Two CRPF men killed in Sopore attackSeptember 29th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Two paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and a woman bystander injured in a guerrilla hit-and-run attack in north Kashmir's Sopore town Tuesday, police said. Police said a group of CRPF men were busy shopping near Sopore bus stand when militants fired at them from close range, killing two personnel and injuring the woman.
Eight Naxalites, one CRPF officer killed in Chhattisgarh encounterSeptember 18th, 2009 DANTEWADA - Eight naxalites and one Assistant Commandant of the CRPF were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. According to police sources, four jawans were also injured in an encounter.
5 CRPF troopers injured in Jammu and KashmirAugust 31st, 2009 SRINAGAR - Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured Monday after separatist guerrillas struck in two separate localities of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital. The guerrillas hurled a grenade at a CRPF bunker in Batmaloo area, barely 150 metres from the high-security Civil Secretariat, leaving injured seven people - four civilians and three para-military troopers.
Strength of CRPF to be trimmed down in KashmirAugust 24th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Consequent to signs of peace returning in Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is being gradually withdrawn. At the outset, five formations, three from Jammu and two from the Valley areas will be withdrawn in the coming weeks.
One CRPF soldier killed in J and K militant strikeAugust 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - One CRPF soldier was killed and another critically injured when the militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post on Saturday. According to police the incident took place at around 11:25 AM at Regal Chowk, situated in the heart of the city.
Omar Abdullah rules out immediate withdrawal of CRPF from J-KJuly 7th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday ruled out immediate withdrawal of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from the state, saying that the state police would have to expand in numbers, equipment and levels of training before taking any action. Abdullah, who had meetings with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Monday, informed that he had raised the issue of withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in a phased manner.
Curfew continues in Baramullah, SoporeJuly 2nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - The towns of Baramullah and Sopore in North Kashmir continued to be remain under indefinite curfew on Thursday. Curfew was imposed in Baramullah on Monday following a violent protest after CRPF men allegedly misbehaved with a Muslim woman.
Mob torches CRPF vehicle, clashes with cops in Kashmir townsJuly 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - A mob torched a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle on a highway Wednesday, while intermittent clashes between the police and stone-throwing protesters continued in curfew-bound Baramulla district of north Kashmir. The angry mob torched the vehicle at Palhalan on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, 35 km from here, Wednesday afternoon.
J and K Government withdraws CRPF from Baramullah(Lead:Baramullah)July 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to withdraw the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from law and order duties in Baramullah district, following protests by local residents over the deaths of some of them. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in a late night development, asked the Jammu and Kashmir Reserve Police to replace the CRPF.
Separatists call strike in Kashmir over Baramullah killingsJune 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Roads in Srinagar wore a deserted look following the strike call given by the hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference Party over the killing of two youths in Baramullah district of the state. "The call has been given by the Hurriyat to protest against killing of the two youths in Baramullah yesterday.
11 CRPF personnel killed in a Naxal attack in ChhattisgarhJune 21st, 2009 DANTEWADA - At least 11 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and eight were injured when the truck in which they were travelling hit a landmine planted by Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. The blast took place on Saturday evening at Kokanara village, nearly 375 kilometres from Raipur, when an over 40-member search squad of CRPF men and District Force (DF) was on its way back to its base camp.
Kashmir's separatist leader to contest electionsApril 11th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Indian democracy has achieved another breakthrough in Jammu and Kashmir. Senior separatist leader Sajad Lone has decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
Maoists attack CRPF convoy in ChhattisgarhMarch 25th, 2009 RAIPUR - Maoist guerrillas attacked a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy late Wednesday in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said. No one was injured.
A.S. Gill takes over as director general CRPFMarch 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A.S. Gill, a 1972-batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Rajasthan cadre, Saturday took over as the director general of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) following the retirement of his predecessor V.K.
700 CRPF personnel withdrawn from Orissa's Kandhamal districtJanuary 14th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least seven companies of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), comprising 700 personnel, were withdrawn Thursday from Orissa's Kandhamal district that had witnessed communal violence last year, an official said. 'The CRPF companies were deployed in areas such as Belghar, Baliguda, Pabingia, Mandashore and Katingia.
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