RG Kar Case: Middle class leads the charge to spark societal shift in TMC-ruled West BengalThe rape and murder of a postgraduate medical student at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College has sparked widespread protests in West Bengal. T...
10 Sep, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
Parliamentary panel suggests steps to encourage women to join CAPFs, reservation for transgendersThe panel also emphasised the filling up of all vacancies on mission mode in central armed police forces and Assam Rifles. There were 83,12...
06 Aug, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
Parliamentary panel says number of women in CAPFs 'abysmally low', recommends actionThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by BJP's Rajya Sabha member Brijlal, noted that despite efforts of the home mi...
13 Dec, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Only 3.69% women as central armed police forces struggle to meet quota targetIn 2016, the Union government had issued directions to reserve 33% posts at constable level for women personnel in the CRPF and CISF and 14...
09 Nov, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Women constitute just 3.68 pc in central police organisations: Parliamentary panel"The committee is disappointed to note that women constitute only 3.68 percent of the total strength of the Central Armed Police Forces (CA...
14 Mar, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
CISF should develop hybrid security model to train, certify pvt security agencies: Amit ShahThis was important, he said, as government security agencies like the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cannot alone render this tas...
06 Mar, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
Mamata to stage dharna in Kolkata Tuesday to protest EC's ban on herLashing out at the Election Commission over its decision to bar her from campaigning for 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerj...
13 Apr, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
24 hr campaign ban for CM Mamata for ‘provocative remarks’, Didi in EC crosshairs since MarchThis is perhaps only the second time in electoral history when a sitting Chief Minister has been faced with a campaign ban. Chief ministers...
12 Apr, 2021, 11.37 PM IST
33% constable level posts in CRPF, CISF to be filled by womenMinister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the government has also decided to fill 14-15 per cent posts at constable level in border-guar...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
Government allows women to be combat officers in all Central Armed Police ForcesThe Committee on Empowerment of Women had said there was an urgent need to provide due representation to women in paramilitary forces.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.53 PM IST
Government will ensure adequate field for women in police: Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh said his govt will ensure that females get "sufficient" identity in country's police forces and are provided better facilitie...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
Government okays quotas for women in paramilitaryThe government has approved reservation of 33% women at the constable rank in two major central paramilitary forces CRPF and CISF.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
Government to hire over 11,000 women in central police forcesHome Ministry has made its policy clear that women personnel should be at least 5% of the total strength of these forces.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
'Shaheed' not defined in defence or central forces: GovernmentThe CAPFs like CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, SSB and NSG have made representations to the Union Home Ministry that 'shaheed' salutation is being d...
28 Apr, 2015, 05.40 PM IST
'Shaheed' not defined in defence or central forces: GovernmentMinistry of Defence indicated that shaheed/martyr is not defined anywhere and presently they are not issuing any order/notification to this...
28 Apr, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
- Martyr status for paramilitary, police personnel soon
The central police forces, at present, are only authorised to issue pension related benefits to the killed personnel's family and receive g...
09 Apr, 2013, 03.32 PM IST