1.2 lakh paramilitary personnel to be deployed for LS polls

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 20:09

More than 1.20 lakh central paramilitary personnel, in addition to state police forces, are expected to be deployed for the multi-phased Lok Sabha polls which are likely to be held in April-May, 2014.

BSF admits lapses by its men in Ramban firing incident

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 22:16

Certain "administrative lapses" have been found on the part of BSF personnel involved in last year`s Ramban firing in Jammu.

Meghalaya govt seeks 30 companies of paramilitary forces

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 20:56

The Meghalaya government said that it has sought for 30 companies of additional paramilitary forces for the smooth conduct of the district council elections in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council.

MHA issues new directives for harassment complaints in forces

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 20:52

Union Home Ministry has issued a set of new directives to paramilitary forces for getting regular monthly updates on sexual harrasment cases in their formations nationwide.

6,000 more SSB personnel for anti-Naxal operations

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 20:36

Nearly 6,000 personnel of central paramilitary SSB will soon be deployed for anti-Naxal operations duties in the Left wing extremism-hit areas of country.

Subhas Goswami is new ITBP DG

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 18:22

Two months after the post fell vacant, government today appointed senior IPS officer Subhas Goswami as the new chief of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) which guards the crucial Indian border with China.

Troops who lay down life are martyrs, no order needed: RPN Singh

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 00:47

Martyr or `shaheed` is not a special category and there is no requirement of a separate notification in this regard, RPN Singh said on Thursday.

After 31,895 deaths, still no `martyr` status for paramilitary, police personnel

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 17:02

The paramilitary and police forces in the country have lost 31,895 personnel in the last 53 years in the line of duty but they are still fighting for the "martyr" status for the dead officers and men like in the Armed Forces.

BJP slams recruitment drive for Muslims ahead of polls

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 22:14

BJP said it will appeal to Election Commission against announcement of special recruitment drive for Muslims in paramilitary forces ahead of Assembly polls in five states, alleging votebank politics.

CISF security withdrawn from CGO complex

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 14:26

The CISF contingent guarding the Central Government Offices (CGO) complex housing offices of security and intelligence organisations in the capital has been withdrawn.

1 killed in blast in Pakistan

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 00:14

At least one person was killed and ten others injured on Thursday when a bomb went off outside a paramilitary force`s headquarters in Pakistan`s largest city Karachi.