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BSF organises Half-Marathon in Agartala

Agartala: A Half-Marathon – Run for Martyrs – was organised here on Sunday by the Border Security Force (BSF)  to honor the brave and supreme sacrifices made by the para-military troopers. Around 1,800 people including women and people from all walks of life, besides the BSF, Assam Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Tripura […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Superbikers give 'rev salute' to BSF

Amritsar: A group of 15 bikers rode from the national capital to the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab to give a ‘rev’ salute to the Border Security Force (BSF) guards. The bikers from the pan-India biker group Roaring Power Machines (RPM) left New Delhi on Friday. They reached the border and revved up their superbikes as […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
BSF depending more on technology to guard international border: DG

New Delhi: The BSF has embarked on the path of modernisation and is depending more on technology to guard the international border with Pakistan, its Director General K.K. Sharma said on Wednesday. “Seeing the difficulty of the western border, I personally feel that the future of border guarding lies in the use of technology more […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Pakistan goes on backfoot after BSF's Operation Arjun

New Delhi:After the BSF launched Operation Arjun following intermittent firing and ceasefire violations from across the border in Jammu region, Pakistani forces spoke to the Indian side and sought peace along the border, BSF Director General K.K. Sharma said here on Wednesday. Speaking at an interaction with members of the Indian Association of Foreign Affairs […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Two BSF troopers, three civilians injured in Pakistan firing

Jammu: Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and three civilians were injured when Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy shelling on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. “The two troopers and three civilians were injured in the overnight Pakistan ceasefire violation in R.S. Pura and Ramgarh sectors. “The Pakistan Rangers used […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
260 fake Rs 2,000 notes seized by BSF in Bengal

Kolkata: Fake Indian currency notes of the face value of Rs 5,20,000 in Rs 2,000 denomination have been seized from near Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Malda district, a BSF official said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off about smuggling from Bangladesh, the Border Security Force troopers of border outpost Churiantpur in Malda district planned an […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab

Chandigarh: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers shot dead an intruder from Pakistan early on Monday in Punjab’s frontier district of Gurdaspur, a BSF official said. The intruder was shot dead near pillar 15/3, the official added. The identity of the intruder is being verified.

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Army chief hints at action after mutilation of soldiers

New Delhi: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday indicated Indian forces will retaliate following the mutilation of the bodies of two soldiers by Pakistan but declined to specify details. “You are asking for a future plan. The Army never gives out future plan. It is said only after it is executed,” he told reporters […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India provides Pakistan with 'actionable evidence' of involvement in soldiers' mutilation

New Delhi: India on Wednesday said it has provided Pakistan with “actionable evidence” of the involvement of the Pakistani Army in the killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers on Monday and demanded that Islamabad take action on the incident that again flared bilateral diplomatic tensions. Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday summoned Pakistan […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Whistleblower BSF trooper dismissed from service, says will move court

New Delhi: BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav — who triggered a political uproar when his video clip on “substandard food” served to BSF men went viral in January — was on Wednesday dismissed from service, an official said. Yadav said he will approach the government and move the court if he fails to get justice. He […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
3 BSF jawans injured in militants attack in Srinagar

Srinagar: Militants today carried out a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on a BSF camp located near Srinagar International airport leaving three jawans injured, police said. A body suspected to be that of a militant was found. The identity is yet to ascertained, Director General of Police SP Vaid said. “Three personnel have been injured. Firing is […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Three killed, 11 injured in Mizoram road accident

Three people, including a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, died and 11 others were injured in a road accident in Mizoram on Sunday, police said

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Maoist cadre killed in encounter in Malkangiri

A Maoist cadre was killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest here early on Sunday after which two guns and some Naxal materials were seized, the police said

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
BSF foils 11 bids by terrorists to enter India

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled 11 attempts by terrorists in January to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan, a senior BSF official has said

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire in Jammu

Jammu:Pakistan Rangers overnight targeted Border Security Force (BSF) posts on the International Border in Jammu, a source said Wednesday. “Pakistan Rangers targeted some BSF outposts in R.S. Pura sector of the International Border at 9.30 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday),” a BSF source told IANS here. “They used small weapons and automatics to target our positions,” the […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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