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Topic: Paramilitary forces

Paramilitary forces suspend movement of personnel till 5 April in wake of coronavirus

PTI -
Union home ministry has asked all the forces to ensure that no one travels for routine duties, goes on leave or comes back from leave to join duty till 5 April.

Drones, paramilitary deployed across UP to step up security ahead of Friday prayers

PTI -
UP has witnessed violent protests across the state against the amended citizenship law. The govt has imposed an internet ban in several regions.

Assam Rifles operational control shouldn’t be under home ministry. Don’t mess with the best

Manvendra Singh -
The move will affect the Assam Rifle’s operational efficacy. Unless it is simply about the oldest Indian governmental ailment – empire building.

Additional troops sent to J&K could be kept in marriage halls as state falls short of space

Azaan Javaid -
The paramilitary troopers will initially be sent to their respective battalion headquarters and camps following which they will be posted across the Valley “uniformly”.

Pulwama makes it to election speeches, but CRPF & its problems are left out

Sanjiv Krishan Sood -
CRPF, which is at the forefront of fighting insurgency in J&K and the northeast, suffers from lack of training and adequate infrastructure.

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.

IAF jets dropped bombs on JeM camps in Balakot on 26 February, show govt satellite images

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A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

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.   

Home ministry data shows paramilitary forces are short of over 61,000 personnel

PTI -
A home ministry official said the vacancies had arisen due to retirement, resignation, death, creation of new posts or raising of new battalions.

Indian scientists develop country’s first anti-nuclear medical kit

PTI -
The kit developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences has over 25 items, that provide protection against harmful radiations. 
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