Medical Officer Jobs in BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB and Assam Rifles, June 2014

Applications are invited from Indian Citizens for appointment to Group ‘A’ post of (BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB and Assam Rifles), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Specialist Medical Officers (Deputy Commandant) and Medical Officers (Assistant Commandant) in Central Police Forces:

Specialist Medical Officer (Deputy Commandant): 218 posts in various CAPFs in various medical disciplines (CRPF-123, BSF-57, ITBP-12, Assam Rifles – 6, SSB-20), 

Pay Scale:  Rs.15600 – 39100/- Grade pay Rs.6600/- plus 25% NPA, Age: 40 years.

Medical Officer (Assistant Commandant): 390 posts in various CAPFs (CRPF-94, BSF-74, ITBP-138, Assam Rifles – 35, SSB-49),

Pay Scale:  Rs.15600 – 39100/- Grade pay Rs.5400/-, Age: 30 years.

Dental Surgeon (Assistant Commandant): 01 post in SSB,

Pay Scale:  Rs.15600 – 39100/- Grade pay Rs.5400/-, Age: 35 years.

How to Apply: Application in the prescribed format should be sent within 30 days of the advertisement (published on 07/06/2014) i.e. up to 06/07/2014. (Last date is 21/07/2014 for the candidates of Far – flung areas)

For complete detail of the advertisement for information like selection process, eligibility criteria, how to apply, certificates to attach with application form and Application Form, please view http://www.bsf.nic.in

ITBP confirms recovery of one more body from River Beas in Mandi

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), June 11 (ANI): As the rescue operations in Mandi continue, Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) commandant Laxman Yadav confirmed here on Wednesday that rafters have recovered a sixth body from the River Beas.

The team had recovered five bodies from the river yesterday and rescue operations are on in full swing.

Telangana Home Minister Naini Narsimha Reddy said, "It was decided in the review meeting yesterday, that the rescuers will go to the Larji Dam (in Mandi) to see if anyone is stuck there or not. So, according to that, the operation has started from here to see if anyone is in deep waters here. We are also trying to increase the strength (of rescuers) according to what was decided in the meeting."

"I called up MP Jitender Reddy and deputy leader Vinod, they both will be meeting Rajnath Singh and will try to involve the military in this with the latest equipments. The disaster management team has also left for the location with their cameras to search for people stuck in the water."

ITBP Deputy Commandant Kamal said, "We are trying to search every corner, but the main problem we are facing is that the water is not clear, it has silt due to which there is no proper visibility, but we have ankles so that if we feel any body we can take it out and we hope to trace something by the evening."

At least 25 people drowned in flash floods in the River Beas in Mandi on Sunday. The water of the dam was allegedly released without prior warning. (ANI)

India to fortify defence along China border, 50 new ITBP posts being planned in Arunachal Pradesh

In a major step to fortify defences along the China border, over 50 new border posts are being planned for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force in the north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Official sources said a proposal for creating 54 modern posts for the ITBP is under consideration of the Union Home Ministry after the border guarding force recently submitted a proposal in this regard.

“The Home Ministry has in principle given its nod for the proposal which is being processed,” the sources said.

Arunachal Pradesh shares a total of 1,126 km of its international border with China, second in length after Jammu and Kashmir which has a 1,597 km long frontier with India’s eastern neighbour.

As part of modernisation and better border management planning of Indian security mechanism along this border, prone to a spate of incursions, the posts will be, under the proposal, equipped with all the basic gadgets that the troops require to position themselves at these icy heights.

“The new border posts will be solar powered and have space to not only accommodate the regular ITBP guards but also to house a small squad of reinforcements in case of emergencies. The posts will have satellite phone connectivity,” the sources said.

At present, India has 142 border posts along this 3,488 km long frontier with other Border States being Himachal Pradesh (200 km), Uttarakhand (345 km) and Sikkim (220 km).

Arunachal Pradesh, at present, has close to 30 ITBP border posts but a need has been felt to bolster the presence of the paramilitary men in order to meet border challenges and future commitments, they said.

Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/govt-to-fortify-defences-along-china-border-to-go-in-for-54-new-itbp-border-posts-in-arunachal/

ITBP making arrangements for Home Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Border

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will soon visit border areas of the country to learn about the existing ground realities.

