Latest India Reserve Battalions News & Updates

Agartala, May 15 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday sanctioned one more battalion of the elite Tripura State Rifles, taking the total number of Tripura State Rifles battalions in the state to 16, officials said. In a letter addressed to the Tripura Chief Secretary, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stated that, upon the Tripura government raising one additional Tripura State Rifles battalion under the India Reserve category, the Centre would provide one-time financial assistanc…

Agartala, April 11 (IANS) As part of the Central forces, the elite Tripura State Rifles (TSR), which has previously undertaken election-related duties in more than a dozen states, is set to be deployed in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said here on Saturday. A senior police official stated that, following a request from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), ten TSR companies comprising 778 personnel had been deployed in Assam, where elections to the 126-member State Assembly were held on April …

Agartala, March 21 (IANS) The elite Tripura State Rifles (TSR), which has previously carried out election-related duties in more than 12 states, will be deployed in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam, officials said here on Saturday.A senior Tripura Police official said that, following a request from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), ten TSR companies, comprising 778 personnel, will be sent to poll-bound West Bengal and Assam to provide security before and during the Asse…