepal border in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday when he was attempting to enter Nepal using fake documents, officials said.Circle Officer (Tulsipur) Jitendra Kumar said that during a check at the...

Kolkata, March 2 The Election Commission of India (ECI) has provided details of the advance deployment of the 480 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in two phases in West Bengal before the announcement of the polling dates for the Assembly election.Of these 480 companies, 240...