Singh reportedly wants to visit the Indo-China border and has told this to the chief of the forces. The paramilitary has now been asked to make arrangements for Singh's visit to the border terrains.

As the Union minister is eager to visit Indo-China borders first, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which guards India's borders with China, is making arrangements for Singh's visit to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. ITBP guards Indo-China border from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Diphu La in Arunachal Pradesh, a distance of 2,488 km.

Some terrains in the borders with China are said to be inaccessible, even aerially. Considering this, and keeping in view the recent aggressive moves by China in the border areas, the new Union government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to improve road connectivity and other required infrastructure to strengthen the country's border security system.

Many posts in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh border areas are said to be very remote. The forces walk for miles for about 10-21 days to reach some of these areas and have to battle with treacherous terrain in dense forests.

"The home minister can be flown to Ladakh and Leh but several parts of Arunachal Pradesh would be inaccessible even aerially. Also, rain is round the corner and navigating in such weather to the Arunachal is a difficult task," The Times of India quoted an ITBP officer.

The border police feel that Singh's visit to the difficult terrain will help the government understand how underdeveloped the area is and in what condition the forces guard the borders. There will be much scope to push infrastructure projects, especially roads, in the region.

The other key border area for India is on Bangladesh-side, which is currently safeguarded by the Border Security Force (BSF). Singh is said to be keen to visit the country's eastern borders with Bangladesh as the BJP-led NDA government has taken a tough stand against illegal immigration into India. The Home Minister is said to be concentrating on these illegal straying of Bangladeshi citizens.

BSF hopes that the Minister's visit to Indo-Bangladesh borders will help the government take a clear stand on the land boundary agreement and border fencing with the neighboring country.

Gallantry awards for ITPB personnel’s role in Afghanistan Attack

Three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel hailing from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be awarded the President’s Police Gallantry medal for thwarting the suicide attack on the Indian consulate in Herat in Afghanistan on May 23.

Sources in the MHA revealed that Inspector Manjit Singh from Sonepat in Haryana, Constable Rakesh Kumar from Shamli in Uttar Pradesh and Constable Praveen Kumar from Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand were at the forefront in neutralising the suicide attack by the Taliban militia.

In what is touted as the fourth major fidayan attack on the Indian missions in recent times, four Tali ban suicide attackers tried to force entry into the Indian consulate at Herat at about 3.30am on May 23, by launching a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) over its wall. Preliminary inquiries suggest that the four suicide attackers were supported by Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terrorist outfit active in south Asia, operating primarily from Pakistan, sources in the MHA said.

Constables Rakesh and Praveen, who stood guard at the consulate’s entrance, returned the fire killing one of the attackers on the spot. Meanwhile, inspector Manjit also reached the spot and instructed the ITBP troops to neutralise the remaining three attackers. They were later killed in the exchange of fire between the two groups which lasted till noon.

Deputy commandant Vivek Kumar Pandey, spokesman of the ITBP, said the director general of police (DGP), ITBP, decided to recommend names of five personnel to the MHA for the medal. He added, “The DG has sought two more names from Herat, of the ITBP personnel who killed the attackers.”

ITBP will train Royal Bhutan Police dogs

As a goodwill gesture, India has decided to train five special sniffer dogs for the Royal Bhutan Police at the famed canine training centre of paramilitary force ITBP.

Officials said the Chandigarh-based dog training centre of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police will train five sniffer and tracker dogs for the police force of that country after a request was made by the authorities in this regard.

The ITBP dog training centre has been declared as the centre of excellence in this domain. The dog breeds, which will be trained to aid police personnel in counter-narcotics and anti-sabotage tasks in Bhutan, will be drawn from the local Labrador and German Shepherd breeds and they will form the first elite squad of sniffer dogs for the Royal Bhutan police trained for specific tasks, a senior official said.

This is the first time that any Indian police dog training centre has been entrusted with such a job which involves diplomatic relations. The entire exercise is a goodwill gesture for the neighbours and there are no costs involved, the official said.

