paramilitary forces

New Delhi, April 11 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that his party stands firmly with personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces and will end the discrimination they face under the recently notified CAPF law.In a post on Facebook, Gandhi said that even though soldiers of the...

Onda/Chhatna (WB), April 11 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that if the BJP is voted to power in West Bengal, it will end the TMC's "syndicate raj," and said those involved in atrocities against women of the state would be brought to justice.Addressing a BJP rally in Chhatna...

Onda (WB), April 11 Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Saturday that if the BJP is voted to power in West Bengal, it will end the TMC's "syndicate rule," and that those involved in atrocities against women in the state will be brought to justice.Addressing a BJP rally in Onda in the...

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 Families of serving paramilitary personnel and veterans staged a protest at Rajghat in Delhi on Wednesday against the recently passed CAPF Bill, demanding its withdrawal and raising other demands.The group, largely composed of women, demanded that the CAPF (General...

Security was increased in Dudhnoi, in the Goalpara district, in preparation for the Assam Assembly elections scheduled for April 9. To ensure peaceful voting and prevent any incidents, police and paramilitary forces organized a road march through the town. Personnel from the Assam Police, Punjab...

Jammu, April 5 Security forces launched a search operation in a village in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, following reports of the movement of three suspicious individuals, officials said.A resident of Bedh Khad in the Darui area reported seeing three unidentified persons...

Agartala, April 2 – The Assam Rifles conducted a drone awareness and training session for personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Agartala on Thursday, according to officials.A Defence Spokesperson described the initiative as a significant step towards enhancing...

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...

Narayanpur, March 31 – As a success for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, a 26-year-old armed Maoist cadre surrendered to authorities in the Narayanpur district on Tuesday.The youth, identified as Bijlu Mandavi, was carrying a reward of one lakh rupees and belonged to the North-West Joint...

New Delhi, March 31 The Delhi Police has tightened security arrangements in northwest Delhi in the run-up to Hanuman Jayanti, with senior officers conducting flag marches and an Aman committee meeting held in Jahangirpuri to ensure communal harmony, an officer said on Tuesday.A multi-layered...

Raipur, March 31 As the Centre's deadline to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism ends on Tuesday, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said armed Naxals in the state have been "completely eliminated," with a handful of remaining cadres expected to surrender soon.Setting a clear deadline...

New Delhi, March 30 A group of paramilitary officers have petitioned Home Minister Amit Shah to reconsider the CAPF (General Administration) Bill, 2026, saying that it would reduce them to "second-class citizens" within the organization they have been serving.The officers argued that the Bill...

Kolkata, March 28 Curfew was in effect in the Raghunathganj and Jangipur areas of Murshidabad on Saturday, following violent clashes during a Ram Navami procession the previous day. The procession was marked by incidents of stone-throwing, vandalism, and arson between two groups.Thirty people...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday alleged that the West Bengal government had openly facilitated infiltration and said it was obvious that the state where the highest number of such people have been granted citizenship will see the most names removed during the Special...

New Delhi, March 27 Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place in Uttam Nagar, where a procession is being taken out on Ram Navami, with the Delhi Police and paramilitary forces deployed to maintain law and order in the wake of the Holi clashes, officials said.Police said that the...

New Delhi, March 26 The National Housing Bank (NHB), the apex agency established by the government to promote an affordable housing finance system, has launched the Gruh Sugam Portal.The portal enables defence/government personnel to easily obtain home loans from their posting location, NHB...

Kolkata, March 25 – The Election Commission has taken strict action against seven personnel from the central forces following allegations of dereliction of duty, an insider in the Commission said on Wednesday.The personnel were facing disciplinary action while on election security duty in West...

Aizawl, March 24, 2026: The Assam Rifles, one of the oldest and most prestigious paramilitary forces in India, celebrated its 191st Raising Day on March 24, 2026, with great pride and solemnity at its headquarters in Shillong. This significant milestone marks nearly two centuries of dedicated...

Kolkata, March 24 The Assam Rifles, one of the oldest paramilitary forces in India, celebrated its 191st Raising Day on Tuesday, with its Director General, Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera, paying tribute at the war memorial in Shillong, a defence official said.Headquartered in the capital of...