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Web series 'Jamtara' inspires cyber thugs, 7 cases reported from Lucknow

According to police reports, at least seven cases have been reported from the city in the last 20 days where people were duped by miscreants posing as army men or from the paramilitary forces.

CBI, paramilitary forces conduct raids on five RJD leaders in Bihar

With the floor test in Bihar Vidhan Sabha scheduled, the CBI accompanied by paramilitary forces raided the premises of five legislators and parliamentarians in Bihar

Paramilitary jawan opens fire on colleagues at Kolkata museum, one dead

A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel was shot dead while another was injured when their colleague opened fire inside the Indian Museum CISF barrack in Kolkata on Saturday evening

Centre giving 2,000 additional paramilitary personnel to Punjab: CM Mann

Mann said this after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who assured him of all assistance from the central government

MHA mulls 100 days paid leave for paramilitary forces to counter stress

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is likely to announce 100 days annual leave for every security personnel of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), sources in the government said.

Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla honours CRPF bravehearts on 'Shaurya Diwas'

Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Saturday presented medals to the paramilitary personnel on the occasion of the 57th CRPF Valour Day for their courage in the line of duty

Plea before HC to include paramilitary forces under old pension scheme

A trust, which claims to be working for the cause of armed forces and their families, has moved the Delhi High Court to exclude the paramilitary forces from the new contributory pension scheme. The plea seeks a direction to the Centre to include the forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the old pension scheme, in parity with the armed forces under the Defence Ministry. Humara Desh Humare Jawan Trust filed an application in a batch of petitions raising the same issue and pending adjudication before a division bench. On August 12, a bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel had refused to entertain the trust's public interest litigation on the same issue, which was then withdrawn with liberty to avail other legal remedies or join the pending proceedings. The court had said that there was no need to have multiple petitions on the same issue and asked the trust to join the pending proceedings. In February 2020, a division bench had issued notice on a petition preferred by a

In India's conflict-ridden zones, 60% trust state police over army

Thirty-nine per cent also believe that the police are corrupt in conflict-affected regions, while 20 per cent shared such a perception of the paramilitary/army, study says

Paramilitary forces are working as per EC's directions, says CRPF DG

After four people were killed in Sitalkuchi during the fourth phase of the Assembly elections on April 10, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Over 32,200 paramilitary personnel infected by coronavirus so far: Govt

Rai said the highest death rate has been reported in CISF (0.43 per cent), followed by the Assam Rifles (0.40 per cent) CRPF (0.39 per cent)

With 421 new cases, total Covid-19 tally in central police forces cross 10k

The maximum cases of 3,341 have been recorded in the CRPF, the country's largest paramilitary force with about 325,000 personnel

Swadeshi push: Over 1000 imported goods delisted from paramilitary canteens

The central police canteens sell products to cater almost 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh personnel serving in CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, SSB, NSG and Assam Rifles

India reports 151 case of coronavirus; paramilitary forces go 'battle mode'

Indian Army reports its first patient after a 34-year-old soldier of Ladakh Scout regiment tested positive.

Determined to take care of families of security forces personnel: Amit Shah

The over 3-lakh personnel force is categorised as the lead internal security force of the country along with being the mainstay for anti-Naxal operations

MHA orders withdrawal of over 7,000 paramilitary personnel from Kashmir

These units drawn from the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and the SSB were sent to the Kashmir Valley after the Centre abrogated Article 370 provisions in Jammu and Kashmir

Paramilitary troops to soon don khadi uniform, Amit Shah issues directions

Samples of cotton and woollen uniforms, blankets and camouflage uniform, among others, for paramilitary forces have been developed by KVIC

Mobile internet services suspended in entire Kashmir; security beefed up

Additional paramilitary forces, which arrived here last week, have been deployed across the city and in other vulnerable areas of Kashmir Valley

Bhabha Kavach to block 7.62 mm AK-47 bullets for paramilitary forces

Each Bharat Kavach has four hard armour plates, which protect the wearer from the front, back, and either side

Paramilitary troops in Kashmir to get enhanced risk, hardship allowance

The allowance for paramilitary personnel has been enhanced from Rs 9,700 to Rs 17,300 per month for troops up to the rank of Inspector and from Rs 16,900 to Rs 25,000 for officers

61,000 posts vacant in paramilitary forces; CRPF alone has 18,460 openings

There are 3,840 vacancies in the Assam Rifles and 3,812 vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)