ADG BSF visits Indo-Bangladesh border ahead of 2nd phase of polls
Mr Gandhi is scheduled to visit the area under North Bengal Frontier BSF till 25 April.
Mr Gandhi is scheduled to visit the area under North Bengal Frontier BSF till 25 April.
Acting on a tip off, the BSF troops carried out an extensive search operation in the suspected area.
As chief minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the Border Security Force (BSF) works for the BJP on poll day, residents living ahead of the Indo-Bangladesh fence in Jalpaiguri today have expressed their satisfaction and happiness over the role of the BSF after casting their votes.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai lauded the DRG and BSF personnel for their successful operation after 29 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kanker district on Tuesday and termed it a "big achievement."
According to reports, most wanted Maoist commander Shankar Rao and Lalita were among those killed during the confrontation.
During the intensive checking of the area in the morning, 3 packets of suspected heroin and a Pakistani drone were recovered from the area, according to a BSF Spokesman here.
Continuing the fight to detect illegal migrants, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of North East Frontier Railway, apprehended as many as 62 foreign nationals, in the month of June, for illegally entering India, officials said on Saturday.
Chief secretary HK Dwivedi today presided over a meeting attended by the IG BSF, state’s home secretary and other senior government officials at Nabanna on the continuing violence in the districts.
The Calcutta High Court on Monday asked the West Bengal government and Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General SC Budakoti to submit separate reports to the court on incidents of violence over the panchayat elections held in the state on 8 July.
Facing severe criticism over the poor deployment of central forces during the panchayat elections in the state on Saturday