JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was shot dead along the International Border here, a BSF spokesperson said on Saturday, claiming to have foiled an infiltration attempt from across the border. Official sources said the intruder was neutralised in the border outpost Abdulian in the R S Pura sector. “On the intervening night of April 4 […]
JAMMU — Scores of units of the Border Security Force (BSF), Army, and CRPF personnel joined locals in celebrating Holi along the India-Pakistan border and in the hinterland of the Union Territory. The jawans celebrated Holi at the International Border (IB) in the RS Pura and Samba sectors, dancing to the tunes of Bollywood songs […]
JAMMU — Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Saturday visited forward areas along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation, an official said. Chawdhary, who reached here on a two-day visit to the Jammu frontier, visited the areas along the […]
JAMMU — Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, Shashank Anand called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here on Friday and discussed various issues of border security with him, a spokesperson said. A Haryana cadre IPS officer, Anand took over as the new IG of BSF on February 7, replacing D K Boora who had held […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force has launched a special drive to train women living near the international border here as beauticians, its spokesperson said on Saturday. The programme is part of the BSF’s efforts to empower border residents, promote skill development and foster self-reliance while ensuring holistic growth and prosperity in the area, the […]
SRINAGAR — Three decades after it was constructed, one of the oldest security bunkers in Srinagar city has been dismantled — underlining the improvement in the Kashmir valley’s security situation. The security bunker, constructed by the Border Security Force (BSF) in the early 1990s, at Braripora in the city’s Safakadal area is in the process […]
JAMMU — Ruling out a possibility of any unidentified person roaming near the border without the knowledge of security agencies, a senior BSF officer on Friday said there was no presence of illegally settled Rohingya immigrants near the International Border in Jammu sector. Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, D K Boora said Jammu border […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Border Security Force on Friday conducted a joint patrolling exercise near the International Border in Samba district to strengthen the border grid, an official said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Virinder Singh Manhas and the commandants of BSF’s 65th and 159th battalions participated in the intensive […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) has completed the deployment of two fresh battalions, comprising more than 2,000 personnel, in the Jammu region to better plug infiltration from across the Pakistan front and check the recent spurt of militant activities in the area. Officials in the security establishment told PTI that the new troops […]
RAJOURI — Security forces are “fully alert” to counter possible infiltration attempt by militants and a strong protection grid is in place to deal with any challenge, Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu Frontier, D K Boora said on Wednesday. Even if the militants manage to infiltrate from anywhere, there are measures in […]
