India sends fresh women CAPF contingent for UN duties in AfricaThe 22-member women personnel are drawn from the Sashastra Seema Bal that is tasked to guard open Indian borders with Nepal (1,751 km) and ...
CAPFs asks government for new assessment system to 'weed out' unfit personnelThe recommendation was made after the Union Home Ministry recently held a meeting with all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) at the N...
Paramilitary forces will get sleeping bags to fight coldThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) last year gave its approval for procurement of the bags for troops who are posted below these altitudes ...
One SSB jawan killed, 8 hurt in militant attack in SrinagarFour paramilitary troopers were injured when suspected militants attacked their camp on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Friday evening, o...
Nepal releases 13 SSB personnel after briefly detaining themThe squad was handed over to Nepal border guarding troops of Armed Police Force (APF) which brought them to their border post in Jhapa dist...
SSB to enhance number of women at border posts: DG Archana RamasundaramDG siad that the force is planning to "enhance number of women personnel" at border out posts and engage them further in operational fronti...
Women border guards get cubicle barracks,sanitary incineratorsThe paramilitary force has also ordered procurement of suitable and body-fit size protectors, bullet-proof vests, helmets, shoes and rainco...
Government sanctions 9000 assault rifles, bullet proof vehicles to SSBOfficials said the new vehicles and weapons, once procured, will be sent across to various border guarding formations and those deployed in...
West Bengal government seeks change of central forces in troubled DarjeelingWhile the home ministry's immediate reaction was that the demand was “inappropriate“, it nevertheless asked for a formal report on the law ...
SSB rushes 2,000 men to violence-hit AssamSSB Chief B D Sharma said the SSB troops would undertake joint operations with the army and Assam Police units present in the area.
India mulling creating helipads along Bhutan border'Air support will help in easy transportation of our troops to their posts and will also cut short the travel time,' SSB Director General B...
J&K floods: SSB donates Rs 2.12 crore to PM's Relief FundTroops and officers of Sashastra Seema Bal contributed a day's salary towards raising the amount for the flood relief work.
Thousands of border pillars missing on Nepal, Bhutan bordersIn the absence of these structures, the SSB troops, for some time now, have begun using grid references on their GPS devices or marking loc...
Chinese centres in Nepal not a threat to India as of now: Sashastra Seema BalSet up in 2008, the centres teach Chinese language to locals and even disseminate cultural information about China and its various art form...
Home Ministry asks SSB to undertake operations in Assam against NDFBSince January 17, eight people, mostly Hindi speaking, were killed by the anti-talk NDFB(S) faction across different locations in the state.
Don't allow elements to take advantage of friendly borders: Sushilkumar ShindeShinde today asked border guarding forces to check anti-national elements from taking advantage of the country's friendly relations with it...
- Government sanctions 59 new border posts, more troops along Nepal
India will bolster the strength of its security personnel and build 59 new Border out Posts (BoPs) along the porous border with Nepal.