Central Industrial Security Force
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Home Ministry nods to expansion of CISF, thousands to get job as two new battalions approved
India | Jan 14, 2025, 06:58 PM ISTThe latest expansion will augment the number of battalions in CISF to 15 and the total number of personnel will rise to 2 lakh. The latest expansion comes after the Home Ministry approved a Mahila Battalion.
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Karnataka: CISF inspector shoots himself with service gun in Mangaluru
Karnataka | Oct 22, 2023, 06:06 PM ISTMangaluru: The deceased has been identified as Zakir Hussain (58), a resident of Raichur. He was posted on night shift at New Mangalore Port Authority's main gate.
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Woman attempts suicide at Janakpuri Metro Station, saved by CISF
News | Aug 04, 2021, 11:11 AM ISTTeam of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) saved a lady passenger who jumped in front onto tracks in front of metro at Janakpuri Station.
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Munger violence: Local police fired first, says CISF report
India | Oct 30, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTThe Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in its report to its headquarters and Election Commission of India over October 26 Munger violence has said that the police had fired first in order to control the situation but when it went out of control, it also had to fire in the air later.
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CISF returns bag with Rs 1 lakh to Delhi Metro passenger
India | Aug 15, 2019, 09:13 PM ISTThe unattended suspicious bag was found at Shivaji Stadium Metro station by the CISF personnel. When it was opened after due security protocol, it was found to be containing Rs 1 lakh in cash, Singh said.
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Delhi Metro: Government approves additional 5,000 CISF troops, new DIG post for security
India | Jun 30, 2019, 04:29 PM ISTWith the new manpower, the Delhi Metro will become the largest single unit under the security cover of the Central Industrial Security Force in the country. About 1.70-lakh-personnel force is a paramilitary that functions under the home ministry and is tasked to guard 61 civil airports of the country.
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Surender Singh takes over as new CISF chief
India | May 02, 2015, 12:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Senior IPS officer Surender Singh took over as the new director general of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday.Singh, a 1980-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the West Bengal cadre,
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Jaitley gets 'Z-Plus' security, 60 commandos to protect the FM
National | Mar 31, 2015, 05:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Security of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been upgraded to topmost Z-plus category and he will be guarded by paramilitary commandos drawn from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) now. The move to
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Industries seek CISF expertise to thwart terror
India | Jan 11, 2015, 11:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: In order to secure their business premises and large workforce against potential security threats, India Inc. is increasingly investing in professional anti-terror consultancy provided by CISF, with such demands from the business sector
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CISF security to continue at under repair airport metro line
India | Jul 08, 2012, 01:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 8: The CISF will continue the deployment of its personnel and apparatus at the Delhi Metro Airport link which has suspended its operations begining today for repairs.The operators of the high-speed link—Reliance
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Alert CISF jawans catch laptop thieves at Indian airports
India | Jun 08, 2012, 12:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 7 : The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was handed over security at all Indian airports after the infamous Kandahar hijacking incident, and since then CISF jawans have come up with flying