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I happened to meet the BSF DG recently. He was told about it. We have made a system. We are sending a letter. We are also not giving any permission, says WB DGP Manoj Malviya. — PTI

Mamata warns state police: Dont allow BSF to cross the line

The BSF frequents villages. There are many complaints of tortures by them on the common people, says Mamata

08 Dec 2021 12:57 AM

Special forces personnel wield the weapon. (Representational Image: Corner Shot)

Special forces get a CornerShot boost

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) recently cleared the proposal and orders for the state-of-the-art weapons system is to be placed shortly

12 Dec 2020 9:48 AM

Sept. 2018 file photo of Border Roads Organization workers resting near Pangong Lake in Ladakh. India is bolstering its border presence in view of the standoff with China. (AP)

India raises border deployment to ward off Pakistan

Intel received that 'Pakistan could foment trouble on the Line of Control to divert India's attention from China standoff'

07 Sep 2020 9:31 AM

Border Security Force (BSF) handed over four Bangladeshi fishermen, caught in Murshidabad of West Bengal. (DC Photo)

BSF hands over 4 Bangla fishermen to BGB in a mid-river flag meet

The four fishermen tried to escape but the BSF speed boat chased and intercepted them within 500 meters of Indian territory

26 Jul 2020 2:38 PM

An IAF plane flies over Leh in Ladakh. PTI photo

All the country's land is with us: ITBP and BSF DG on Ladakh standoff

The BSF with about 2.5 lakh personnel is primarily tasked to guard Indian fronts with Pakistan and Bangladesh

12 Jul 2020 4:07 PM

These units drawn from the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and the SSB were sent to the Kashmir Valley after the Centre abrogated Article 370 provisions in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: File)

Kashmir: Home Ministry orders withdrawal of over 7,000 paramilitary troops

A total of 72 companies of CAPFs have been ordered to 'revert' to their locations across the country.

25 Dec 2019 8:39 AM

It was the Shah's first visit to the headquarters of the country's largest border guarding force after becoming home minister in the Modi government's second term. (Photo: File | ANI)

Shah visits BSF headquarters in Delhi; reviews ops along Pak, Bangla borders

The force guards over 2,290-km of the India-Pakistan border and 4,096-km Indo-Bangla front.

13 Dec 2019 5:03 PM

Nearly 20 companies (2,000 personnel) have been withdrawn from Kashmir, where they had been sent prior to the Centre's decision on August 5 to abrogate Article 370 provisions and split the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. (Photo: PTI)

5,000 paramilitary personnel being sent to NE in wake of protests over CAB

The troops are from the CRPF, BSF and the SSB.

11 Dec 2019 4:16 PM

BSF orders Court of Inquiry against for standard operating procedure violation. (Photo: File)

BSF jawan killing: 2 BGB officers transferred, court martial proceedings initiated

It has conveyed its decisions while expressing its 'regret' to the BSF during two meetings on October 22 and 29.

01 Dec 2019 8:32 PM

The blast occurred at Thangal Bazaar at 9.30 am. (Photo: ANI)

Five cops, one civilian injured in Imphal IED blast

Tuesday's blast is the second in four days in Imphal.

05 Nov 2019 1:19 PM

Former BSF constable and JJP member Tej Bahadur Yadav. (Photo: File)

Ex-BSF soldier quits JJP, calls it 'B-team' of BJP

Yadav was dismissed from the BSF in 2017 after he posted a video complaining about the quality of food served to the troops.

26 Oct 2019 8:01 PM

The BSF officials, too, confirmed that police have lodged an FIR against the BGB. (Photo: Representational)

FIR against Border Guard Bangladesh over BSF jawan's killing

A Bangladeshi border guard on Thursday fired from his AK-47 rifle during a 'flag meeting' along the international boundary in West Bengal.

19 Oct 2019 4:45 PM

Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. (Photo: File)

Will make J&K 'developed state' in 5-7 years: Rajnath Singh

Several BJP leaders have on many occasions blamed Article 370 as a barrier in the development of J&K.

17 Oct 2019 8:28 PM

Head Constable Vijay Bhan Singh died after he received bullet injuries on his head. (Photo: Representational image)

BSF Soldier killed in firing by Bangladesh soldiers at West Bengal border

Relations between the two nations have been cordial and it is endeavored that situation does not deteriorate.

17 Oct 2019 8:15 PM

The five single-engine fitted boats were seized around 10.45 pm on Friday from the creek area near Kutch district. (Photo: Representational image)

Gujarat: BSF seizes five Pakistani boats at 'Harami Nala'

Harami Nala is a shallow water channel in the Sir Creek area, from where the BSF has recovered several abandoned Pakistani boats.

12 Oct 2019 5:42 PM

They said BSF has launched a massive search operation and also intimated their Pakistani counterparts after Paritosh Mondal went missing. (Photo: Representational)

BSF personnel suspected to have downed along IB in Jammu

The operation to look for the SI is continuing along the IB near the Aik Nullah area.

29 Sep 2019 1:31 PM

BSF's initiative of blocking India's biggest route of cattle smuggling, stretching from Haryana to Assam has crippled cattle-smuggling syndicates. (Photo: File | DC)

How BSF brought down cattle smuggling by 96 pc since last September

A massive crackdown was launched along the 4,000 km long border stretching from South-West Bengal to Tripura last year.

28 Aug 2019 5:00 PM

According to sources, BSF personnel were willing to exchange sweets with their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha but Pakistani Rangers did not revert in this regard. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan I-Day: No exchange of sweets between BSF, Pak Rangers at Attari-Wagah Border

Breaking the traditional border ritual, the guarding forces did not exchange sweets on the occasion of Eid also this year.

14 Aug 2019 2:46 PM

WB: BSF arrests 7 smugglers, seizes 6 kg ganja, 1287 bottles of Phensedyl

BSF also managed to seize 17 cattle from smugglers who were trying to smuggle cattle to Bangladesh through the river.

03 Aug 2019 9:55 PM

Yakub, a resident of Kamalia village in Tobha Tek Singh district in Pakistan, was found to be roaming under suspicious circumstances on Friday night near Border Out Post (BOP) Donald Rai Dina Nath and was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. (Photo: ANI I Representational)

Pakistani arrested near Indo-Pak border in Punjab's Ferozepur

A few papers have been seized from him and the matter is being investigated.

03 Aug 2019 5:30 PM

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