Four wanted Naxals killed in Bijapur operationIn a joint operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, security forces recovered the bodies of four uniformed Naxals, each carrying a rew...
28 Jul, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
India, Nepal annual border talks in Kathmandu this weekIndia and Nepal are gearing up for their eighth annual border talks in Kathmandu from November 16th to 18th. An Indian delegation, led by S...
12 Nov, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
'PM Vishwakarma' scheme to be game changer for artisans: Union minister Nisith PramanikThe 'PM Vishwakarma' scheme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to provide collateral-free loans and training to traditional cr...
18 Sep, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
Government okays 12 new SSB battalions to fortify Nepal, Bhutan borders, tri-junction areaThough the Union Home Ministry has denied creation of a new field frontier for the border force, it has allowed the SSB to create one out o...
03 Mar, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
Siliguri corridor continues to be preferred International antique trafficking routeBesides a few smaller recoveries, the single largest seizure of 25 antique idols worth Rs 35 crore from northern West Bengal has come as a ...
03 Sep, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
Sashastra Seema Bal, Nepal Armed Police Forces increase frequency of joint patrolling“SSB, which guards the 631 km-long Indo-Nepal border in Bihar, continues to remain in constant touch with its counterparts in Nepal to enha...
26 Jun, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
1 killed, 2 injured in firing by Nepal police along IB in BiharInspector General (IG) of the Sashastra Seema Bal's Patna Frontier, Sanjay Kumar, told PTI that the incident took place between locals and ...
12 Jun, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
SSB to have major manpower augmentation by 2018 for better vigil at Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan bordersThere are few gap areas at the borders and to plug them up, the SSB expects a major manpower augmentation to be completed by 2018. It is bo...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
SSB has got its own ‘G’ section at Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borderDuring Jan to Mid December 2017, the frontier has recovered items including currency, antiques, narcotics or forest produces worth Rs 553 c...
19 Dec, 2017, 05.06 PM IST
SSB suspends DIG for raising illegal funds from recruitsDeputy Inspector General (DIG) P S Chundawat was posted as the director of the Sashastra Seema Bal's Recruit Training Centre (RTC) in Gorak...
27 Sep, 2017, 05.46 PM IST
MHA refuses to accept `fake encounter' reportOfficials said the inquiry has to be conducted by the Assam government or the matter can be referred to CBI only by the state government.
25 May, 2017, 06.27 PM IST
Sashastra Seema Bal increases vigil along Indo-Nepal border ahead of PM Modi's visit"All the border outposts have been kept on high alert and patrolling in sensitive border areas has been increased," a senior SSB official s...
19 Jul, 2016, 01.40 PM IST
Ministry of Home Affairs holding meeting with Bihar, Jharkhand to counter Left Wing ExtremismThe Ministry of Home Affairs is holding a meeting with senior civil and police officials of Bihar and Jharkhand today to discuss an action ...
06 Apr, 2016, 03.01 PM IST
Will develop world-class infrastructure along borders: Kiren RijijuExplaining the reasons behind government's thrust in developing the border areas, Rijiju said China has developed their areas by building h...
19 Oct, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
India, Nepal to step up border patrol to curb border crimesDuring a Nepal-India Coordination meeting, the two sides agreed to exchange information to control criminal activities along the Nepal-Indi...
07 Dec, 2014, 07.47 PM IST
Somesh Goyal appointed new ADG in border guarding force SSBGoyal, a 1984-batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, had been serving as the Inspector General in the Sashastra Seema Bal till now.
14 Nov, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
Chinese study centres in Nepal cause of concern: SSBThe SSB, a paramilitary force that guards India's frontier with Nepal, has expressed concern over the emergence of Chinese study centres in...
03 Mar, 2014, 09.18 PM IST