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Central Reserve Police Force: Federal police force in India
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the States and Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and provide Internal security. It is composed of Central Reserve Police Force (Regular) and Central Reserve Police Force (Auxiliary).

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Ex-Agniveers to get reservation, age relaxation in CISF, BSF, SSB, CRPF, RPF

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Two soldiers die while undertaking critical repair work in Ladakh

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Extramarital relationship of mature already married couple can’t be treated as contingent happenstance

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Gunfight breaks out between terrorists, security forces in Jammu & Kashmir's Doda

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Raid on Chhattisgarh Naxal hideout unearths fake currency racket

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2 CoBRA personnel killed in Maoist IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Two personnel from CRPF's elite CoBRA unit were killed in a Maoist IED explosion in Sukma, resulting in a powerful blast that caused casualties and destruction. The blast was so powerful that it blew a..
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Bastar woman critically injured in Maoist IED blast

A woman named Jogi was severely injured in a Maoist IED blast in Nadpalli village, Bijapur district. The incident occurred near the Telangana border. CRPF personnel transported Jogi to a primary..
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10 naxalites arrested in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

In a successful anti-Naxalite operation conducted by the state police and CRPF's elite CoBRA unit, ten Naxalites were taken into custody in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday.​​The joint..
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Four-tier security strategy to ensure the safety and smooth conduct of the electoral process in ASR district

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Two personnel from 128 Battalion of CRPF lost their lives and two colleagues were wounded in an attack by unidentified militants at 12.15am Saturday in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. This was the..
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Manipur: Two CRPF personnel killed in Kuki militants' attack in Naransena area

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6 Chhattisgarh Maoists, involved in multiple massacres, surrender

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LS polls: Tripura records highest turnout in initial hours, stray incidents of violence in Bengal

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CRPF chief underlines success against Left-wing extremists including 13 Maoists being neutralised

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Centre accords Z-category VIP security cover to CEC Rajiv Kumar

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CRPF officer repatriated to parent cadre 2 weeks after harassment plaint by Guwahati airport employee

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Three SP MLAs who cross voted for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls get 'Y' category security

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Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Muslim side welcomes Supreme Court order to extend stay on survey of Shahi Idgah mosque

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Inform before Ayodhya trip: UP CM Yogi Adityanath appeal to VIPs

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Massive searches underway in Rajouri & Poonch; 3 suspects detained

A joint team of the Army, CRPF, and police conducted massive search operations in the forests of Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir. They were prompted by suspicious movement in the..
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Chhattisgarh: Security forces recover IED in Kanker

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An IED blast in poll-bound Chhattisgarh injured one CRPF commando in the Sukma district, shortly after the voting for the state elections 2023 started.
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