Tag: BSF
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No exchange of sweets between BSF, Pakistan Rangers at Wagah border this Eid
The security forces of India and Pakistan didn’t carry out the customary practice of exchanging sweets on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr following the strained relationship between both the countries because of continuous ceasefire violation. According to the news agency ANI, the Attari-Wagah border did not witness the celebratory exchange between the Border Security Forces (BSF) …
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June 16, 2018 -
BSF, Pakistan Rangers hold flag meeting to maintain peace in J-K
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers held a flag meeting to maintain peace and tranquility on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, an official statement said on Thursday. The meeting was held on Wednesday evening at the Octroi border outpost. Deputy Inspector General BSF Frontier, P.S. Dhiman led the eight-member Indian …
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June 14, 2018 -
Four BSF troopers killed in Pakistan firing on J-K border
Assistant Commandant Jatinder Singh, Sub-Inspector Rajnish Kumar, ASI Ram Niwas and Constable Hans Raj were killed in unprovoked shelling and firing by Pakistan Rangers targeting Baba Chamliyal outpost.
June 13, 2018 -
BSF officer, constable killed as Pakistan violates 4-day-old ceasefire pact
According to reports, Pakistani troops started targetting with mortars at least 10 posts of BSF and 35 villages in the Pargwal sector in Akhnoor area of Jammu in the early hours of Sunday.
June 3, 2018 -
After much agony…
Sanity has eventually surfaced. That a cessation of hostilities along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan prefers to call it a ‘working boundary’) was jointly announced by the Directors-General of Military Operations at their respective Army Headquarters ~ rather than a statement by political leaders ~ could possibly have a more authentic ring …
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May 31, 2018 -
15-member BSF team scales Mt Everest, six are from Himachal
The BSF team was led by two leaders, Assistant Commandant Lovraj Singh Dharmasaktu from Uttarakhand and Deputy Commandant Avinash Negi from Kinnaur
May 24, 2018 -
BSF expedition team launches Swachata Abhiyan on Everest
After successfully completing an expedition to Mount Everest, a team of the Border Security Force (BSF) launched Swachata Abhiyan on Everest. Setting a new record, all the 15-member team were successful in scaling the world’s highest peak. A group of the expedition team reached the base camp with 350 kg of garbage and the second …
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May 23, 2018 -
Four injured in Pakistan shelling in RS Pura
Four persons, including a woman, were injured in the RS Pura sector of Jammu as Pakistan Rangers continued to target civilian areas of Jammu and Samba districts for the third day on Tuesday.
May 22, 2018 -
Security forces free to respond if Pakistan opens fire: Rajnath Singh
As Pakistani Rangers continued shelling on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the security forces have a free hand to respond as they deem fit if the neighbouring country continued the offensive. Speaking at the Border Security Force’s (BSF) 16th investiture ceremony function here, Singh …
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May 22, 2018 -
Pakistan violates ceasefire again in Jammu, Samba
Pakistani rangers and BSF officials had on Sunday agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity on the border. A phone-in meeting was held after the Indian forces released a thermal imagery footage showing a bunker of the Pakistani rangers being destroyed by the BSF
May 21, 2018 -
BSF Assistant Commandant Loveraj creates history, scales Everest 7th time
Dharmshaktu is presently working as Assistant Commandant in BSF. Loveraj hails from Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.
May 20, 2018 -
Having faced heavy loss Pakistan Rangers plead for ceasefire before BSF
Having suffered heavy loss due to retaliatory firing by the BSF, the Pakistan Rangers on Sunday pleaded for ceasefire before the Jammu based formation of BSF. A spokesman of BSF said that the Pakistan Rangers this morning called up Jammu BSF formation and “beceeched to stop firing”. The BSF officers of the Jammu Frontier are …
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May 20, 2018 -
BSF jawan, 4 civilians killed in Pakistan shelling
Sita Ram is the second BSF jawan to have been killed in the last three days due to exchange of fire with Pakistan Rangers in the Jammu frontier.
May 18, 2018 -
Kashmir: BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire
Constable Davender Singh Baghel was hit by a bullet from across the International Border
May 15, 2018 -
Blast kills 2 BSF troopers in Manipur
A powerful explosion triggered by suspected militants killed two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on the Imphal-Dimapur road in Manipur on Wednesday, officials said. The BSF said in a statement that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off around 1.30 p.m. inside a store situated on the roadside near the BSF headquarter campus. The deafening …
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May 9, 2018 -
BSF, BGB begin beating retreat at Fulbari border
Pleasantries were exchanged, the bugle was sounded, and troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) snapped to attention after marching past dignitaries and a crowd of people. The occasion was the inauguration of the Joint Retreat Ceremony of the BSF and the BGB on the Fulbari-Banglabandha border near Siliguri …
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April 28, 2018 -
India fears mass influx as monsoon threatens Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camp
Bangladesh is looking at options like repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar or their transfer to a safer location. It is also looking at safeguarding the existing shacks of the refugees and steps to prevent an epidemic when the rains hit.
April 25, 2018