Concern over Bangladesh embankment along river on Tripura border

Concern over Bangladesh embankment along river on Tripura border

GUWAHATI A high-level delegation on Sunday (April 20, 2025) visited southern Tripura to assess the flood protection measures after a massive embankment being constructed by the Bangladesh government along a border river triggered flood worries in the State. The flood-prone Muhuri River runs along much of the stretch of the India-Bangladesh border in the South … Read more

Arms recovered in border area of Amritsar by BSF, Punjab Police

Arms recovered in border area of Amritsar by BSF, Punjab Police

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP BSF and Punjab Police have recovered six pistols along with 14 magazines in the border area of Amritsar following an extensive search operation, an official said on Friday. The joint search operation carried out on Thursday led to the recovery of a large packet wrapped … Read more

India, Pakistan Armies hold brigade commander-level flag meeting in Poonch to discuss border management

India, Pakistan Armies hold brigade commander-level flag meeting in Poonch to discuss border management

This is the second such meeting between the India and Pakistan sides this month. File (Image used for representation purpose only) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Armies of India and Pakistan on Thursday (April 10, 2025) held a brigade commander-level flag meeting along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’‘s Poonch district … Read more

Voluntary return of undocumented migrants at Bangladesh border increased after government crackdown, say officials

Voluntary return of undocumented migrants at Bangladesh border increased after government crackdown, say officials

Of the 906 Bangladeshis apprehended from August 2024 to March 21 this year, 411 have exited in the past three months. File | Photo Credit: PTI The voluntary return of undocumented Bangladeshis is showing an increase after the government in December 2024 began a crackdown against foreigners staying illegally in India, following political changes in … Read more

New police check-post opened in Vellore on T.N-A.P border to prevent smuggling of sand, PDS rice

New police check-post opened in Vellore on T.N-A.P border to prevent smuggling of sand, PDS rice

Superintendent of Police (Vellore) N. Mathivanan inaugurating the new check-post at Ananthagiri village near Pernambut town in Vellore. New police check-post at Ananthagiri village near Pernambut town in Vellore on Tamil Nadu – Andhra Pradesh border was opened, mainly to prevent smuggling of river sand and PDS rice. Residents said that remote border villages like … Read more

Indian, Chinese troops exchange sweets at several border points on Diwali

Indian, Chinese troops exchange sweets at several border points on Diwali

“The exchange of sweets between members of the troops of India and China took place at several border points along the  Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the occasion of Diwali,” an Army source said. File | Photo Credit: AFP “Troops of India and China exchanged sweets at several border points along the Line of … Read more

Kamala Harris fires back over failed border czar jab: ‘Trump killed border bill’

Kamala Harris fires back over failed border czar jab: ‘Trump killed border bill’

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday strongly rebuked former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on her handling of border security, accusing him of undermining a bipartisan effort to strengthen the US-Mexico border. In her first major interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris blamed Trump for the very border security issues he has … Read more

Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi reviews security situation along International Border in Manipur

Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi reviews security situation along International Border in Manipur

General Upendra Dwivedi. File | Photo Credit: ANI “Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the international border in Manipur,” an Army statement said. Gen Dwivedi is on a two-day visit to Manipur. “The Army chief along with the Eastern Army Commander reviewed the security situation along the border and the internal … Read more

SP visits border polling stations, directs to step up security

SP visits border polling stations, directs to step up security

West Godavari district Superintendent of Police, Ajita Vajendla, inspecting a polling station in Akiveedu mandal on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Superintendent of Police Ajitha Vajendla inspected the polling stations located on Eluru and West Godavari districts border villages on Thursday. The SP, who made surprise checks in the polling booths at Upputeru, Dempagadapa and other … Read more