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Punjab: BSF imposes restrictions for farmers to move beyond fence

Farmers near Ferozepur face restrictions from BSF, requiring groups of 15 for access beyond cobra fence, complicating wheat harvest amid tensions.

Amid tension between India and Pakistan following the recent Pahalgam terror attack, the BSF had asked farmers to complete the harvesting process and clear their fields in 48 hours. (HT File)

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Published on Apr 30, 2025 05:14 AM IST

ByGaurav Sagar Bhaskar, Ferozepur

Punjab: Jawan in Pak custody, BSF lodges protest with Rangers

Earlier such inadvertent crossings on either side were resolved quickly, but this time the Pakistani side has remained “non-committal” on the whereabouts and the date of return of constable Purnam Kumar Shaw

Officials said that the jawan is understood to have been moved to a Rangers’ base along the Lahore-Amritsar sector and may be handed over to the BSF soon. (HT File)

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Published on Apr 30, 2025 05:10 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi/amritsar

Clear fields along border in next 48 hrs, BSF tells farmers after Pahalgam

Heightened security measures come in the wake of the Pahalgam attack; Farmers in Punjab cultivate approx 45K acres of land across a 530km-long border

A view of the farm fields near the Attari-Wagah border crossing in Amritsar on Saturday.(Reuters)

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Updated on Apr 27, 2025 09:57 AM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar/ferozepur

Watch: ‘Scaled down’ BSF retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah after Pahalgam attack

The BSF said these steps reflected “India's serious concern over cross-border hostilities and reaffirms that peace and provocation cannot coexist.”

Other daily drills. including the flag-lowering ceremony, will continue as usual and common people will be allowed as usual to witness the routine. (File image)(ANI file)

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Published on Apr 24, 2025 09:39 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Smuggler held with over 1kg drone-dropped heroin in Ferozepur

Troops recovered a packet of contraband from a house in the village around 3.30 am and a subsequent search operation led to recovery of another package of suspected drugs and a motorcycle from a nearby field around 6.20 am

BSF troops with the recovered heroin in Ferozepur. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 21, 2025 06:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ferozepur

BSF gives heartwarming glimpse of K9 pups in action. Video

On X, BSF shared an adorable video of its K9 squad in training, showcasing the dogs' discipline, intelligence, and cuteness.

The BSF shared a heartwarming video of its K9 squad in training.(X/@BSF_India)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2025 12:24 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

BSF seizes 43,800 Yaba tablets worth ₹4.38 crore in Tripura border operation

Smugglers abandoned their consignment upon being challenged. This operation is part of BSF's efforts to combat cross-border drug trafficking.

21 packets containing 43,800 Yaba tablets, valued at about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4.38 crore, were recovered. BSF soldiers also confiscated other illegal goods valued at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,68,604 from various areas along the Tripura border.
(ANI/representative )

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Published on Apr 17, 2025 08:23 AM IST

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Is the situation in Murshidabad still tense? What BSF, Governor said on violence

Three people were killed in the Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.

Murshidabad: Security personnel keep a vigil after recent violent protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.(PTI)

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Published on Apr 13, 2025 10:57 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

BSF to undertake IED detection drive along Indo-Pak border

“A massive sanitation drive to find possible improvised explosive devices (IED) will be undertaken in the Punjab frontier following the incident on Wednesday where two such bombs were recovered from a farming field ahead of the fence in Gurdaspur district,” a senior officer said.

The 2,289-kilometre-long India-Pakistan international border runs from Jammu in the north to Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west and the Border Security Force (BSF) is tasked with guarding it. (ANI)

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Published on Apr 11, 2025 08:42 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

BSF foils infiltration attempt in Jammu, Pakistani intruder shot dead

BSF personnel observed suspicious movement in RS Pura sector and challenged the intruder, but when he refused to heed to caution and stop, he was neutralised, a spokesperson said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid by gunning down a Pakistani intruder along the border in the Ranbir Singh (RS) Pura sector of Jammu district on Friday night. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2025 11:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Pakistani woman infiltrated into India handed over to Pakistan

Humra was handed over safely to Pakistani Rangers by the BSF from the border area of Anupgarh

The Pakistani woman was caught by the Border Security Force (BSF) in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 25, 2025 11:07 PM IST

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BSF HCM, ASI Steno Recruitment 2025: Where, how to download admit card

BSF HCM, ASI Steno Recruitment 2025: Check where and how to download hall tickets when out. The steps are given below.

BSF HCM, ASI Steno Recruitment 2025: Check the steps to download admit cards when released. (ANI file image)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2025 08:06 AM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Pakistan intruder shot dead by BSF along border in Punjab

The intruder “surreptitiously” crossed the IB in the morning hours and started approaching towards the border fence taking advantage of undulating ground and wheat crops in the area near Kotrazda village in Amritsar district, as per a BSF spokesperson.

