The CISF organised Yoga Day celebrations at the Force Headquarters in New Delhi, where more than 100 personnel took part in a yoga session led by a senior officer, under the guidance of trained yoga practitioners.
During the CISF Raising Day in 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had tasked the central armed police force with training firefighters from 100 cities.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced a significant policy decision to confer an honorary rank—one level higher—on retirement day to personnel below officer rank (Constable to Sub-Inspector) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR).
Amid the violence in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal since last week during protests against the newly-promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday hold a meeting with the imams, muezzins, and religious leaders from the Muslim community in the state.
The division bench also observed that had the CAPF deployment been earlier, the situation would not have been so “grave” and “volatile”.
The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal in connection with an alleged online forgery scam since Thursday morning, sources said.
Additional 2,000 CAPF personnel deployed following armed attacks and rising unrest.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raid and search operations in at least 14 locations in Bengal in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution case.
Polling is underway for four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with the Election Commission (EC) deciding to increase the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
The Election Commission of India (ECI) deployed 55 companies of central forces for free and fair by-election in four assemblies Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagda, Raiganj and Maniktala.
