Over 3,000 additional CISF personnel for Delhi Metro

October 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lost your luggage at the airport? Don't fret. In a move that will come as a relief to all such harried travellers, the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) has launched a 'lost and found' section on their website which will help one trace missing baggage.

September 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 26-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling in his house in Narela of northwest Delhi, police said. The body of Om Prakash was found hanging from the ceiling in his room by his father Manchand Sunday morning.

August 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has decided to get the security cover from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for its Jamnagar refinery in Gujarat. RIL's Jamnagar refinery, is world's biggest Greenfield refinery According to sources, the RIL has conveyed its decision to the Union Home Ministry that they are now keen to take the CISF security cover.

August 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly one million people travelled by Delhi Metro Tuesday, the highest for the mass transit system so far, which helped the corporation to earn a whopping Rs.12.4 million from ticket sales in one single day, officials said Wednesday. The Delhi Metro has achieved another milestone, recording its highest-ever ridership of almost 10 lakh passengers on a single day and earning the maximum revenue on consecutive days, Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

July 31st, 2009 BANGALORE - IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Friday became the first private firm in India, post the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, to get security cover from the elite Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for its sprawling campus here. "I would like to thank the central government, the home ministry, and the state government for helping us get the security services of CISF personnel," Infosys chief mentor N.R.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday visited the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) headquarters here and asked the force to adopt new technologies and new management principles.

July 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To provide fool-proof security to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the government has created 3,039 posts in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), parliament was informed Tuesday. Replying to a question in the house, Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullapally Ramachandran said the increase in the strength of the CISF, deployed for the security of the DMRC, is a continuous process.

June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper was critically injured after he fell on a Delhi metro railtrack and was hit by a train at the Civil Lines metro station in the capital Tuesday. Constable Jaipal Singh fell on the tracks around 8:50 a.m.

April 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro is training over 200 personnel in customer relations to help commuters, including foreign tourists expected during the Commonwealth Games in 2010. The Delhi Metro carries an average of 850,000 people daily on its operational network spanning 74.56 km.

March 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will send 16 of its personnel, including support staff and drivers, to the Indian high commission in Pakistan, an official said Tuesday. 'There was a requirement of supporting staff and drivers and the requirement is being filled from the paramilitary forces.

March 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) says maintaining its ethos and image as a paramilitary force will be a challenge now that the private sector is queuing up for protection from its highly trained personnel in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks. It has already received applications from 51 companies, including from the Taj and Marriott hotel groups.

March 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Mumbai's Taj and Trident hotels, targets of terror attacks in November, are among 51 private sector establishments that have sought the deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), a police officer said Saturday. 'Over 50 companies have sought security cover from the force.

February 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Public School (DPS) R.K. Puram has sought details of the security cover from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to ensure safer environment for its students and teachers.

February 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro employee had a miraculous escape Friday night after he was dragged from one station to another with his hand stuck in the closed doors of the train. Satendra Kumar Jaiswal, 23, was facilitating commuters in boarding and deboarding trains at the busy Rajiv Chowk Metro station, when his hand was caught in the closing doors of a train at 7.30 p.m., according to Delhi Metro officials.

January 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Security forces fired three rounds near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport early Saturday, as two men attempted to escape after being summoned by the security personnel. According to the police, two men, Hemant and Sachin Malik, were drinking near their white Skoda car in the vicinity of the airport at around 1.10 a.m., when Central Industrial Security Froce (CISF) personnel hailed them.