The dogs are expected to be trained for about 2-3 months and then they would be handed over to the authorities of the Royal Bhutan Police. The ITBP is credited with having successfully introduced the first-ever breed of 'Malinois' dogs to assist troops during patrolling in Naxal-affected states of the country.

The credibility of the ITBP dog squad can be gauged from the fact that they were specially called in recently by security agencies to sanitise the swearing-in ceremony venue of the new cabinet at Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt and also to sweep the hotels and venues where leaders from SAARC countries were staying prior to meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ITBP is mandated to secure the 3,488-km long Sino-Indian frontier.

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Herat: Militants went unnoticed as no CCTV cameras on road

It took 44 seconds for the Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel to neutralise the lone militant who managed to sneak in at the Indian consulate building in Afghanistan’s Herat, said a senior official. Due to objections raised by local women, Indian authorities are prohibited from installing CCTV cameras that could have captured images of militants proceeding towards the compound as the attack took place in the early hours on May 23. All the CCTV cameras are installed inside the complex, located in a crowded residential area. It was PTZ camera number 14, facing the internal walls of the compound that captured the leg of the gunman. The ITBP personnel monitoring control room immediately raised an alarm and the intruder was shot dead.

Investigations revealed that the attack was aimed at the office-cum-residence of consul general Amit Mishra as the only shell fired from a rocket propelled grenade launcher landed below his room. The maximum damage, officials said, was to his residence and it seemed they wanted to create a hostage situation as the gunman killed inside the compound had enough ammunition and dry fruits on him to have lasted three-four days. The other three gunmen suspected to belong to Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed by the Afghan security forces.

“The gunmen had taken refuge in a nearby building so they could aim at the consul general’s room. The personnel were asked to sparingly use their ammunition even though the Afghan security personnel managed the situation outside the compound,” said an official.

Following the incident, the Afghan security forces have intensified security around the compound. “Another High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) has been stationed around the compound and the Afghan authorities have increased the number of security personnel,” said a senior official. ITBP has submitted a preliminary report to the MHA on the incident.

When foreign secretary Sujatha Singh visited Afghanistan last week, authorities suggested the consulate building could be shifted to an area away from crowded residential area.

DG ITBP Subhash Goswami, who visited Afghanistan after the attack, said they would recommend President’s Police Medal for Gallantry for the five jawans who thwarted the attack.

Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/herat-militants-went-unnoticed-as-no-cctv-cameras-on-road/

Security at Indian missions in Afghanistan Herat enhanced

Security measures at Indian missions in Afghanistan have been enhanced with both ITBP and Afghan security forces strenthening the defence mechanisms in the wake of the recent attack on the Consulate in Herat.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force chief Subhas Goswami, who had recently visited that country for an on-the-spot assessment, said the Indian Embassy in Kabul and four Consulates in Herat, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Mazar-e-Sharif have been brought under heightened security measures right after the attack on May 23.

"We have already strengthened our security and defences at all the missions we are guarding in Afghanistan including at Herat. Some more measures will be deployed soon.

"The Afghan police has already created more pickets and deployed round-the-clock security by mobile police squads outside the Herat consulate," Goswami, who returned from Afghanistan last week, told PTI.

In a related development, discussions were underway for shifting the location of the Consulate in Herat as the present location was not safe.

While the ITBP chief did not comment on it, sources in the security establishment said the possibility of moving the Consulate General of India (CGI) at Herat to a new and safer location was also being mulled and it is the prerogative of the Ministry of External Affairs.

The CGI is currently located in a built-up residential area in Herat.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/security-at-indian-missions-in-afghanistan-enhanced-114060301801_1.html

Haryana will provide jobs to the kin of Martyrs on Compassionate Grounds

The Haryana Government has decided to grant compassionate assistance through appointment on compassionate grounds in Class III and IV posts to one eligible living spouse or dependent children of martyr of armed forces personnel or para military forces personnel, informed Chief Secretary, SC Choudhary.

A martyr means “a person serving in Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) or in para-military forces (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, Assam Rifles, Rapid Action Force etc.) under the Home Ministry on permanent basis and is killed in action in border skirmishes, terrorist attacks or riots and is declared a martyr by Ministry of Defence, Government of India and Ministry of Home Affairs, respectively”.

