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CRPF personnel in J&K to get training on de-addiction and drug abuse prevention

Idea is to equip CRPF personnel with knowledge, skills to decrease drug dependency around them — either among peers or in communities where they are deployed.

CRPF pays homage to Pulwama attack troopers, soil from homes of slain men offered as tribute

CRPF inaugurated a martyrs column at the Lethpora camp, 2 km from the attack site, and held 2 minutes of silence for the 40 soldiers killed. 

Modi govt plan to merge CAPF, IPS recruitment exams could end animosity between them

The Centre is looking at changes in the UPSC test, for recruitment of paramilitary officers, in order to merge it with the coveted civil services exam.

J&K cops puzzled as scooter used by militants ‘disappears’ after their death in encounter

The encounter took place Wednesday as a two-wheeler reportedly carrying three suspected militants was intercepted at a check post near Srinagar.

In a first, Team India of armed police personnel to climb Everest for ‘camaraderie spirit’

A 38-member team of CAPF personnel, eight of them women, will leave from Delhi in the first week of March for the 75-day expedition.

CRPF carries out checks on over 3 lakh personnel after J&K cop Davinder Singh arrest

CRPF Director General AP Maheshwari said the Davinder Singh incident was a "grave incident and an area of extreme concern" and that all forces have to keep an internal watch.

IPS officer Anand Maheshwari takes over as director general of CRPF

A 1984-batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, Anand Prakash Maheshwari succeeds DG R.R. Bhatnagar who retired on 31 December.

CRPF says no breach in Priyanka Gandhi’s security during visit to Lucknow

The CRPF, which provides Z+ security to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, blamed her for 'violations' by riding pillion on a scooter.

Home Minister Amit Shah unveils new insignia for CRPF’s VIP security wing

Amit Shah also lays foundation for a new headquarters building for the Central Reserve Police Force.

Kashmir to Assam, Tripura to Jharkhand, India’s CRPF is stretched, stressed and it’s showing

A 'drunk' CRPF soldier shot dead his two colleagues in Jharkhand last week in the latest incident of fratricide.

On Camera

Wang Yi’s Delhi visit shows India is shifting away from US, say Chinese analysts

Even as Chinese discourse celebrates rapprochement, commentators stress its fragility. A thaw does not equate to normalisation of bilateral ties.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?