India-Bangladesh Border safe, BSF reassures on Diwali festival
Nov 15, 2020, at 03:26 am
Shillong/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF), which is entrusted with guarding the 443-kilometers long India-Bangladesh border that Meghalaya shares with the neighbouring country on Saturday reassured the residents of the State that the international border is safe in their hands.
Four soldiers, 3 civilians killed as Pak violates ceasefire in multiple areas in Kashmir
Nov 13, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Four soldiers, including a Border Security Force (BSF) officer, and three civilians were killed while several others were injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) at multiple areas in north Kashmir.
Twenty-five militants infiltrated into J&K this year: ADG BSF
Nov 09, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Asserting that less number of militants managed to infiltrate into this side from Pakistan -occupied-Kashmir (PoK) as compared to last year due to heightened vigil along the Line of Control (LoC), a senior BSF officer on Monday said that only 24 to 25 ultras infiltrated into J&K in 2020.
After meeting with MHA, Mizoram agrees to deploy three BSF companies along Assam bordering areas
Nov 09, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: After meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs over Assam-Mizoram border dispute issue, the Mizoram government has agreed to deploy BSF near the disputed areas.
Vigilance Awareness week initiated by BSF Guwahati Frontier
Oct 28, 2020, at 08:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier has initiated a week-long Vigilance Awareness Week at Patgaon, Guwahati and all its Units/Sectors under command from October 27 to November 2, on the direction of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) New Delhi.
BSF Guwahati Frontier apprehend one Bangladeshi smuggler and rescue 34 cattle heads
Oct 25, 2020, at 12:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier apprehended one Bangladeshi cattle smuggler and rescued 34 cattle heads from the bordering areas of Districts Coochbehar (West Bengal), Dhubri and South Salmara (Assam) on Friday night.
Jammu and Kashmir: Thousands turn up for written round of BSF recruitment drive
Oct 19, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Budgam: A large number of Kashmiri youth on Sunday attended he written round of the Border Security Force’s (BSF) recruitment drive at Humhama region of Budgam district, media reports said.
BSF starts Jan Andolan for COVID-19 in Meghalaya
Oct 12, 2020, at 08:56 pm
Guwahati: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent call for “Jan Andolan for COVID-19”, BSF has kick started this campaign all over Meghalaya.
Punjab: BSF officials recover 2 kg heroin from border
Oct 12, 2020, at 01:45 am
Jalandhar/UNI: Border Security Force seized 2 packets of contraband suspected to be heroin from the area of responsibility of 124 Bn, BSF in Abohar.
BSF seizes 118 cattles along Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya
Sep 24, 2020, at 04:22 am
Shillong/IBNS: With the easing of lockdown, the state of Meghalaya witnessed a sharp increase in cattle smuggling through the porous Bangladesh border which is reflected in the seizures made by alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops during past few days despite harsh weather condition and the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic.
BSF celebrates Hindi Diwas in Shillong
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:44 am
Shillong/IBNS: The Border Security Force, Ftr HQ Shillong on Monday organized ‘Hindi Diwas’ upon culmination of Hindi-Pakhwara(Fortnight) from Sept 1 onwards.
BGB-BSF Border conference postponed
Sep 14, 2020, at 02:07 am
Dhaka/UNI: A border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been postponed as the BSF delegation failed to reach Dhaka due to a technical glitch in their aircraft, BGB said on Sunday.
Rajasthan: Pakistan refuses to accept bodies of two drug peddlers who were shot dead by BSF
Sep 13, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Jaipur: Pakistan officials have refused to accept bodies of two drug peddlers shot dead by India's border guards (Border Security Force) in Rajasthan's Anupgarh sector on Sept 9.
BSF officials foil attempt to smuggle arms at Punjab border
Sep 12, 2020, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force on Saturday foiled an attempt of anti-social elements to smuggle arms and ammunition along Indo-Pakistan Border of Abohar in Firozpur district of Punjab.
BSF seizes 2kg kg heroin from India-Pakistan border
Sep 06, 2020, at 11:48 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: Border Security Force officials thwarted an attempt of Pakistani smugglers to push four packets of contraband suspected to be heroin weighing 500 gm each from the Indo-Pak border.