The eligible family member means dependent son or daughter or wife who is not earning and is fully dependent upon the martyr.

The appointment shall be confined to feeder posts in group C and D category. Such appointments shall be made only on regular basis and against regular sanctioned post. Also, they shall be exempt from the observance of the recruitment through Recruiting Agencies notified by the State.

There shall be no relaxation of any provision of these instructions. However, as a special case, these instructions shall be relaxed only in the cases of children who have become orphan upon the demise of the martyr. The claim of appointment of such orphans shall remain alive till one child of the deceased has attained majority/minimum eligible age for entry into Government service.

These instructions will be come into force with effect from January 1, 2014.

Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/haryana-to-provide-jobs-to-kin-of-martyrs-on-compassionate-grounds.html

ABSS offers scholarship to wards of armed security forces

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, June 1: ABSS Institute of Technology, Meerut announced scholarship for the wards of J&K Police, Air Force, Army, BSF, CRPF, ITBP and other central paramilitary forces.

This was stated by Vice Chairman of ABSS Institute of Technology, Meerut, Atul Bhardwaj during a press conference.

He said that the scholarship will be sponsored by Government of India to the students of SC, ST, OBC and minority communities are also being provided by the college.

“Scholarship scheme for Kashmiri migrants, tuition free seats for meritorious students and two tuition free seats for the girls belonging to the martyr families are also being provided by our college”, he maintained.

Bhardwaj further stated that the college was founded in 2007 by the sole motto of imparting quality based technical courses including MTech, BTech, MBA, Bachelor of Management, dual degree courses, integrated technical courses and polytechnic courses. The college is approved by AICTE Ministry of HRD, Government of India and affiliated to UP Technical University, Lucknow, he added.

“We provide 100 per cent job placement assistance to the passed out students. To provide facilities to the J&K students our admission-cum-counselling office functions throughout the year in Rehari, where in depth counselling to the desirous students are being provided on various career courses”, he stated.

Source:  http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/abss-offers-scholarship-wards-security-forces/

ITBP के जवान को चलती ट्रेन से फैंका

शिवपुरी। जिले के पोहरी थानांतर्गत ग्राम भदरौनी निवासी एक आईटीवीपी जवान को दिल्ली-बैंग्लौर रेल मार्ग के बीच चलती ट्रेन से फेंक दिया गया जिससे उसकी मौत हो गई। गांव में जैसे ही जवान की मौत खबर आई तो पूरे गांव में शोक का माहौल हो गया है।

जानकारी के अनुसार आईटीवीपी मेंं पदस्थ सुग्रीव ओझा उम्र 29 वर्ष पुत्र हरिबल्लभ ओझा निवासी भदरौनी थाना पोहरी जिला शिवपुरी मप्र दिल्ली से डाक लेकर बैंग्लोर जा रहा था। बताया गया है कि ट्रेन में अज्ञात बदमाशों ने लूट के इरादे से पलपल के पास से जवान को चलती ट्रेन से फेंक दिया जिससे उसकी मौत हो गई।

यह घटना 30 मई की रात को घटी और स्थानीय पुलिस ने जवान की शिनाख्त की तथा आईटीवीपी के अधिकारियों से सपंर्क किया। इसके बाद शिवपुरी जिले के भदरौनी गांव में जवान सुग्रीव के परिजनो को 31 मई को सूचना दी गई। 1 जून को जवान के शव का पीएम होने के बाद देर रात शव गांव लाया गया है।

Source: http://www.shivpurisamachar.com/2014/06/ITBP.html#.U4xGx9yaW-c

Afghan President Hamid Karzai lauded the Indo-Tibetan Border Police

NEW DELHI: Even as India has stopped short of blaming any Pakistan-based terrorist group for the attack on its consulate in Heart last Friday, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has blamed the Lashkar-e-Taiba for the strike that was foiled by Afghan security forces and Indian paramilitary forces. Karzai, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Tuesday, claimed that the Afghanistan government had received information from a Western intelligence agency that the attackers belonged to the LeT.

