Security forces launch combing ops in Manipur's hill and valley areas"Curfew has been relaxed for 12 hours in five valley districts and for 10 hours in the neighbouring hill districts. There is no curfew in s...
07 Jun, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
BSF helped form the first Mukti Bahini group 51 years ago along Tripura borderMajor P K Ghosh, who was then commanding four border outposts (BOP) of BSF at Sreenagar, Amlighat, Samarendraganj and Nalua in the southern...
08 May, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
MHA seeks report from CAPFs on home minister's plan for jawans spending 100 day a year with familyIt was also envisaged that once this plan is rolled out, it will reduce stress and enhance the happiness quotient of these forces beset by ...
20 Jul, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
BSF IG briefs Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on security situation along IBThe officer also apprised the Lt Governor about the threats prevailing on the border with Pakistan, the counter measures being taken by the...
07 Jan, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
Mizoram CM urges PM Modi to withhold CAPF personnel movement to contain Covid casesMizoram has 468 cases of COVID-19 out of which 253 have recovered. Around 455 people had travel history outside the state while 13 do not h...
03 Aug, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
Government to procure more mine-protected vehicles for paramilitary forcesThe forces such as CRPF uses mine-protected vehicles (MPVs) for limited troop movements in areas affected by Naxalism and in Jammu and Kash...
24 Apr, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
Pak-sponsored terror, threats posed by social media kept Home Ministry busy in 2018A total of 238 terrorists were eliminated by security forces in 2018.
30 Dec, 2018, 01.08 PM IST
Can CIBMS alone secure the India’s borders?BSF hopes that the new technological equipments would provide feeds to BSF personnel at the border outposts, where monitors would be instal...
07 Sep, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
Israel fence systems, quick response team at Pakistan borders: BSF DGSharma explained how the new border guarding mechanism, first along the "volatile" Pakistan border and then at the Indo-Bangla frontier, wi...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
United Nations expressses concern over tense situation at LoCThe United Nations have shown their concerns over the prevailing conditions along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
12 Jul, 2018, 11.40 PM IST
CAPF canteens in the red; petition government for GST reliefStocks of groceries, daily kitchen goods and other miscellaneous items have dipped to an all-time low as there is no clarity for their oper...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
BSF troops to undergo 'happiness test' to gauge wellness quotientThe forces' headquarters here has prepared a multi-point wellness quotient assessment test (WQAT) tool that helps "identify stress precipit...
23 May, 2018, 05.42 PM IST
In cattle smuggling, innovation is the keyIn the run-up to the Eid-ul-Zuha, demand for cattle is high in Bangladesh. And for cattle smugglers in India, the solemn occasion marks a f...
05 Aug, 2017, 11.23 AM IST
UPA's response to Pakistan aggression was 'height of humility': Rajnath SinghTerming the response of previous UPA regime to Pakistan's aggression as "height of humility", Rajnath said the way NDA govt dealt with the ...
10 Apr, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
BSF losing more men in bike accidents than on the borderWe are losing about 5 jawans per month in bike accidents. These accidents are majorly happening when these men are off-duty or when they go...
07 Apr, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Hafiz Saeed could be behind spike in infiltration bids: Sushilkumar ShindeSushilkumar Shinde said Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed could be training terrorists on the other side of Indo-Pak border for infi...
22 Oct, 2013, 06.41 PM IST
Centre should explore other options on ceasefire violations by Pakistan: Omar Abdullah"Obviously this cannot be a one sided affair. It cannot be a situation where we are the receiving end and no response is given."
21 Oct, 2013, 01.27 PM IST