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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

Watch: Pakistan cricketer Hassan Ali mocks BSF with his antics

BSF has decided to lodge a formal protest with the Pakistani Rangers.

April 22, 2018

B’deshi smuggler injured in BSF firing

A Bangladeshi cattle smuggler received injuries when Border Security Forces personnel of the 122 battalion at the Indo Bangladesh border near the Katrayel village under Tapan police station opened fire at them after the smugglers tried snatching their fire arms. The Bangladeshi national is now under treatment at the Balurghat hospital. BSF officials have visited …

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April 13, 2018

BSF shoots Pakistani drug smuggler in Punjab

Border Security Force (BSF) troopers killed a Pakistani drugs smuggler and apprehended another early on Friday near the international border in Amritsar sector, a BSF spokesman said. Four kg of heroin, valued at Rs 20 crore, two Pakistani SIM cards and a mobile phone were seized during a search of the area. The spokesman said …

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April 6, 2018

BSF stops Indians from going to ‘Basanti Mela’ in B’desh

Villagers of Paharpur at the Indo-Bangladesh border this year failed to enjoy the ‘Basanti Mela’ after the Border Security Force barred them to cross the border to attend the fair on the other side. Hundreds of people from different parts of South Dinajpur district went back without visiting the fair as the gate to the …

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March 27, 2018

Himachal man from armed forces to head team to Mount Everest

A proud moment for Himachal Pradesh, the second Border Security Force (BSF) Mount Everest expedition, yet again, has a Himachali that too from Kinnaur district heading the team. The BSF Mount Everest expedition that was flagged off from Delhi by Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore on Tuesday, is led by two leaders, …

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March 20, 2018

Now CRPF jawan ‘cautioned’ for calling CO ‘supreme commander’

Less than a week after a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was granted relief by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was being ‘punished’ by the BSF for not using the prefix ‘Shri’ (honourable) while referring to the PM, another incident has been reported of a CRPF jawan  being ‘cautioned’ for ‘dishonouring’ the President. As …

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March 12, 2018

BSF officers with lavish lifestyle to be under scanner

BSF officers who lead a “lavish” lifestyle or are members of costly clubs would be identified as “suspects” under a new vigilance drive initiated by the force that guards sensitive Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. A section of officials termed these criteria as “ridiculous”. The country’s largest border guarding force regularly conducts a confidential …

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March 12, 2018

PM Modi directs BSF to withdraw punishment given to ‘jawan’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed the Border Security Force to withdraw the punishment given to a soldier for forgetting to say ‘honourable’ or ‘Shri’ while referring to the Prime Minister. The BSF rescinded its order of a seven-day pay cut for the soldier following a decision by PM Modi who had expressed his …

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March 7, 2018

BSF foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Monday foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said. BSF troops at a border out post observed some movement along the IB in Ramgarh sector around 0500 hours today, a senior police officer said. They fired several rounds and …

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February 26, 2018

BSF, Pakistan Rangers hold meeting at Suchetgarh

The BSF and Pakistan Rangers on Friday in a sector commander-level flag meeting agreed to maintain peace on the International Border in Jammu. According to a spokesman of BSF, the meeting was held at Suchetgarh in the Jammu district to discuss day-to-day border management issues. While reiterating BSF’s commitment towards maintaining peace and tranquillity on …

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February 23, 2018

BSF ferries critical mother, newly-born child to hospital in Odisha

The Border Security Force (BSF) is one of the foremost central armed police forces of the country. Tasked with guarding the crucial India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders, the BSF is seen as the first line of defence in case of aggression from the enemy. Over the past few months, the BSF has been retaliating strongly and …

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February 17, 2018