The existing strength of women personnel in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) is 41,606, the Central government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
India is meanwhile gearing up for a momentous platinum celebration of the country's Republic Day with an enthralling showcase of its military prowess and rich cultural heritage at the majestic 'Kartavya Path' in the national capital.
In the latest such operation, the soldiers of the IDF, together with forces from the Shin Bet (Israel's anti-terror General Security Service) and Border Police overnight operated throughout Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley region where they arrested 27 wanted terrorists.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief on Tuesday over the death of Dipesh Parmar, an Indo-Tibet Border Police personnel posted in Arunachal Pradesh, who died in an accident at his place of posting.
The Israel Police reported that officers from its Southern District working with Border Police and police special forces in the Negev carried out what it called a "proactive activity" in the city of Rahat and in the Bedouin settlement Ar'arat an-Naqab.
After 60 hours, the counter-terrorism operation in Jenin ended. The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that its soldiers, together with Border Police units, completed what it called an "extensive operation to counter-terrorism" in the refugee camp and in the city of Jenin.
The IDF said that its combat engineering machines worked to uncover charges buried under the roads (Improvised Explosive Devices) intended to harm its forces.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) together with Israel's Border Police and the Shin Bet (Israel's anti-terror General Security Service) began on Tuesday an operation to counter terrorism in the area of the Jenin refugee camp and the city of Jenin in Samaria.