This is not first time that the LeT has been blamed for an attack on the Indian Embassy or consulates in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan President did not name the agency, which gave a written report to the Afghanistan government in this regard. Besides, Karzai, whose comments came at a time when Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was still in India, did not blame Pakistan directly for the attack in Herat last Friday. Karzai shared the information with a select section of the media on Tuesday before leaving for Kabul. He was in India to participate in Modi's swearing-in ceremony held on the previous evening.

The outgoing Afghan President also lauded the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and the Afghan National Security Forces for their response. "Herat attack was very clearly a terror strike against Indian and Afghan interests. The Indian and Afghan security forces were alert and they prevented major damage to life and property," Karzai said. While he did not specify whether he had shared the information with Modi, he is understood to have shared information with the Indian authorities.

Asked whether India and Afghanistan were victims of cross-border terror emanating from Pakistan, Karzai said, "Both Afghanistan and India hope that Islamabad would act against terror sanctuary." Pointing out that India has been a great friend of Afghanistan for decades, Karzai said, "We have given a weapons wish list to the Indian government. Some equipment has been supplied and the remaining will hopefully be done." India has worked out a deal with close ally Russia to supply arms as desired by Afghanistan. Responding to a question on whether a Taliban government could return to Kabul, Karzai said, "All powers in the region need to come together to defeat terror."

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35644252.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Herat attack: ITBP DG, officers’ rush to Afghanistan

A team of senior ITBP officers, led by force chief Subhas Goswami, has been rushed to Afghanistan to take stock of security preparedness at all Indian missions in the war-torn country in the backdrop of the recent attack on the Consulate in Herat.

Officials said Director General Goswami and his officers, drawn from the operations and intelligence wings, will tour the Indian Embassy in Kabul and its four Consulates in Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat and they are expected to meet the Indian Ambassador and local Afghan police and administrative authorities.

“The team will take stock of security arrangements at all the Indian missions which include the Kabul Embassy and other Consulates which are under the security cover of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police in Afghanistan,” official sources said. The team will prepare an assessment report after their return from the country, they said.

ITBP troops had repulsed and averted an audacious attack on the Consulate in Herat on May 23 when four heavily armed terrorists tried to breach the security of the mission. The force, recently in April, bolstered the security of not only the Herat mission but other Consulates and the Embassy in Kabul by deploying a fresh squad of 79 commandos who were distributed equally amongst all the five locations. The touring team will also look into the requirements of additional logistical and operational gadgets of the paramilitary troops deployed at these installations.

The force has beefed up security at all these locations and a high alert has been sounded in the wake of the latest incident.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/herat-attack-itbp-officers-rush-to-afghanistan/article6049466.ece

ITBP canine squad chips in to secure Modi's swearing-in venue

New Delhi: The elaborate security arrangement at Rashtrapati Bhavan for hosting Prime Minister-elect Narender Modi's swearing-in tomorrow will also see a 'crack' unit of infantry trained-canines deployed for conducting anti- sabotage checks and sanitising the venue, reports said on Sunday

Union Home Ministry, which is coordinating the security plan with various agencies for the VVIP-event tomorrow evening on the President's Estate, has called in a specially-trained squad of ITBP dogs to secure and sanitise Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Officials said that MHA had asked for the elite 'K9' dogs of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, who have earlier secured the CWG games venues and been part of infantry patrols in Naxal-affected areas and insurgency-prone operational theaters in the country.

ITBP, the paramilitary force entrusted with the security of the Indo-China border, is credited with being a 'centre of excellence' for training of combat, police and paramilitary dogs.

"A crack squad of specially-chosen dogs has been sent in to assist security agencies planning the ceremony tomorrow. The squad comprises trained Labradors and German Shepherds and they will only be used to sanitise the 'hold area' (venue of the ceremony)," said sources privy to the development.

About a dozen dogs have been pressed into service from today along with their handlers and they will conduct their task till tomorrow, they said.

The chosen canines have earlier proved their mettle in a number of difficult tasks, sources added.

ITBP is credited with having successfully introduced the first-ever breed of 'Malinois' dogs to assist troops during patrolling in naxalite-affected areas.

The force trains its dogs at its special and exclusive 'K9' centre at Bhanu in Chandigarh.

