Tag: Border Security Force

BSF seizes 13 kg heroin near India-Pak border in Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday seized 13 kilogram (kg) heroin from two different locations at the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar district. Pakistani smugglers tried to cross over to India under the cover of a thick blanket of fog. A patrolling party of the force observed some suspicious movement at the Indo-Pakistan Border Out Post Daoke …

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December 25, 2017

55 kg heroin worth Rs 5 crore seized from Indo-Pak border

In one of the biggest contraband seizures across the Indo-Pak border, the BSF on Wednesday confiscated about 55 kg heroin worth Rs 5 crore in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, official sources said. The incident was reported at about 6:30 pm when a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol team detected some suspicious movement along the border post …

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December 7, 2017

CAPF jawan losing Rs 5cr in pension funds under NPS

A paramilitary jawan, guarding borders or tackling Naxals in inhospitable conditions, is suffering a “colossal” loss of more than Rs five crore in his retirement funds since the government stopped regular pension to the troops in 2004 and brought them under the National Pension Scheme, a new study on the financial health of these personnel …

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December 3, 2017

BSF seized 10,000 kg narcotics since December 2016

The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Wednesday it seized over 10,000 kg of narcotics between December 1, 2016 and October 31 this year. “The BSF seized 10,247.119 kg of narcotics on the western and eastern borders” during this period, BSF Director General K.K. Sharma said on the occasion of the BSF Raising Day. Of …

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November 29, 2017

Mizoram provides shelter to 1,300 Myanmar tribals fleeing clashes

The Mizoram government has given shelter and relief to around 1,300 tribals from neighbouring Myanmar’s restive Arakan state who have taken refuge in southern Mizoram, officials said on Monday. “Around 1300 men, women and children have fled from Arakan state and taken refuge in four villages of Lawngtlai district (in southern Mizoram) on Saturday night,” …

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November 27, 2017

Pakistan woman intruder shot dead: BSF

A Pakistani woman was shot dead by BSF personnel along the International Border in the Dera Baba Nanak Sector when she trespassed into Indian territory, an official said on Thursday. A Border Security Force (BSF) patrol team detected suspicious movement along the barbed wire fence at the border outpost in Ghania Ke last night, the …

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October 5, 2017

Four Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh police arrested four Naxals, including a couple, in Kanker district. Two firearms and a cache of Maoist-related items, including material used in making explosives, were recovered from them, a police official said. Acting on specific inputs, a composite squad of personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) and district force launched a search …

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October 5, 2017

Security stepped up along borders with Myanmar, Bangladesh

In view of the Rohingyas’ movement along the India-Myanmar and India-Bangladesh borders and the on-going Durga Puja festivities, vigil has been increased in the border areas, officials said on Thursday. “Though Tripura has no borders with Myanmar, we have asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to further strengthen security along the 856-km boundary with Bangladesh,” …

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September 28, 2017

Over 150-kg heroin seized along international border in Punjab

The Border Security Force (BSF) have recovered more than 150 kg of heroin and arrested 10 Pakistani smugglers along the international border (IB) in Punjab this year, a senior official said. R S Kataria, deputy inspector general of the BSF, said 158.74 kg of heroin and 1.98 kg of opium have been seized along the …

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September 27, 2017

Central forces don’t get priority in weapons procurement: Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said central paramilitary forces did not get the priority they deserve in the procurement of weapons and equipment since it was done through the Defence Ministry. “Procurement for CAPFs is done through the Defence Ministry, but the CAPFs don’t get the priority they deserve. This delays procurement of …

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September 7, 2017

Pakistani woman intruder shot dead in Punjab

Border Security Force (BSF) troopers shot dead an intruder from Pakistan early on Monday in Punjab's frontier district of Gurdaspur, a BSF official said. The intruder, a woman, was shot dead near pillar 15/3 of the Barial border out post (BoP), the Border Security Force official added. He said that the incident took place around …

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May 15, 2017

Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab

Border Security Force (BSF) troopers shot dead an intruder from Pakistan early on Monday in Punjab's frontier district of Gurdaspur, a BSF official said. The intruder was shot dead near pillar 15/3, the official added. The identity of the intruder is being verified.

May 15, 2017

Will move court if government fails to support me, says Tej Bahadur Yadav

Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was dismissed from service following the social media controversy over poor quality of food, said he will move court to seek justice if the government fails to support him. "Will request the government to support me. If they are not able to take any action, then …

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April 20, 2017

BSF gets first woman field officer

The Border Security Force on Saturday received its first woman field officer after a convocation ceremony conducted in the BSF academy at Tekanpur in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district. Tanushree Pareek, a resident of Rajasthan, led the passing-out parade at the BSF Academy as the first woman field officer. She was also felicitated at the ceremony. Congratulating the …

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March 25, 2017

BSF gets first woman field officer

The Border Security Force on Saturday received its first woman field officer after a convocation ceremony conducted in the BSF academy at Tekanpur in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district. Tanushree Pareek, a resident of Rajasthan, led the passing-out parade at the BSF Academy as the first woman field officer. She was also felicitated at the ceremony. Congratulating the …

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March 25, 2017

BSF, Pakistan Rangers meet at Jammu border

The BSF in a flag meeting with the Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday expressed concern on the issue of tunnels having been dug across the border fence from the Pakistani side to facilitate infiltration of terrorists on the Indian soil. A spokesman of the BSF said that the flag meeting was held at Suchetgarh border post …

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February 22, 2017

6 BSF men die every month due to heart attack

Poor eating habits, unhealthy working conditions, stress and irregular sleep led to 71 cases of cardiac arrest among BSF personnel in 2016 — or six deaths a month, officials say. In comparison, only 18 Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were killed last year in cross-border attacks by terrorists, the officials told. Although controlled by the …

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February 15, 2017