April 9: CRPF Valour Day

Published: April 9, 2020

Every year, April 9 is being marked as CRPF Valour Day all over India. The day is also called “CRPF Shaurya Diwas”. Why Valour Day? A small contingent of the CRPF on April 9, 1965 fought against Pakistan in Rann of Kutch eliminating 34 Pakistan soldiers. This was the first time a full-fledged infantry brigade ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events in Current Affairs

Topics: border issues • Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) • CRPF • India- Pakistan • India-Sri Lanka • Internal Secuirty • Kutch • Naxalite • Parliament Attack • UN Peace Keeping Mission • Valour Day

CRPF Command Shifted from Kolkata to Chhattisgarh

Published: May 8, 2017

The strategic anti-Naxal operations command headquarters of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been shifted back from Kolkata to Raipur. In 2010, the central zone command headquarters was shifted from Raipur to Kolkata owing to logistics and connectivity issues. The recent decision comes at the backdrop of ambush in Sukma district that killed 37 ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) • Chattisgarh • Chhattisgarh • internal security • National • Odisha

K Durga Prasad appointed as Special DG of CRPF

Published: January 27, 2015

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed K Durga Prasad as the special director general (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He will be in office for next three years or till further orders, whichever is earlier. K Durga Prasad He is IPS officer of 1981 batch from Andhra Pradesh cadre. Before this ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015

Topics: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) • Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) • Current Affairs 2016 • K. Durga • Special Protection Group (SPG)

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