About 500 companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed for conducting a free and fair election to the Karnataka legislative Assembly on May 5, state election officials said on Thrusday. ...
12:39 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Police fired teargas shells on the campus of Osmania University here on January 27 to stop pro-Telangana students from taking out a rally, an official said. Tension prevailed on the campus as the police and paramilitary forces swung into action to disperse students pelting stones at them. Student leaders alleged that a few students were injured in police baton charge. Police sealed all the gates of the campus to prevent...
02:51 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Hours ahead of Republic Day, a tight security cover will be in place across the capital with around 25,000 security personnel of Delhi Police and paramilitary forces keeping vigil, police said on Friday. ...
02:39 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Gurgaon: The Home Ministry has decided to propose granting of the status of "ex-servicemen" to lakhs of retired paramilitary personnel who render internal security duties across the country. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who was the chief guest at the 73rd Raising Day celebrations of the CRPF at its centre in Kadarpur in Gurgaon, said he has decided to move this proposal in the Cabinet "soon". "I will present...
11:26 AM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: On the occasion of India's 66th Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee approved 62 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which included 15 Shaurya Chakras, 1 Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 42 Sena Medal (Gallantry), 3 NaoSena Medal (Gallantry) and 1 VayuSena Medal (Gallantry). Among the 15 officers from the Army and the Air Force who have been awarded the Shaurya Chakra - the...
11:01 AM, Aug 15, 2012
New Delhi: Two weeks after the controversial 'Naxal' encounter in Bijapur of Chhattisgarh, that allegedly left innocent villagers dead, the Union Home Ministry has finally woken up. It has called for a meeting of nine Naxal-affected states and the paramilitary forces to discuss the use of villagers as human shields by Naxals. On the discussion table will be standard operating procedures to deal with human shields in Naxal operations. The...
09:07 AM, Jul 13, 2012
New Delhi: Nearly 60,000 Punjab police personnel and 15 companies of para-military forces have been put on alert after a Chandigarh court ordered that Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's killing, be hanged as scheduled on March 31. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 banning assembly of five or more persons were clamped at various places as a state wide bandh has been called on Wednesday...
07:40 AM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Chandigarh Sessions court on Tuesday ordered execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana on March 31 and also issued a showcause notice and contempt of court against Patiala Jail Superintendent for not carrying out the orders. The Court has returned Rajoana's hanging order to Patiala Jail "for compliance" in the Beant Singh assassination case of 1995. Anupinder Singh Grewal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, said, "Court has asked to carry...
04:21 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Chandigarh: Punjab police and paramilitary forces on Tuesday conducted a flag march in various places apprehending violence in the wake of possible execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the assassination of former Chief Minister Beant Singh. Security forces have been conducting repeated flag march at various places in the state including Moga, Jalandhar and Ludhiana, to instill a sense of confidence among residents. Punjab's DGP Sumedh Singh Saini...
01:13 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said that paramilitary forces will remain for 10 more days after the conclusion of the West Bengal assembly polls. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi said: "We have made sure that the central paramilitary forces continue to be in position for 10 more days even after the conclusion of poll process. This is a special measure." The poll panel order follows complaints...
11:58 AM, Apr 29, 2011
Govt is providing advance training in technology to officers in paramilitary forces to help them fight Naxals. ...
09:59 AM, Jun 30, 2010
The CRPF has been allocated Rs. 5,745.87 crore in the 2010-11 budget. ...
03:34 PM, Feb 26, 2010
The PM called Naxals as the gravest threat to country's internal security. ...
10:41 AM, Sep 24, 2009
Li Zhi presided over the city during the deadly unrest on July 5. ...
10:41 AM, Sep 06, 2009
Maoist stronghold in West Bengal not safe yet, says Minister. ...
04:54 PM, Jun 21, 2009
There has been a major shake-up in the security apparatus in J-K. ...
02:04 PM, Feb 05, 2009
The Capital is witnessing an unprecedented security set up. ...
02:08 PM, Jan 25, 2009
Dubai: Steve Davies and Stuart Broad shared a resolute seventh stand of 61 to help an unimpressive England to win the three-day tour opener against ICC Combined XI by three wickets here on Monday. It was a case of second batting failure for the tourists as, chasing 261 to win, England owed the win to captain Andrew Strauss (78), Ian Bell (39) and Jonathan Trott (35) on the final day...
08:42 AM, Apr 09, 2008
Two Paramilitary Forces have increased the intake of Muslim personnel this year. ...
12:37 PM, Oct 26, 2007
Bengal to UPA: Rein in Mamata | Bandh begins in Jharkhand | Impact in WB ... 
