This will be after over two decades that the 'black cat' commandos of the elite counter-terror force will be taken out from VIP protection duties, a task not originally charted for it when the force was conceptualised and raised in 1984.
A Central Reserve Police Force jawan and a motor mechanic were arrested on Friday for allegedly working for Maoists and providing them information about anti-Naxal operations in Orissa's Sundargarh district. Jawan Satyaban Bhoi, 38, was working in the CRPF's intelligence wing and was posted in the 19th battalion of the paramilitary force in Bisra. Mechanic Tarun Das, 26, ran a motor vehicle repair garage at the same place.
The government has sanctioned 48 posts of the paramilitary force in various ranks which will deploy its quick reaction team at the Infosys campus at Hebbal Electronics City, Hootagalli in Mysore.
The Central Reserve Police Force on Monday said it was forced to open fire at a mob in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed one life, as the protestors had attacked the force's post outside Sopore town.
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has said the home ministry insists that state police should play a key role with assistance from central security forces to tackle the Maoists menace.
However, official sources said the Assam Rifles -- a border guarding force -- primary mandate or task is not drug law enforcement.
The state government has its own security forces like the Eastern Frontier Rifles and was not deploying them, the MHA said.
The National Security Guards, which protects the most ulnerable' VVIPs of the country, has decided to stop taking any more protectees under its elite 'black cat' commando security cover.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi on Sunday said a Central Industrial Security Force officer asked her if she was an Indian, when she asked the woman official to speak in Tamil or English.
A Central Reserve Police Force official was injured on Monday when Naxals attacked a camp of paramilitary forces in insurgency-hit Sukma district in southern Chhattisgarh.
Noting that the Central Reserved Paramilitary Force, which was meant to be a 'reserved force', is definitely overburdened, Chidambaram said that there is no development in most of the Maoist-inflicted places like Lalgarh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and the Centre cannot be blamed alone for this. "Even state governments are equally responsible for it," he added.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday warned that the country may witness more communal violence ahead of the 2014 general election as he indicated that some political parties could be behind the riots in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Rajiv Chandrashekhar, Rajya Sabha MP, explains that the argument that other government servants are eligible for OROP is incorrect and the comparison is laughable.
An order issued by the Home Department of the Delhi government said the 1985-batch AGMUT cadre officer is being appointed to the new post with 'immediate effect'.
The Mayawati government has asked the Centre for 63,000 additional paramilitary personnel to deal with any law and order problems that may arise after the court verdict on Ayodhya title suits is pronounced on September 24.
In a move that can further alienate Telangana leaders, activists and students, the Andhra Pradesh government filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on Thursday against the high court order to remove the central forces from Osmania University campus.
Worried over his deteriorating health, doctors have advised Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao to call off his nearly ten day fast-unto-death.
Many in the specialised force feel they are not being treated on par with those in the armed forces. Sahil Makkar reports
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has prepared a pool of more than 100 personnel to man additional security counters expected to be handed over to it for easing the ongoing congestion at large airports of Delhi and Mumbai, official sources said Wednesday.
The Naxals have claimed that they do not have any hostages.
Protests against the decision to divide Andhra Pradesh rocked Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions for the second day on Thursday, with united Andhra supporters taking out rallies and preventing public transport buses from plying.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from certain areas of the state was in no way an effort to undermine the role of the Army.
'Unfortunately, there is no movement towards peace in Manipur.'
The Central Intelligence Agency has urged the White House to approve a significant expansion of the agency's fleet of armed drones, in a bid to extend the spy organisation's decade-long transformation into a paramilitary force, American officials have said. The proposal by CIA Director David H Petraeus, if approved, could add as many as 10 drones for the CIA to an inventory that has ranged between 30 and 35 over the past few years, officials say.
After much delay, the controversial Communal Violence Prevention Bill was on Monday cleared by the Union Cabinet after removal of certain provisions, reducing the role of the legislation in handling of riots and making it neutral between communities.
With the Naxals facing the heat of an imminent concerted operation by the security forces, a top Maoist leader on Thursday said the ultras were ready for talks 'if there was ceasefire on both sides' and withdrawal of the paramilitary forces deployed in the Naxal-hit states.
Tomorrow, we will be celebrating our 60th Republic Day. I extend my good wishes to our citizens from all walks of life, living in the country and overseas.
The Home Ministry is understood to have given its nod to the file seeking disciplinary action against the two officials of the paramilitary force, sources said.
Trying to allay apprehensions of then Bharatiya Janata Party and some state governments, the Centre has decided to drop several provisions in the controversial communal violence bill to ensure that it is neutral to all communities and also reduce the role of the central government in case of riots.
Justice Misra was part of the three-judge Supreme Court bench, which had dismissed the mercy plea and delivered the final order on 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.
Concerned over violence in Jammu and Kashmir in last four days, the Centre on Saturday decided to rush 3,600 additional paramilitary personnel to the Valley and asked the state government to ensure that there is no further loss of lives.
Inputs have been received by the security and spy agencies that terrorist groups have been asked to carry out an attack on forces.
The repolling started at 7 am amid tight security with four central forces personnel deployed in each booth, besides state police. Till 11 am, 10.9 per cent voter turnout was recorded.
Gill, a 1972 batch IPS officer at present posted in the rank of director general of police in Rajasthan, will remain in office till January 31 next year. His name was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Armed with AK-47 rifles and grenades, a group of four terrorists attacked the CRPF troops centre at around 2.20 am on Tuesday, a CRPF spokesperson said.
The centre is likely to reject the Uttar Pradesh government's demand for providing 63,000 security personnel to deal with any law and order problem that may arise after the court verdict on Ayodhya title suit and may give only 5,000 additional armed men.
'The unfolding events indicate a dangerous internal security situation in Manipur and the region. It can have external ramifications also.'
CISF is planning to purchase the gadgetry from the US or France and the acquisition would run into crores of rupees.