The BSF is tasked to guard the 2,289-km India-Pakistan IB that runs across Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat along the western flank of the country. (HT File)

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Published on Mar 04, 2025 08:54 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Amritsar

BSF jawan, Bangladeshi smuggler injured in clash in Tripura

BSF stated that the on-duty BSF personnel noticed a group of 20-25 Bangladeshi miscreants intruding the state through Putia for smuggling along with some Indian miscreants on Friday

Tripura has 856 km of international border with Bangladesh, most of which is covered by barbed wire fence, but a few patches are still unfenced. (Representational image)

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Published on Mar 01, 2025 04:49 PM IST

ByPriyanka Deb Barman

BSF mobilises more troops along Pak border in Punjab, Jammu

Nine,‘tactical’ headquarters have been created; officials say the Border Security Force recovered a total of 294 drones and seized about 283kg of heroin last year in Punjab

The BSF is tasked to guard the 2,289 km-long India-Pakistan border that runs across Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat along the western flank of the country. (ANI file)

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Published on Feb 25, 2025 09:22 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

India, Bangladesh border talks begin in Delhi

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Published on Feb 18, 2025 08:54 PM IST

PTI |

India, Bangladesh border meet today amid strain in ties

Indian and Bangladeshi border forces meet in Delhi to discuss border fencing, attacks on personnel, and cross-border crimes, amid strained ties.

India, B’desh border meet today amid strain in ties

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Updated on Feb 17, 2025 01:09 AM IST

ByPrawesh Lama, New Delhi

2 carrying drug held near Pak border

The accused are said to be from Sarang Dev village in Ajnala. They are in the custody of the ANTF for investigation. The BSF said the operation was part of the ongoing coordinated efforts between the BSF and the Punjab Police to curb smuggling activities along the international border.

Two “smugglers” carrying 1.1-kg heroin-like substance were arrested near the international border in Amritsar, the BSF’s Punjab Frontier said on Wednesday. Personnel from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Amritsar, were also involved in the operation, officials said. (Representational image)

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Published on Feb 12, 2025 10:48 PM IST

ByAsian News International, Amritsar

BSF nabs 14 Bangladeshis, 2 Indian touts, seizes contraband in Tripura

The BSF seized a significant quantity of narcotics, sugar, cattle, and other contraband items worth ₹2.5 crore

The BSF has increased surveillance along Tripura’s international border (PTI)

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Published on Feb 02, 2025 11:00 AM IST

ByPriyanka Deb Barman

Tripura: Strict BSF vigil along border with Bangladesh after scuffle on Sunday

Sunday’s incident in Tripura’s Unakoti district took place when two farmers, and some other villagers, went to their field beyond the barbed wire fence

The barbed wire fencing in Tripura (Representative image) (X/@BSF_Tripura)

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Updated on Jan 28, 2025 08:51 PM IST

ByPriyanka Deb Barman

Saif Ali Khan attack accused turns spotlight on porous India-Bangladesh border

Shariful Islam, who has been arrested for stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, is reported to have entered India by crossing the Umngot River in Meghalaya

The 4,096.7 km India-Bangladesh border is the country’s longest land frontier. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2025 01:35 PM IST

ByDavid Laitphlang, Priyanka Deb Barman, Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Farmers clash on India-Bangladesh border; situation under control: BSF

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Published on Jan 18, 2025 07:44 PM IST

PTI |

Tensions simmer at Bengal’s border as India, B’desh spar over frontier fencing

Tensions rise at the Indo-Bangla border as BSF's fence construction faces objections from BGB, with villagers supporting BSF

BSF officials explained that if any permanent structure, such as a border fence, has to come up within 150 yards of the international border. (HT photo)

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Updated on Jan 16, 2025 05:54 AM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur, Sabdalpur

Bangladesh impedes border fence work at 7 points

Border Guard Bangladesh has halted BSF construction at “6-7 different places” in North and South Bengal frontiers, officials said on condition of anonymity.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves the country in a helicopter. (PTI)

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Updated on Jan 13, 2025 03:00 AM IST

ByPrawesh Lama, New Delhi

India-Bangladesh yet to plan biannual border meet

The meeting between the two border guarding forces will be their first after the regime change in Bangladesh on August 5.

The chiefs of the two forces were set to resume their interaction last month but the meeting was deferred for a month by Bangladesh (Representational.PTI)

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Updated on Dec 27, 2024 04:47 AM IST

ByPrawesh Lama, New Delhi

Pak intruder shot dead by BSF in Ganganagar district: Police

Kesrisinghpur SHO Jitendra Kumar Swami said the intruder was attempting to scale the barbed-wire fence along the international border

The body was handed over to Pakistani Rangers on Thursday morning after an autopsy (X/BSF_Rajasthan)

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Published on Dec 26, 2024 04:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

BSF rescue African wild cat from smugglers in West Bengal

This is the third such illegal consignment of exotic animals that have been seized in south Bengal by the border forces since September this year.

