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On Eid, BSF soldiers & Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets on the border

PTI -
The BSF & Pakistan Rangers usually exchange sweets on festivals such as Eid and Diwali, and on Independence Day and Republic Day.

BJP reacts to a soldier’s death only if it brings in votes, says brother of slain BSF jawan

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Family of T. Alex Lalminlun, a BSF soldier who was killed in action on 1 April, has come out to charge the ruling BJP government in Manipur of apathy.

Tax on ration money and hardship allowance for paramilitary officers likely to be exempted

PTI -
If implemented, the move is expected to benefit about 9 lakh personnel of paramilitary forces of the CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB.

No takers for women’s quota in CRPF, CISF or BSF as forces strive to fulfil Modi govt plan

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Modi govt had announced 33% reservation for women in paramilitary forces but barely 5% of the personnel in these forces are women.   

BSF cancels daily retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah border for Abhinandan’s release

PTI -
The ceremony has been called off due to administrative requirements, said a senior official of the Border Security Force.

BSF brought back to Kashmir Valley in wake of ‘extraordinary situation’

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Centre moves 100 CAPF companies to Kashmir, days after the Pulwama attack, ‘major crackdown’ on in the Valley.

Why security forces use convoys to transport personnel across J&K

Rahiba R. Parveen -
In the aftermath of the Pulwama attack, ThePrint explains why security personnel are transported across J&K in convoys, instead of being flown.

Central Armed Police Forces to finally get pay parity with their IPS counterparts

Sanya Dhingra -
Supreme Court grants ‘non-functional upgradation’ to officers from CRPF, CISF, BSF etc. Officers hail it as example of ‘equal pay for equal work’.

IPS dominance in top paramilitary posts must end. Chidambaram-led panel right in saying so

Sanjiv Krishan Sood -
IPS officers are invoking imaginary constitutional provisions to buttress their continued deputation to Central Armed Police Forces.

Why IPS officers want to keep heading forces like CRPF, NSG & BSF

Sanya Dhingra -
A parliamentary panel has recommended reduction in IPS hegemony over these forces, and for their own cadres to rise to the top.
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National Interest

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Shekhar Gupta -
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