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Gujarat HC calls CRPF denying promotion to HIV+ staffer a ‘clear case of discrimination’ | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat HC calls CRPF denying promotion to HIV+ staffer a ‘clear case of discrimination’ | Ahmedabad News

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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) denying a female staffer promotion to a higher post because she was infected with HIV-AIDS was a clear instance of discrimination, the Gujarat High Court noted on Wednesday. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi made the observation while hearing a plea filed by the woman staffer of the CRPF who said she was being denied promotion despite meeting other eligibility criteria because she was suffering from HIV-AIDS. The court directed that the matter be brought to the notice of in-charge Additional Solicitor General of India and sought the law officer’s appearance before it on the next date of hearing on March 6. The counsel appearing for the respondents — the Union of India, CRPF and Commandant, CRPF — contended that a standing order was passed pursuant to the rule which stipulates that a candidate has to be in “shape one” for the purpose of promotion. Story continues below this ad “This case highlights clear instances of discrimination in the Central Reserve Police Force …

Union Budget gives slight increase to CAPFs allocation under MHA | Latest News India

Union Budget gives slight increase to CAPFs allocation under MHA | Latest News India

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The CAPFs that function under the Union home ministry to ensure security of various Indian land borders, apart from federal counter-terrorist forces such as the NSG, have been granted a marginal increase in their budgetary allocations in the Union Budget. A contingent of the All Women CRPF personnel marches past the saluting Base during the Republic Day Parade 2025, at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi (Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) — the largest among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) with 3.25 lakh personnel — has seen an uptick in its budgetary allocation, with the Centre providing ₹35,147 crore to it for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal against a revised estimate of ₹34,328 crore during the 2024-25 financial year, according to budget documents. The CRPF is majorly active in Left Wing Extremism-affected states, where more than a lakh of its troops are deployed, and has the primary responsibility of keeping the government’s commitment of ending Naxalism by March 2026. The Border Security Security (BSF), with about 2.65 lakh personnel and tasked …

IPS G P Singh appointed Director General of CRPF | India News

IPS G P Singh appointed Director General of CRPF | India News

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The Centre on Saturday appointed senior IPS officer Gyanendra Pratap Singh as the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a Personnel Ministry order said. Singh, a 1991-batch IPS officer from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is currently working as Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam. He was appointed days after the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed his name. In a order, issued on January 18, Director Sakshi Mittal said, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the MHA for appointment of G P Singh as DG, CRPF, in level-16 of the pay matrix from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation on November 30, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.” Singh will take charge from Special DG of the CRPF, Vitul Kumar, who is currently holding officiating charge for the post of DG-CRPF. Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was given officiating charge on December 30 last year for the post of …

Two CRPF schools in Delhi and several others across country received bomb threat: Sources – India TV

Two CRPF schools in Delhi and several others across country received bomb threat: Sources – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE Representative Image In a shocking turn of events, several Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) schools received bomb threat mail on Monday night, the sources said. Of them, two schools are in Delhi and one is in Hyderabad. According to the sources, the threat was delivered through an email circulated to the management of these schools late Monday night. The threats, later, turned out to be hoaxes but created chaos, prompting urgent searches. As a precautionary measure, Delhi Police has increased security outside CRPF schools. Meanwhile, a CRPF school in Tamil Nadu also received a hoax bomb threat. Subsequently, CRPF has asked all its schools to remain alert. Notably on October 20, an explosion occurred near a CRPF school in Delhi’s Prashant Vihar area, triggering a thorough investigation, officials reported that they recovered a white powder-like substance from the incident site. Bomb threat to flights The threats to the CRPF schools across the nation follow similar threats to the flights in the past couple of weeks. On Monday alone, the airlines received over 30 hoax …

Senior IPS officers A.Y.V. Krishna, N. Venu Gopal appointed additional directors in CBI

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Representational photo. | Photo Credit: PTI Senior IPS officers A.Y.V. Krishna and N. Venu Gopal have been appointed as additional directors in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Mr. Krishna, a 1995-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is currently working as Inspector General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He has been inducted as the additional director of CBI for a tenure up to August 6, 2028, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. Mr. Krishna’s batchmate Mr. Venu Gopal (Himachal Pradesh cadre) is presently working as joint director in the CBI. He has been appointed as additional director, CBI for a tenure up to May 24, 2027, another order said. Source link

Meet Nina Singh, first woman appointed as CISF chief | Latest News India

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Three Manipur-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officers were appointed as chiefs of central paramilitary forces on Thursday with Nina Singh becoming the first woman to head the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). IPS officer Nina Singh(X/ @NDTV) A 1989-batch IPS officer, Singh currently serves as the Special Director General of CISF, a central paramilitary force that manages airports, Delhi Metro, government buildings and strategic buildings throughout the country. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here The officer has been holding the additional charge of CISF DG since the superannuation of Sheel Vardhan Singh on August 31. Singh, who was inducted into the IPS as a Manipur cadre officer, was later moved to the Rajasthan cadre. Singh will remain at the helm till her retirement on July 31, 2024. Meanwhile, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Intelligence Bureau officer Rahul Rasgotra’s appointment as Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief and Anish Dayal Singh has been made the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Rasgotra, …

CRPF sub-inspector killed, constable injured in encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh

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A sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed and a constable injured in an encounter between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on December 17, police said. The incident took place in the morning under Jagargunda police station area when a team of the CRPF’s 165th battalion was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a police official said. The operation was launched at around 7 a.m. from Bedre camp towards Ursangal village, he said. During the operation, an exchange of fire broke out in which sub-inspector Sudhakar Reddy was killed and constable Ramu sustained bullet injuries, he said. After the exchange of fire stopped, four suspects were rounded up from the spot, he said, adding a joint team of security personnel was carrying out a search in the area. The injured constable was being shifted to hospital for treatment, the official said. Source link