Simran Bala, a 26-year-old Assistant Commandant from Jammu and Kashmir, will lead an all-male CRPF contingent at the Republic Day parade, marking a historic achievement for her and her region.
India speeds up its fight against Naxal violence as CRPF builds 229 Forward Operating Bases in affected states, aiming to fully end Left Wing Extremism by March 2026.
CRPF has set up another key Forward Operating Base in a tough Chhattisgarh region, giving security forces deeper access as Maoist control declines and remote villages begin receiving long-denied development and services.
The camp promises to enhance area control, improve road connectivity, and bring government welfare schemes to underserved tribal communities.
Gyanendra Pratap Singh is an IPS officer of the 1991 batch from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Abu Dhabi’s Caracal and Hyderabad’s ICOMM will build 200 CSR 338 sniper rifles for CRPF in India. The project supports Make in India, creates local jobs, and strengthens defence manufacturing.
Officials revealed that the expedition, covering 1,400 km over nine days, will commence on Tuesday.
Assam Royal Global University has launched two scholarship schemes for CRPF families, offering full and partial tuition support to dependents and wards of personnel including children of martyrs and gallantry awardees.
The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-meter-high cave shrine in south Kashmir is scheduled to start on July 3 and conclude on August 9, according to the announcement made by the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB).
A CRPF officer died and three others were injured after a lightning strike hit them during a heavy-rain anti-Naxal operation in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district.