Source: http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/special-canine-squad-chips-in-to-secure-modi-s-swearing-in-venue_934849.html

A noble initiative by ITBP to wean away youths from opium addiction

In a noble but serious initiative to wean away the youths from opium addiction and to bridge the gap between the local community and the security forces, the 25th Bn Indo-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP), Tezu in association with Amik Matai Society, a local NGO organized a one-day friendly T20 cricket match here today.

The match played between the Rusan Club, promoted by Amik Matai Society, and the 25th Bn ITBP cricket team was inaugurated by W Inaobi Singh, 2nd-in-command, 25th Bn ITBP Force in presence of the NGO representatives and other ranks of the force. Rusan Club won the match by 10 wickets.

In his concluding speech, W Inaobi Singh informed that the force will promote sports and games to build people-to-people contact and to establish trust with security authorities by the local community.

He advised the youths to refrain from opium addiction and assured to extend all possible support to promote sports and games for the benefit of the local community.

The secretary of Amik Matai Society requested the ITBP authorities to support the initiatives of the organization in the field of sports and games under their civic action programme. He felt that their support will not only develop cordial relations and co-operation with the villagers in rural areas but also divert the youth energy in a constructive way for the benefit of the society.

Source: http://www.echoofarunachal.com/?p=45843

Don’t let tainted MPs enter House: Plea in court

A city court has ordered issuance of notices to the Delhi Police commissioner, Central government and heads of paramilitary forces after a Delhi resident sought a restrain order on elected MPs with criminal backgrounds from entering Parliament.

The petition, by Satyavir Singh, calls for restraining “the defendants from providing security to criminal MPs, who have been elected in the Lok Sabha elections held in April-May 2014…”

The petition further prays that “MPs who have criminal cases against them should not be allowed/permitted to enter Parliament, otherwise strict action be taken against the defendants as per law…” The notices were issued by Additional Civil Judge Prakash Sharma.

Among the paramilitary forces whose chiefs have been issued notices are the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

The next date of hearing has been fixed on July 25. The petition, filed on Saturday, cited media reports alleging that some of the MPs elected to Parliament have criminal pasts.

“As per the Constitution of India, no corrupt person or a person having a criminal case is entitled to contest the election… In that situation (if an MP with a criminal past is elected), how can fair rule and administration be expected from the criminal because he will misuse his power by sitting in Parliament. Not only this, the defendants will provide them security for their protection even when they are already criminals and not entitled for the same,” the petition states.

Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/dont-let-tainted-mps-enter-house-plea-in-court/

ITBP steps up vigil in Afghan missions

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has stepped vigil at the Indian diplomatic missions in Afghanistan where it has been deployed following the terrorist attack on Herat consulate early Friday morning.

Senior ITBP officials said a high alert has already been sounded at the Indian Embassy in Kabul and consulates in Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat.

All the four terrorists, who targeted the facility in Herat, were killed. Officials said one of the terrorists was killed by ITBP personnel while the others were neutralised by Afghan forces.

All Indian diplomatic staff is safe, they said. The ITBP, which renders perimeter security and access control duties at Indian installations besides being also trained to undertake special rescue and VIP security duties, had deployed an additional 79 commandos in Afghanistan in the past six months in addition to the 219 commandos already deployed there. Twenty-three personnel were deployed at the Herat facility.

The force had deployed more personnel after analysing the security situation in the country and the need for enhancing security at Indian installations.

A senior security official said a decision to increase the deployment was taken last year following the August 3 suicide bomb attack near the main consulate complex in Jalalabad, which killed 12 civilians. Sources said there was no weakness in the intelligence-sharing mechanism.

A security analysis done in the recent past showed that the Indian assets in Afghanistan were facing threats from not only al- Qaeda and the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, but also from smaller militant groups based in Pakistan.

Security officials are not discounting the possibility of terror networks trying to send a signal to India at a time that a new government under Narendra Modi is being sworn in.

Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/409193/itbp-steps-up-vigil-afghan.html

This hi-tech gun fires 70 bullets in one go

A new gun has been imported from Germany to help ITBP personnel in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon area to tackle Naxal menace. The gun can fire upto 70 bullets in one go.

According to a report in Punjab Kesari, it weighs 3 kilograms and is powerful enough to fire bullets in a radius of 1.5 kilometres. The gun has to be kept stationary at the time of use as it cannot be carried on the shoulders owing to its heavy weight.