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Published on Dec 26, 2024 03:18 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Using ground penetrating radars to detect tunnels along Indo-Pak border: BSF DG

BSF is using ground radar and anti-drone systems to secure the Indo-Pak border, enhancing surveillance and infiltration prevention efforts.

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Published on Dec 06, 2024 07:15 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

250 drones seized along Pak border, 97% in Punjab: BSF

ADG of BSF’s Western Command Satish S Khandare said that Pakistan is trying to “destabilise the security situation in the country”.

From November 2023 to November 2024, the BSF seized 663 kg of narcotics, 69 arms and apprehended 275 people. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2024 06:07 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh

BSF catches 200 drones, says Pak trying to ‘destablise’ India with drugs

BSF recently recovered four more drones within the last 24 hours, the total number of rogue drones seized from Pakistan along this border now exceeds 200.

The BSF reported that it seized 107 drones along the Punjab border in 2023, which has nearly doubled this year. (Representational image)

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Published on Nov 10, 2024 01:30 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

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Farmers near Ferozepur face restrictions from BSF, requiring groups of 15 for access beyond cobra fence, complicating wheat harvest amid tensions.

Earlier such inadvertent crossings on either side were resolved quickly, but this time the Pakistani side has remained “non-committal” on the whereabouts and the date of return of constable Purnam Kumar Shaw

Heightened security measures come in the wake of the Pahalgam attack; Farmers in Punjab cultivate approx 45K acres of land across a 530km-long border

The BSF said these steps reflected “India's serious concern over cross-border hostilities and reaffirms that peace and provocation cannot coexist.”

Troops recovered a packet of contraband from a house in the village around 3.30 am and a subsequent search operation led to recovery of another package of suspected drugs and a motorcycle from a nearby field around 6.20 am

On X, BSF shared an adorable video of its K9 squad in training, showcasing the dogs' discipline, intelligence, and cuteness.

Smugglers abandoned their consignment upon being challenged. This operation is part of BSF's efforts to combat cross-border drug trafficking.

Three people were killed in the Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.

“A massive sanitation drive to find possible improvised explosive devices (IED) will be undertaken in the Punjab frontier following the incident on Wednesday where two such bombs were recovered from a farming field ahead of the fence in Gurdaspur district,” a senior officer said.

BSF personnel observed suspicious movement in RS Pura sector and challenged the intruder, but when he refused to heed to caution and stop, he was neutralised, a spokesperson said.

Humra was handed over safely to Pakistani Rangers by the BSF from the border area of Anupgarh

BSF HCM, ASI Steno Recruitment 2025: Check where and how to download hall tickets when out. The steps are given below.

The intruder “surreptitiously” crossed the IB in the morning hours and started approaching towards the border fence taking advantage of undulating ground and wheat crops in the area near Kotrazda village in Amritsar district, as per a BSF spokesperson.

BSF stated that the on-duty BSF personnel noticed a group of 20-25 Bangladeshi miscreants intruding the state through Putia for smuggling along with some Indian miscreants on Friday

Nine,‘tactical’ headquarters have been created; officials say the Border Security Force recovered a total of 294 drones and seized about 283kg of heroin last year in Punjab

India, Bangladesh border talks begin in Delhi

Indian and Bangladeshi border forces meet in Delhi to discuss border fencing, attacks on personnel, and cross-border crimes, amid strained ties.

The accused are said to be from Sarang Dev village in Ajnala. They are in the custody of the ANTF for investigation. The BSF said the operation was part of the ongoing coordinated efforts between the BSF and the Punjab Police to curb smuggling activities along the international border.

The BSF seized a significant quantity of narcotics, sugar, cattle, and other contraband items worth ₹2.5 crore

Sunday’s incident in Tripura’s Unakoti district took place when two farmers, and some other villagers, went to their field beyond the barbed wire fence

Shariful Islam, who has been arrested for stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, is reported to have entered India by crossing the Umngot River in Meghalaya

Farmers clash on India-Bangladesh border; situation under control: BSF

Tensions rise at the Indo-Bangla border as BSF's fence construction faces objections from BGB, with villagers supporting BSF

Border Guard Bangladesh has halted BSF construction at “6-7 different places” in North and South Bengal frontiers, officials said on condition of anonymity.

The meeting between the two border guarding forces will be their first after the regime change in Bangladesh on August 5.

Kesrisinghpur SHO Jitendra Kumar Swami said the intruder was attempting to scale the barbed-wire fence along the international border

This is the third such illegal consignment of exotic animals that have been seized in south Bengal by the border forces since September this year.

BSF is using ground radar and anti-drone systems to secure the Indo-Pak border, enhancing surveillance and infiltration prevention efforts.

ADG of BSF’s Western Command Satish S Khandare said that Pakistan is trying to “destabilise the security situation in the country”.

BSF recently recovered four more drones within the last 24 hours, the total number of rogue drones seized from Pakistan along this border now exceeds 200.

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