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India is considering releasing venomous snakes and crocodiles into its river border with Bangladesh as an alternative to building a physical barrier along parts of its eastern frontier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationalist party has ploughed significant resources into building a fence along the 4,000km border with Bangladesh, but around 20pc remains largely open. Of the 850km unfenced stretch, about 175km is considered unsuitable for a physical barrier due to marshy terrain and the risk o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6: The Border Security Force (BSF) is studying the feasibility of releasing crocodiles and snakes in the "vulnerable" riverine gaps along the India-Bangladesh international border to curb illegal infiltration and cross-frontier crimes. The plan was discussed during a meeting at the force's headquarters in Delhi on February 9. Following this, field units along the 4,096-km front were asked to provide their opinion, officials said on Monday. According to data provided by the Minis ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) is studying the feasibility of releasing crocodiles and snakes in the "vulnerable" riverine gaps along the India-Bangladesh international border to curb illegal infiltration and cross-frontier crimes, officials said on Monday. The plan was discussed during a meeting at the force's headquarters in Delhi on February 9. Following this, field units along the 4,096-km front were asked to provide their opinion. According to data provided by the ...Read More >
Officials clarified that the idea is still at an exploratory stage and has not been implemented. The Border Security Force (BSF) has directed its field units to examine the feasibility of deploying reptiles such as snakes and crocodiles in vulnerable riverine stretches along the India-Bangladesh border to deter infiltration and criminal activity. A signal sent from the BSF headquarters on March 26 to all field units along the Bangladesh border, said the "use of reptiles is in line with Home Mi ...Read More >
Shillong: Patrick A Rogers, an American travel writer and researcher, who passed away on March 21, left behind for posterity, valuable documents that he had prepared on the botanical 'engineering' wonders of the globally known living root bridges of Meghalaya.He died of cardiac complications at Shnongpdeng, a riverside village near the India-Bangladesh border in Dawki, known for its crystal-clear Umngot river.Rogers had authored 'The Green Unknown: Travels in the Khasi Hills'. He had pioneered t ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam's Cachar district administration has imposed prohibitory measures along sensitive areas of the Indo-Bangladesh border to prevent illegal movement and maintain law and order, officials said on Tuesday. District Magistrate Mridul Yadav, under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), ordered restrictions on the movement of people from sunset to sunrise within a one-kilometre zone along the international border in Cachar. The move comes amid concerns over unaut ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma on Thursday said that the Ministry of Railways and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) have been requested to construct underpasses along stretches that fall under the state's elephant corridor to reduce the growing incidents of man-elephant conflict. Speaking to reporters, Debbarma said that Tripura's elephant corridor once extended up to Chittagong in Bangladesh, where the lush forest cover provid ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], October 25 (ANI): Aloke Kumar Chakraborty, Inspector General, BSF Tripura Frontier, called on Governor of Tripura, Indrasena Reddy Nallu, at Raj Bhavan, Agartala, on Friday. During the meeting, the Governor was apprised of the prevailing security and operational scenario along the Indo-Bangladesh border, and of the various measures being undertaken by the BSF to ensure effective border management. The Hon'ble Governor deeply appreciated the commitment of the BSF in ...Read More >
The Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura apprehended 11 Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala Railway Station and 10 Rohingya migrants in the north Tripura district. These individuals were attempting to travel within India or enter Bangladesh illegally. The BSF intensified its vigil along the India-Bangladesh border during the festive season. The Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura on Sunday apprehended 11 Bangladeshi nationals and 10 Rohingya migrants. A BSF Spokesman said that amid heighten ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Border Security Force (BSF) intensified border vigilance in Tripura during the festive season and apprehended 21 illegal migrants in coordinated operations on Sunday, officials said. The group included 11 Bangladeshi nationals and 10 Rohingyas. Acting on specific intelligence, BSF personnel detained 11 Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala Railway Station while they attempted to travel to other parts of the country without valid documents. During preliminary questioning, the detaine ...Read More >
Agartala, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura in two separate operations on Sunday apprehended 11 Bangladeshi nationals and 10 Rohingya migrants, including five children, officials said. A BSF Spokesman said that amid heightened security measures during the festive season, the BSF Tripura Frontier, has intensified its vigil along the India-Bangladesh border. In coordinated operations on Sunday, BSF troops apprehended 21 illegal infiltrators -- 11 Bangladeshi nati ...Read More >
India is yet to respond to the statement from Bangladesh. Dhaka has lodged a protest over the killing of three Bangladeshi nationals who had crossed the Indian border illegally. The three Bangladeshis were killed on Wednesday by an angry mob on suspicion of being cattle thieves in a border village called Bidyabil, in the Khowai district of Tripura. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh said, "The Government of Bangladesh strongly protests and condemns the brutal b ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has reacted strongly to Bangladesh's allegations of human rights abuse in India after the lynching of three Bangladeshi cattle lifters in Tripura on October 15. "This incident underscores the need for Bangladesh to undertake necessary measures to uphold the sanctity of the International Boundary and support the construction of fencing where needed to prevent cross-border crimes and smuggling," Indian Minister of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday. Dha ...Read More >
A violent clash erupted on the Tripura border. Three Bangladeshi men were killed. Two Indian villagers sustained injuries. The incident occurred in a border village in Khowai district. The confrontation followed an alleged attack by the men on villagers. Police have recovered the bodies and are investigating the matter. Three Bangladeshi cattle lifters were hacked to death, while two Indian villagers sustained injuries during a clash between the two sides in a border village in Tripura's Khowai ...Read More >
