Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on the Raising Day of the force and said their unwavering dedication and relentless service to the nation is truly commendable
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stands as India's largest Central Armed Police Force. It was initially established as the Crown Representatives Police on July 27, 1939, and assumed its current name when the CRPF Act was passed on December 28, 1949.
The Agnipath scheme was announced by the Centre in June 2022 and is designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces. Those recruited under the scheme are called 'Agniveers'.
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, and Additional Director General of Police Jammu, Anand Jain, today reviewed the preparations for Independence Day celebrations made by the respective district administrations of Jammu Division.
Two K9 teams from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have reached Paris as part of the 10 K9 teams from other organisations selected to provide security to various venues of the upcoming Paris Olympics, 2024, scheduled from July 26 to August 11.
After reports were made by the locals of sighting an unidentified person in the Thati area of Akhnoor in Jammu, a joint search operation is being conducted by the Indian Army, Jammu-Kashmir Police, and CRPF here.
"The violence that began on May 3 last year continues to this day. A state has completely disintegrated. When will the central government and the Prime Minister wake up from their sleep?" Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in a post on X.
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in the Sezan forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday evening, even as the Army, police and CRPF launched a search operation to track down militants involved in the attack on an Army convoy on July 8.
Meanwhile, security has been tightened along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway after five army soldiers were killed in an ambush by terrorists in Kathua district on June 8.