BSF seizes cosmetics, medicine, other items being smuggled to Bangladesh
Sep 01, 2020, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) troops of South Bengal Frontier on Sunday seized huge quantity of cosmetics, medicines and miscellaneous items worth Rs 23,25,505, which were being smuggled to Bangladesh through location of Lake Bour under Border Out Post Haridaspur North 24 Pargana district.
Jammu and Kashmir: BSF detects tunnel along Indo-Pak International border in Samba
Aug 29, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Jammu/UNI: Alert troops of BSF on Saturday foiled a nefarious design of Pakistan to infiltrate terrorists into Indian boundary, after a tunnel dug from their side was detected by the security forces along International Border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
BSF foils major cattle smuggling attempts in Meghalaya, recover 43 cattle heads
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) have foiled a major cattle smuggling attempt in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
BSF shoots five intruders to death along India-Pak in Punjab
Aug 22, 2020, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday morning shot dead five intruders near Indo-Pakistan border when they were trying to violate the International Border(IB).
Jammu And Kashmir: BSF Head Constable commits suicide
Aug 21, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A Border Security Force (BSF) Head Constable (HC) allegedly committed suicide by shooting self with his service weapon in the frontier district of Kupwara in north Kashmir on Friday, official sources said.
Cattle smuggling on rise along Indo-Bangladesh border, three smugglers held with 44 cattle heads
Aug 09, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Cattle smuggling is rising in Assam’s South Salmara distict along Indo-Bangladesh border amid COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Another BSF constable among 3 held as Punjab Police bust cross border drug racket
Aug 03, 2020, at 12:55 am
Chandigarh/UNI: As part of its crackdown against drug mafia, the Punjab Police have busted another Pak-backed cross border drugs and weapons smuggling racket, with the arrest of two smugglers and yet another BSF constable, posted along the Pakistan border in Tarn Taran district.
BSF nabs Indian national attempting to cross over Pakistan to meet girlfriend
Jul 18, 2020, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: India’s premier border guarding force BSF on Friday said that it nabbed an Indian national on Thursday who was attempting to cross over Pakistan to meet her girlfriend near the international border at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
BSF official apprehend 8 cattle smugglers with nine cattle heads along Indo-Bangladesh border
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:17 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel apprehended eight cattle smugglers along with nine cattle heads in Assam South Salmara Mankachar district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
DG BSF reviews security situation of Jammu Frontier
Jun 01, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Jammu/UNI: Director General Border Security Force S S Deswal reviewed the security situation of Jammu Frontier during his visit.
BSF seizes drugs, arms from Indo-Pak border
May 22, 2020, at 06:16 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday foiled a fresh attempt of smuggling from Pakistan side to push contraband and arms and ammunition into the Indian Territory.
Couple enters Dhalai district of Tripura from Covid hotspot in Bangladesh; locals question BSF role
May 20, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Ambassa(Tripura)/UNI: The incident of a couple intruding into the bordering subdivision of Gandacharra in the northern Tripura district of Dhalai from COVID-19 hotspot Khagrachari in Bangladesh, has partially revealed how the BSF personnel in the district are getting infected in large numbers, sources said.
BSF seizes 4000 Yaba tablets and 4 kg Ganja along Indo-Bangladesh border
May 14, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) seized 4000 numbers of Yaba tablets and 4 kg Ganja in Assam’s South Salmara Mankachar district along the Indo-Bangladesh border on Thursday.
Tripura: Fencing on porous India-Bangladesh border resumes after MHA orders
May 14, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Sonamura (West Tripura)/UNI: After Covid-19 spread like wildfire among BSF personnel in Tripura, barbed wire fencing along the 8.8 kilometre critical stretch of Indo-Bangladesh border in the state resumed today with the direction of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on an emergency basis.
Two BSF personnel succumb to COVID-19; nearly 200 infected in the force
May 07, 2020, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two BSF personnel succumbed to COVID-19 this week with the first death reported on Monday last and the second personnel dying today at a hospital in Delhi, said reports.