Apart from this gun, several others have also been provided to ITBP which can fire several rounds just by pressing the trigger once.

"These high-tech weapons will prove to be very helpful while dealing with the Naxals," said police officials.

Till a few years ago, the arms that were provided to police were not strong enough to fight off huge Naxal teams. Realising the need for high technology weapons in tackling the ultras, Chhattisgarh government decided to import it from Germany.

Source: http://www.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/this-hi-tech-gun-fires-70-bullets-in-one-go-will-arm-forces-against-naxals-483483.html

ITBP Recruitment 2014 – Application for Veterinary Officer

Indo Tibetan Border Police has issued recruitment notification for the recruitment of Veterinary Officer Posts. Offline applications are invited from candidates.

ITBP Recruitment 2014 Vacancy Details

Organization Name: Indo Tibetan Border Police

Total Number of Vacancies: 15 Posts

Name of the Posts: Veterinary Officers

Dy. Inspector General (Veterinary): 01

Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO): 06

Senior Veterinary Officer (SVO): 08

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit: Maximum Age Limit for the candidate should not be more than 65 years.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should at least possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry from a recognised University and a valid Registration with Veterinary Council of India Candidates should earlier have work experience as Officer of the Central Government or State Government holding analogous post in the parent cadre or department on regular basis; or with two years regular service at a definite pay scale.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of ITBP Recruitment Rules - The short listed candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in Written Test/ Trade Test/ Practical/ Skill Test/ Interviews, which might be conducted by the administration.

How to Apply 

Interested and willing officers may apply through proper channel with complete Bio- data in prescribed proforma along with photocopies of up to date ACR/ APAR Dossiers for last five (05) years, Vigilance Clearance Certificate and Integrity Certificate should reach to the “Senior Admn. Officer (Pers), Directorate General, ITBP, MHA/ Govt. of India, Block – 2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 within two months (60 days) from the date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News.

Important Dates:

Last Date of Submission of Application: Within two months from the date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News.

UPA II reluctant to fill security posts lying vacant for months

 Officials in the Home Ministry worked frantically to ensure that a judge was appointed to probe Snoopgate in the last days of the UPA regime but there was no such urgency shown to fill important security posts lying vacant for months.

Top positions in the security establishment are vacant with no efforts being made to find suitable replacements.

Vacuum

The position of Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry, held by a Director General IPS officer, has been vacant for the past eight months since the retirement of S. Jayaraman in September 2013. The officer heads the ministry's internal security wing and reports directly to the home secretary.

Even the position of Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat, appointed by the Prime Minister, was not filled after Yashovardhan Azad was appointed Information Commissioner in November 2013.

Several other vacant positions in paramilitary forces are also held by senior IPS officers.

The ministry has also put on hold the empanelment of 1981 and 1984 batches of the IPS as Special Directors General and Additional Directors General at the Centre.

"With senior positions remaining vacant, officers are given additional charge, which means more work and pressure. It also leads to hectic lobbying for vacant positions," said a senior officer.

The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards the Indo-Nepal border and carries out other internal security duties, is without a chief. Its chief Arun Chaudhary retired on April 31. Central Industrial Security Force DG Arvind Ranjan has been given its additional charge. Earlier Ranjan held additional charge of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) when he was heading the National Security Guard.

No special DGs

The CISF, responsible for securing airports and industrial units, was also without a regular DG for nearly three months when Ranjan was appointed in December 2013.

The largest paramilitary force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) serving in Maoist areas, northeast and Jammu and Kashmir, is without three Special DGs, who are responsible for heading three field formations in the northeast, Kashmir and Central zones.

The government has done away with the post of Additional DG in the ITBP for the time being. Sources said this is a crucial post as the Additional DG directly coordinates with IGs and supervises operations. The post was given to National Disaster Response Force chief Mahboob Alam who was previously serving as additional DG in ITBP. Alam also held the charge of DG for some time as the government did not appoint a full-time DG. The BSF is also without two Special DGs and one Additional DG.

Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/home-ministry-upa-ii-sashastra-seema-bal-cisf-crpf-itbp/1/361692.html