Central Para-military Forces

Seven dogs that were part of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) retired with full honours on Tuesday after serving eight years with the para-military force.

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday deployed seven companies of central para-military forces in as many districts of West Bengal, ahead of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections beginning April 11.

Chief Electoral Officer of Madhya Pradesh VL Kantha Rao has said that 1,80,000 security personnel including officials of the state police, Central para-military forces and home guards will be deployed in the state ahead of assembly elections on November 28.

The Army has been called into Shillong after fresh violence broke out in the Meghalaya capital this evening. Cellphone internet and text messages have been switched off in the entire Khasi hills region. Sources said if that is not enough, the authorities will pull the plug on private broadband. The home ministry has sent in 11 companies of para-mil...

Troopers of central para-military forces aboard an Air India chartered flight on Thursday had a providential escape as two tyres of the aircraft burst during landing at the international airport here, a police officer said.

In view of the upcoming Kerala assembly elections scheduled for May 16, Air India will lift from Kolkata to Kerala over 3,000 personnel of the central para-military forces currently posted for election duty in West Bengal.

A powerful landmine blast struck a truck filled with para-military soldiers in central Chhattisgarh, killing seven policemen, in the latest attack by Naxals.

After military veterans, retired paramilitary officials will now hold a 'dharna' here tomorrow demanding One Rank One Pension (OROP) benefits and other privileges under the ex-servicemen category.

The Election Commission today asked its officials to ensure deployment of central para- military forces (CPMFs) at all polling stations in Bihar during the remaining phases of the Assembly polls to ensure free and fair voting.

Voting for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and an Assembly by-poll in Mizoram began today, for which additional eight companies of central para-military forces have been deployed.

More than 180 companies of para-military forces or over 14,400 troopers would be deployed in Uttar Pradesh during the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, officials said on Tuesday.

At the request of the Government of Chhattisgarh, 141 companies of Central Para-Military Forces have been deployed in that State for anti-Naxal operations over a period of time.

Seven dogs that were part of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) retired with full honours on Tuesday after serving eight years with the para-military force.

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday deployed seven companies of central para-military forces in as many districts of West Bengal, ahead of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections beginning April 11.

Chief Electoral Officer of Madhya Pradesh VL Kantha Rao has said that 1,80,000 security personnel including officials of the state police, Central para-military forces and home guards will be deployed in the state ahead of assembly elections on November 28.

The Army has been called into Shillong after fresh violence broke out in the Meghalaya capital this evening. Cellphone internet and text messages have been switched off in the entire Khasi hills region. Sources said if that is not enough, the authorities will pull the plug on private broadband. The home ministry has sent in 11 companies of para-mil...

Troopers of central para-military forces aboard an Air India chartered flight on Thursday had a providential escape as two tyres of the aircraft burst during landing at the international airport here, a police officer said.

In view of the upcoming Kerala assembly elections scheduled for May 16, Air India will lift from Kolkata to Kerala over 3,000 personnel of the central para-military forces currently posted for election duty in West Bengal.

A powerful landmine blast struck a truck filled with para-military soldiers in central Chhattisgarh, killing seven policemen, in the latest attack by Naxals.

After military veterans, retired paramilitary officials will now hold a 'dharna' here tomorrow demanding One Rank One Pension (OROP) benefits and other privileges under the ex-servicemen category.

The Election Commission today asked its officials to ensure deployment of central para- military forces (CPMFs) at all polling stations in Bihar during the remaining phases of the Assembly polls to ensure free and fair voting.

Voting for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and an Assembly by-poll in Mizoram began today, for which additional eight companies of central para-military forces have been deployed.

More than 180 companies of para-military forces or over 14,400 troopers would be deployed in Uttar Pradesh during the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, officials said on Tuesday.

At the request of the Government of Chhattisgarh, 141 companies of Central Para-Military Forces have been deployed in that State for anti-Naxal operations over a period of time.