10 B’desh nationals returned to holding centre after border standoff
The group had been sheltering in the open near the zero line in the Berubari after efforts to facilitate their return to Bangladesh ran into difficulties.
The group had been sheltering in the open near the zero line in the Berubari after efforts to facilitate their return to Bangladesh ran into difficulties.
As Bengal pushes ahead with BSF fencing projects, former IAF chief Arup Raha argues that intelligence gathering and policing remain the most effective tools against infiltration.
A dozen Bangladeshi nationals were sent to two newly set up holding centres in West Bengal till Monday allegedly for entering the country without valid documents.
Border fencing work has started in Bengal’s Phansidewa area after the state government transferred 27 kilometres of land to the BSF for security infrastructure.
District administrations across border areas have started coordination meetings with the Border Security Force (BSF) and land acquisition authorities to expedite the process of acquiring land for border fencing, in line with directions issued by Chief Minister.
Barely a day after the conclusion of the first phase of polling in the West Bengal Assembly elections on 23 April, the issue of cross-border infiltration has once again come into sharp focus.
A Border Security Force (BSF) assistant sub-inspector lost his life after a fire broke out at a fuel storage facility in North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday morning.
The conference served as a platform for deliberations on the evolving security landscape in the region.
According to a police order issued late Friday night, the battalion headquarters has been advised to ensure maximum mobilisation of the forces personnel at the battalion headquarters.
Shah was addressing BSF jawans during his visit to the ‘Gurnam’ and ‘Bobiya’ border outposts (BOPs) along the India-Pakistan border in the Jammu region.