Agartala, Sept 27: Ahead of the five-day-long Durga Puja festivities beginning Sunday, heavy security arrangements have been put in place along Tripura's 856-km border with Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday. Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag said a series of meetings had been held with the Border Security Force (BSF) and other security agencies to further intensify vigil along the India-Bangladesh border. "BSF authorities have assured us that they will further strengthen sec ...Read More >
12 Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the deportation of 33 more Bangladeshi infiltrators this week -- pushing the total past 450 since 2024. Warning acceleration of such stringent efforts in the coming days, Sarma said, "We are deploying a two-pronged strategy to remove infiltrators from Assam. Existing illegals are being detected, detained and pushed back. And️ fresh batches of incoming illegals are being directly pushed back from where they entered," Sar ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 22 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress on Friday asked whether the Narendra Modi government was trying to eliminate corruption or the opposition by bringing the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025. The TMC claimed that the Bill, introduced in Parliament earlier this week, which seeks to bar prime ministers, chief ministers, and ministers from holding office if they remain in jail for 30 days or more, is aimed at the opposition parties and leaders. Addressing a press conference here ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
Shillong, Aug 19 (UNI) The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), an apex student's body of all the indigenous communities in the region, has written to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma over the long-standing, unaddressed, and escalating issue of illegal migration into the region. In a letter, NESO Chairman Samuel Jyrwa and Secretary General Mutsikhoyo Yhobu said the North East has been grappling with the challenge of uncontrolled and unchecked influx of illegal migrants for decades. ...Read More >
Shillong: The Meghalaya Government has requested the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to seek Bangladesh's consent for erecting border fencing closer to the International Boundary to secure a 40-km unfenced stretch, ensuring no villages are left outside the protected area, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said on Wednesday. He added that the state government has urged the MHA to negotiate with Bangladesh to allow fencing closer to the main border pillars, thereby safeguarding villages ...Read More >
Shillong, August 14: The Meghalaya government has urged the Union Home Ministry to persuade Bangladesh to allow border fencing closer to the international boundary, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said. The move aims to secure a 40-km unfenced stretch without leaving villages outside the fence. Under international norms, fencing is built 150 yards inside a country's territory, but in Meghalaya's case, this would place several villages in "no man's land," affecting their safety, he added. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many cl ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 14: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has hit out at both the Centre and the State government, accusing them of "utter failure" in implementing the Assam Accord even after 40 years of its signing on August 15, 1985. The student body warned that the non-implementation of the Accord has pushed Assam into a "deep crisis" that threatens the very identity, rights, and existence of its indigenous people. The Accord, which marked the culmination of the six-year-long Assam Movement ag ...Read More >
Shillong: Meghalaya Police and other security forces have been carrying out joint checking operations to maintain law and order ahead of Independence Day, reports Manosh Das.All district police forces are maintaining a tight vigil, a a senior police officer said. The BSF, too, has launched 'Operation Alert', along the India-Bangladesh border, to ensure foolproof security. It is being carried out in close coordination with state police and other law enforcement agencies. "The operation involves i ...Read More >
Shillong, August 12: Meghalaya Police has taken custody of three Bangladesh nationals, including a serving police constable and a "dismissed" army personnel, who allegedly infiltrated India through South West Khasi Hills district on August 8. The trio, along with three others already in custody, is suspected to be part of a larger group of eight to nine infiltrators who crossed over at Rongdongai village with arms and communication devices. Their motive is still under investigation. A local co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched an investigation after a drone bearing a "Made in China" label was discovered near the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, The Assam Tribune reported. According to the newspaper, the lightweight drone, measuring 915 grams, was found by a young boy in a paddy field close to the BSF's Durgabari Border Outpost. The unmanned aerial vehicle, equipped with two high-resolution cameras, has raised concerns about potential surveillance or c ...Read More >
Fulbari (West Bengal) [India], July 19 (ANI): Amid growing concerns over the deteriorating situation in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi nationals arriving at the Indo-Bangladesh border in Jalpaiguri district have urged for peace and called for political stability in their country, citing ongoing violence and hardship, especially for minorities. Speaking at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Fulbari, which facilitates cross-border travel and trade, several visitors from Bangladesh expressed deep concern ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025 ...Read More >
Fulbari (West Bengal) [India], July 19 (ANI): Amid growing concerns over the deteriorating situation in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi nationals arriving at the Indo-Bangladesh border in Jalpaiguri district have urged for peace and called for political stability in their country, citing ongoing violence and hardship, especially for minorities. Speaking at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Fulbari, which facilitates cross-border travel and trade, several visitors from Bangladesh expressed deep concern ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 16 (PTI) Two BSF personnel were injured in an attack by suspected cattle smugglers along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, officials said on Wednesday. The incident took place near the Khasimara river in the early hours of July 12, they said. The BSF personnel spotted movements of 30 to 40 cattle heads along with around 20 people on the Bangladeshi side of the border, according to an FIR lodged with the Meghalaya Police. "On being challenged ...Read More >
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