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.
In an ongoing effort to bolster local security and strengthen community defence mechanisms, the Tiger Division of the Indian Army successfully conducted a comprehensive training program for Village Defence Guards (VDGs).
Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi has urged people to avoid allowing hatred to define Jammu and Kashmir, during her recent visit to the Indo-Pak border at RS Pura sector.
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and West Bengal Police are maintaining heightened vigilance in North Bengal following back-to-back incidents involving Bangladeshi infiltrators.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has proposed to name a post in Jammu's Samba sector as "Sindoor" and two others in the name of its personnel killed during the cross-border shelling by Pakistan on 10 May.
While the anti-drone technology of the BSF proved successful, retaliatory missile assaults by Indian forces neutralised with precision all air strikes from across the border, said Inspector General of BSF ML Garg said.
