First drones, now missiles. The spending is certain, who gets the maximum is not: 14 stocks from the defence ecosystemThe defence sector’s positives are well known. But there are some unknowns. For “security reasons” we will never know how or why orders are...
30 Aug, 2026, 05.58 AM IST
CRPF suicides hit five-year high in 2025; constabulary accounts for over 80%CRPF suicides hit a five-year high of 59 in 2025, with constables most affected. Most deaths occurred while personnel were actively on duty...
06 Aug, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
CRPF orders immediate withdrawal of orderlies from retired brass in wake of COVID-19The step has been taken in the country's largest paramilitary force, they said, after reports emerged recently that four jawans posted with...
16 May, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
Income tax benefits to paramilitary personnel on ration money, hardship allowance likelyThe move, when implemented, is expected to benefit about nine lakh personnel of paramilitary forces -- CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB.
03 Apr, 2019, 05.18 PM IST
No 'One Rank One Pension' scheme for paramilitary forces: GovernmentThe principle of OROP for the Armed Forces has been accepted by the government, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said in a ...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.13 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
Paramilitary veterans to hold protest march, dharna for OROP on March 15Ex-paramilitary officials will hold a protest march to Parliament and launch an indefinite 'dharna' on March 15 to press for OROP and other...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.51 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
7th pay commission bonanza: All paramilitary men to retire at 60In an unexpected bonanza for central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel, the Seventh Pay Commission has recommended one-rank one-pension ...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Paramilitary officials unhappy with recommendations of seventh pay commissionThe central paramilitary forces officials are not really happy with some of the recommendations of the seventh pay commission.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.31 PM IST
Retired paramilitary personnel begin stir to press OROP demandPresident of the Association R B Pathak said the agitation by the paramilitary veterans will "intensify" in the coming days and they will h...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
Paramilitary forces waiting on government to decide on OROP-like demandThe government may take the final call on the issue post the declaration of Bihar poll results on November 8 as the model code of conduct i...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.17 PM IST
Working on out-of-turn promotion to police sportspersons: Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 8th All India Police Badminton championship organised by border guarding force Sa...
06 Nov, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
BSF gives its jawans unique stripesBSF jawans will now don yellow-red shoulder badges after the paramilitary force recently adopted a unique "in-house" mechanism to recognise...
09 Feb, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
Paramilitary forces to use CCTVs, RFID tags to recruit jawansTill now, the recruitment process work in these forces, which involves logging of details and other vital parameters of candidates, was don...
03 Feb, 2014, 04.35 PM IST
- Unlimited 'high spirits' for top police officers
While officials in the ranks of Special DGs and Additional DGs can have 14 bottles every quarter year, IGs and DIGs can have 12 bottles.
03 Jul, 2011, 10.27 AM IST
- Govt okays pension for all in paramilitary forces
The Centre has accepted the long-standing demand of paramilitary forces to restore pension benefits to all jawans who have joined the ranks...
19 May, 2009, 08.21 PM IST