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.
The 25-member team, comprising six women climbers along with support and medical staff, was led by Deputy Commandant Loveraj Singh Dharamshaktu — the first Indian to scale Mt. Everest seven times.
Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), Daljit Singh Chawdhary, inaugurated the advanced Decision Support System (DSS) at the Force Headquarters on Monday to enhance the operational capabilities of the BSF.
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a man and seized gold biscuits valued at over Rs 55 lakh from his possession along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district, an official said on Wednesday.
The BSF Higher Secondary Residential School, Kadamtala, held its decoration ceremony on Wednesday, marking the formal appointment of new student leaders.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday organised a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial in Khalpara at Haldibari in Cooch Behar to honour the martyrs of the 1971 war.
