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  Centre disbands CRPF's Parliament security wing, merges it with VIP unit of force | Details here

  India | January 15, 2025 11:44 IST

  The Central Reserve Police Force VIP Security Wing plays a key role in safeguarding the nation’s prominent figures. Currently, the wing provides security to more than 200 individuals, including high-profile leaders such as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Gandhi family of the Congress party.

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  CISF introduces new posting policy for non-gazetted officers: Check details here

  India | December 23, 2024 17:27 IST

  CISF Inspector General KC Samantaray said the policy aims to motivate force members with better work-life balance across their entire service period by addressing their personal needs.

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  Amarnath Yatra 2022: Drone cameras, 12000 paramilitary troops, police to stand guard in J&K

  India | May 13, 2022 21:52 IST

  The Amarnath yatra could not be carried out in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, while it was cut short in 2019 just before the abrogation of Article 370. 

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  Ministry of Home Affairs mulls 100 days paid leave for paramilitary forces to counter work stress

  India | April 24, 2022 10:25 IST

  They said that the MHA has been mulling all contours of a policy that will provide 100 days leave to each security personnel of the CAPFs to spend at least 100 days with their families in a year.

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  COVID-19: Indian Army to reduce physical attendance in its offices by 50 per cent

  India | April 17, 2021 10:40 IST

  The directions stipulated that meetings or conferences should be done virtually as much as possible.

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  As drones keep vigil for Friday prayers in UP, top cop says ‘doubtful areas under radar’

  India | December 27, 2019 12:03 IST

  The administration in Uttar Pradesh has beefed up security and intensified patrolling to ensure peace ahead of the Friday prayers. The authorities have also suspended internet services in 21 districts.

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  SALARY HIKE for Central Armed Police Force officers soon! Govt moves to relax rules for pay upgrade

  India | September 12, 2019 15:33 IST

  CAPF officers salary hike soon: The Home Ministry is considering a proposal to change service rules that would benefit Central Armed Police Force officers get a pay upgrade under the Non-Functional Financial Upgradation system.

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  7th Pay Commission: These government employees to get salary hike benefit without promotion

  Budget | July 05, 2019 15:45 IST

  Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman presented her first Union Budget of Modi Sarkar 2.0 in the Parliament on Friday. In a major development, Paramilitary Force officials will get great relief from the Central government, as their salaries are likely to get hike without promotion, according to reports.

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  Jawans of paramilitary forces likely to get tax exemption on ration money and hardship allowance

  India | April 03, 2019 18:02 IST

  Jawans of paramilitary forces like the CRPF and the BSF are likely to get tax exemption on ration money allowance and risk and hardship allowance, officials said on Wednesday.

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  PM Modi's ego not allowing him to meet demand for 'shaheed' status for slain paramilitary jawans: Rahul

  Politics | February 25, 2019 16:59 IST

  He, however, hoped that the prime minister would act on the Supreme Court's order for better pay to paramilitary forces personnel.

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  Additional 100 troops of paramilitary forces airlifted to Srinagar ahead of Supreme Court hearing on Article 35A

  India | February 23, 2019 12:59 IST

  Meanwhile, the Centre's move to arrest separatists was criticised by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti.

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  Pulwama Attack: Government announces free air travel for paramilitary forces to Kashmir

  India | February 21, 2019 23:38 IST

  Personnel of the paramilitary forces deployed in the Kashmir Valley for counter-terror operations have been entitled by the government on Thursday to take commercial flights to either join duty or go on leave, in the wake of the killing of 40 jawans in a deadly attack on their convoy in Pulwama.

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  Retirement age of doctors in paramilitary forces upped to 65 years

  India | July 12, 2017 16:52 IST

  The retirement age of medical officers working in central armed police forces like the CRPF and BSF has been enhanced from 60 to 65 years.

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  Rise in voluntary retirements, resignations from paramilitary forces: Government

  Politics | February 08, 2017 15:45 IST

  The government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the paramilitary forces have witnessed a rise in resignations and applications seeking voluntary retirements last year.

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  Alarming! Paramilitary forces face 75 per cent shortage in 9mm bullets

  India | July 03, 2016 13:10 IST

  The scarcity of 9mm bullets has reached the level that there are not enough bullets available for firing practice and actual combat.

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  OROP: Paramilitary veterans announce stir from next year

  India | December 14, 2015 21:33 IST

  New Delhi: Retired personnel of various paramilitary forces of the country today declared they will intensify their protests in support of their demands of getting the One Rank One Pension (OROP) and special pay and

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  Paramilitary forces waiting on government to decide on OROP-like demand

  India | October 27, 2015 15:54 IST

  New Delhi: With the 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) scheme for military veterans set to be notified soon, officials of central paramilitary forces, too, may be in for good news soon as the government is

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  Punjab remains on boil, paramilitary forces stage flag marches

  India | October 20, 2015 22:40 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab remained on the boil today as one more incident of sacrilege of a holy book was reported, prompting the government to deploy paramilitary forces which carried out flag marches in various parts of

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  Now, retired paramilitary men demand OROP

  India | September 24, 2015 8:33 IST

  New Delhi: After ex-servicemen, paramilitary veterans have decided to launch an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to press the government to speed up the OROP announcement.Times of India reported that paramilitary veterans

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  Paramilitary forces to have 33% women quota, declares Home Minister Rajnath Singh

  Politics | March 22, 2015 22:15 IST

  Attari (Amritsar): 33% in central paramilitary forces will be reserved for women, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday."We are planning to increase the strength of women in paramilitary forces to 33%," Singh said at