Huge cache of explosives and Maoist items were seized during a joint operation by Malkangiri Police and Border Security Force (BSF) at the Maoists’ hideout along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border.
December 31, 2021The minister was also shown the different systems and innovation adopted by the BSF on Border to neutralise the trans border threats from counter part side.
July 2, 2021Police seized seven 7-mm pistols, 91 rounds of live cartridges and 14 magazines after conducting raids at different areas at Matigara, including Phansidewa More, last night, sources said.
January 22, 2021In a counter press release, the OFB stated, “for the accidents which occurred between Jan 2015 to Dec 2019, where defect investigation has been completed, only 19 per cent of cases are attributable to the OFB.”
October 6, 2020In this operation, a huge cache of arms including one AK 47 rifle, one AK 56 rifle, one hand grenade, four magazines, 256 rounds of AK ammunition and 59 rounds of sniper ammunition were recovered.
December 29, 2018Two suspected arms peddlers have arrested and a massive cache of arms and ammunition recovered by the special cell of Delhi Police.
August 9, 2018Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rejected reports of a shortage of ammunition in the armed forces and called Opposition allegations on the Rafale fighter jet deal “baseless”.
June 5, 2018The Army said on Tuesday that it has busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and recovered some arms and ammunition from there. The hideout was in Choti Bati area of Mendhar sector, Defence Ministry sources said. The Army has recovered one AK-47 rifle with four magazines and 282 rounds of ammunition, …
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December 19, 2017Faulty mortar shells have killed two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and injured 43 during training in the last six years. All the incidents occurred after the shells failed to take flight up to the desired distance and exploded just after they ejected from the mortar. Data compiled by the BSF showed that the two …
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June 16, 2017Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition from forest area in Handwara area of Kupwara district where a brief encounter took place with militants on Sunday night, police said on Monday. Troops of 6 Rashtriya Rifles noticed some suspicious movement in Kehmal forest area of Handwara yesterday and challenged the heavily armed militants, a police …
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May 22, 2017