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J-K: In a first, female IPS officer to head terrorist-hit sector for CRPF

Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch Telangana cadre, will now be heading the Srinagar sector for CRPF as the Inspector General

'Valour wall' of gallantry-winning CRPF officers inaugurated on Sunday

A "valour wall" depicting the names of gallantry award-winning CRPF officers has been inaugurated at the force's training academy here, officials said on Sunday.

J-K: 3 unidentified terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter, search underway

Incrimination materials including arms and ammunition have been seized from the encounter site and the search operation is underway

4 terrorists killed in J&K encounters, 16 youths return to families: Police

DGP Dilbag Singh said, "Encounters during the last few days were major successes for the security forces and this will bring relief in the lives of the local people"

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

CRPF official succumbs to Covid-19 in Hyderabad; 11th death in the force

Head Constable Damodar Reddy passed away at a hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday, they said

CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

A CRPF personnel was injured in a low-intensity IED blast in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday

Four CAPFs agree to depute transgender officers, CISF seeks more time

The CISF controls the entry and exit of people and goods at facilities where its armed personnel are deployed as part of its charter to provide counter-terror and anti-sabotage cover

Police is overstaffed, well paid but lacks basic equipment for the job

India's police strength ex­ceeds China, a totalitarian state with a larger population, or large countries like USA and Russia

Indian products in paramilitary canteens from June 1: Govt after PM speech

The CAPFs - CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and Assam Rifles - canteens together sell products worth about Rs 2,800 crore annually

Probe into Covid-19 outbreak in 31st CRPF battalion to complete soon

Officials have indicated that the primary source of the Covid-19 infection in this unit could be a constable (nursing assistant) who joined the battalion after leave period at his home in the NCR

Three CRPF personnel killed in militant attack in Kupwara, area cordoned

The attackers opened fire on a CPRF Naka party at Wangam-Qaziabad in Kralgund area of the district

Time to reopen Delhi, be ready to live with coronavirus: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM Kejriwal says it's impossible that there will be no cases of coronavirus because it has not happened across the world

CRPF headquarters in Delhi sealed after staffer tests Covid-19 positive

After test reports of the staffer, who had been turning for duty regularly at the Lodhi Road office, turned positive for coronavirus, the entire office has been sealed, officials said

Karnataka police orders probe after CRPF commando chained by cops

State DGP Praveen Sood has ordered an inquiry into the incident, which has triggered a row after a video of it went viral

Covid-19 outbreak: CRPF commando chained by cops for not wearing mask

The force has written a letter to Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood, stating that the "unpleasant situation could have been avoided

Upside of a crisis

Time may be ripe for structural changes that prioritise the poor

CRPF jawan diagnosed with Coronavirus symptoms, forces on high alert

During his leave, he had gone to Alleppey government hospital for his mother's treatment where three tourists from Italy with Coronavirus symptoms were kept in isolation

Armed forces don't hesitate to cross border to protect country: Defence Min

India's approach in dealing with terrorism has undergone a major change as its armed forces now do not hesitate to cross the border to protect the country against the menace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on the first anniversary of the Balakot air strike. A fleet of Indian Air Force aircraft had bombed a terrorist training camp deep inside Pakistan on February 26 last year to avenge the killing of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14. "I thank the Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi for bringing change in India's approach against terrorism & our ways to counter terror. "The Surgical Strikes of 2016 and Balakote Air Strikes of 2019 are testimony to this change. This is certainly a New and Confident India in making," Singh said in a series of tweets.

CRPF jawan in Mukesh Ambani's security dies as rifle goes off accidentally

The commando was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment late at night, he said