Government, airports gear to avoid choked airport during festive rushWhile BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) has asked airports to increase security check in areas and to increase number of xray machin...
02 Aug, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
Shantanu Thakur demands CBI probe into Matua temple incidentThe incident led to injury and hospitalization of more than 15 Matua disciples. The minister also apprised the Union Home Minister Amit Sha...
12 Jun, 2023, 10.20 PM IST
Hours after Sudhaa Chandran tags PM Modi in Instagram post on airport horror, CISF tweets apology and assures staff will be 'sensitised on protocols'CISF said that prosthetics were to be removed under exceptional circumstances.
22 Oct, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
CT bag scans, AI gadgets to power hi-tech shield for IGICISF also plans to utilise automated tray return systems (ATRS) across airports in the country, similar to what is being used abroad.
13 Jan, 2019, 07.42 AM IST
To tackle drone menace, CISF to get tech used by US, IsraelCurrently being used by Israel, France, the UK and the US, the integrated counter drone management system will not only detect, track and c...
12 Oct, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
CISF trains commandos in precision firing to secure airportsThe force has created a special school for this purpose, called the Special Tactics and Training Wing (STTW), at its training academy in Hy...
14 Jul, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
NSG commandos conduct counter-terror drill at Delhi metro stationsA special counter-terror unit of NSG commandos conducted a three-hour-long mock drill at a Delhi Metro station located on the airport expre...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.07 PM IST
Airfares may go up as government plans to raise passenger services feeThe aviation ministry was of the view that any increase in rates would burden passengers and wanted the finance ministry to shift the cost ...
23 Nov, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Delhi airport asks Centre for assistance in paying security billIt costs more than Rs 1,300 cr to provide security at airports across the country. The fund collected through PSF falls short by more than ...
07 Aug, 2017, 12.54 AM IST
Government to create uniform security platform for all airportsThe issue was discussed today at a high-level meeting attended by Kiren Rijiju, Jayant Sinha, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, besides...
03 May, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
Aviation Ministry seeks PMO help for early clearance from Home MinistryAviation secretary RN Choubey wrote a letter to the PMO seeking its intervention in January, after a meeting between officials of the aviat...
13 Mar, 2017, 10.23 AM IST
Delhi Metro: 400 cases of jaywalking on tracks, 88 suicide bidsThe rail network in the national capital region, that carries an average of 26 lakh passengers per day, saw at least 88 suicide attempts du...
29 Dec, 2016, 05.24 PM IST
Over 60 breaches reported in Metro security this yearOver 60 security breaches either by way of smuggling of unchecked baggages or unfrisked entry of passengers inside Delhi Metro stations hav...
11 Oct, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
Home Ministry may soon give nod to allowing Aadhar card as e-KYC for entry at airportsSecurity at Indian airports has been a major issue in the past but a senior Ministry official said use of e-KYC would in fact increase the ...
07 Nov, 2014, 04.38 AM IST
CISF tweaks security drill; fliers to be profiledA high-level decision in this regard was taken by the force in the aftermath of the Karachi airport attacks in Pakistan.
17 Aug, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
- Paramilitary kitchens hit by LPG cap; approach MHA
Hit hard by the new norms of the Petroleum and Natural Gas ministry, the chiefs of forces have approached the Home Ministry.
01 Apr, 2013, 04.31 PM IST
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu members clash in Rajya Sabha over Mullaperiyar Dam issue
Members from Kerala and Tamil Nadu clashed in the Rajya Sabha over Mullaperiyar Dam controversy, seeking Centre's intervention.
07 Dec, 2011, 03.16 PM IST