Additional security forces deployed, bunkers set up in Srinagar to check militant attacksSecurity bunkers manned by the central armed paramilitary forces (CAPF) are being set up in many areas of Srinagar where these were removed...
22 Oct, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
Centre orders immediate withdrawal of 10,000 troops from Jammu and KashmirA senior official told that a total of 100 CAPF companies have been ordered to be withdrawn "immediately" and revert to their base location...
19 Aug, 2020, 06.46 PM IST
MHA orders withdrawal of over 7,000 paramilitary personnel from KashmirA total of 72 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been ordered to "revert" to their locations across the country, they sa...
24 Dec, 2019, 10.36 PM IST
5,000 paramilitary personnel being sent to NE in wake of protests over citizenship bill: OfficialsNearly 20 companies have been withdrawn from Kashmir, where they had been sent prior to the Centre's decision on August 5 to abrogate Artic...
11 Dec, 2019, 04.21 PM IST
Home Ministry clarifies about troop deployment in J-K"About 100 companies are in the process of reaching their destinations. This has apparently led to speculations of induction of additional ...
02 Aug, 2019, 10.58 AM IST
Kashmir tense after crackdown on Jamaat and HurriyatJ&K police has also issued orders that BSF and ITPB would takeover the static guard duties of CRPF companies deployed in Kashmir zone.
23 Feb, 2019, 02.52 PM IST
20,000 paramilitary personnel to be sent to Jammu and Kashmir for poll dutyBypolls to Srinagar and Anantnag Lok Sabha seats will be held on April 9 and 12 respectively.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.50 PM IST
2,400 additional BSF troops deployed in Amarnath yatra routeAs many as 2,400 additional personnel of BSF have been deployed in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure security during the Amarnath yatra beginning...
13 Jul, 2018, 03.48 PM IST
Supreme Court allows Centre to withdraw force from Darjeeling hillsThe Calcutta High Court had earlier stayed the withdrawal of CAPF from Darjeeling hills, the scene of unrest over the statehood demand.
27 Nov, 2017, 12.43 PM IST
Election Commission seeks 74,000 paramilitary personnel for Anantnag Lok Sabha bypollThe EC has conveyed to the Home Ministry that 740 companies of paramilitary forces should be put at its disposal by May 12, official source...
27 Apr, 2017, 09.31 PM IST
Violent protests in Kashmir down: PoliceThe Valley has witnessed 792 hours of continuous curfew, communication blockade and strikes since the death of terrorist Burhan Wani.
11 Aug, 2016, 04.40 PM IST
Central forces were deployed at NIT Srinagar after requests: GovernmentRijiju's remarks during Question Hour came after Congress chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia alleged that by deploying the central forces in t...
26 Apr, 2016, 02.42 PM IST
Preparing for worst case scenario: CRPF on Jammu and Kashmir pollsCRPF Director Gen Dilip Trivedi, ruled out possibility of any "big" incident happening in J&K during five-phase polls scheduled to begin on...
26 Nov, 2014, 06.05 PM IST
More forces to be sent to J-K, Jharkhand if needed: Rajnath SinghAssembly polls in the militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal-hit Jharkhand will be held in five phases between November 25 and December ...
13 Nov, 2014, 03.18 PM IST
Centre to deploy over 51,000 troops for J&K, Jharkhand pollsA single company of these forces' comprise about 100 personnel. With the addition of the two numbers in the poll- bound states, the fresh t...
09 Nov, 2014, 11.07 AM IST
Over 50,000 central paramilitary personnel for Jammu & Kashmir polls"As many as 520 additional companies of central para-military forces including CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF and RPF will be arriving within d...
28 Oct, 2014, 07.57 PM IST
Reliance Communications restores partial network in worst-hit south KashmirIn a statement issued on Thursday, RCOM said that through its roaming arrangements with other operators in the region, its subscribers can ...
11 Sep, 2014, 03.45 PM IST