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Topic: CRPF

Kashmir Valley tense as youth run over by CRPF vehicle dies

CRPF says youth “lay under” vehicle, blames stone-pelters; incident casts shadow over Ramzan ceasefire initiative.

CRPF’s new Bastariya battalion to tackle Naxals is more a military fix than political

In the 1990s, government raised the Rashtriya Rifles as a specialised counter-insurgency force in the Valley. Two-and-a-half decades later, the insurgency, fanned by support from Pakistan, still continues.

5 terrorists killed in Kupwara gun-battle, search on for missing jawan

After a 48-hour long encounter in north Kashmir, five terrorists, three army jawans and two policemen lost their lives.

TalkPoint: Why does CRPF continue suffering heavy losses in Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh?

9 CRPF personnel were killed in an attack in Sukma, Chattisgarh, yesterday. Experts weigh in on why the force still continues to face heavy losses.

Why attacks on CRPF have become so frequent in Chhattisgarh

Last year, 72 CRPF jawans lost their lives in attacks by Maoists and other terror outfits across the country.

In charts: Chhattisgarh is the most dangerous state for security forces fighting Naxalism

Almost four times as many security personnel die fighting Naxals in Chhattisgarh than the rest of India. 

Hurt in battle, but raring to go: A CoBRA commando recalls February Sukma ambush

'I kept walking. I could not stop as it would mean the company also stopping for me.'

I lived through a night of horror just because a CRPF camp moved next to my Kashmir home

It is time to talk about the increased vulnerability of civilians in Kashmir who live in constant danger because their space is encroached by the army and paramilitary forces.

Four key Manipur encounter cases as SC orders CBI probe into extra-judicial killings

The Supreme Court Friday directed the CBI to conduct a probe into encounter killings in Manipur. Here are four of the most high-profile cases in the state that would now be under the scanner.  MANU PUBBY 

4 key Manipur encounter cases in focus as SC orders CBI probe into extra-judicial killings

The Supreme Court Friday directed the CBI to conduct a probe into encounter killings in Manipur. Here are four of the most high-profile cases in the state that would now be under the scanner.  MANU PUBBY 

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.