JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an alleged infiltration bid along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district on Friday and arrested a “suspected person” with a modified AK-type rifle and ammunition, police officials said. The accused — identified as Abdul Khalik — was arrested over alleged suspicious movement near the International Border (IB) […]
JAMMU — Praising the contribution of Village Defence Guards (VDGs), Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday said the force would not hesitate to induct them in regular force for exceptional contribution in counter-terrorism operations. He urged VDGs to remain vigilant and actively cooperate with police and security forces in strengthening […]
JAMMU — Days after the Pahalgam terror attack, the Octroi Border Outpost (BoP) along the International Border (IB) was on Friday made out of bounds for the general public. Several tourists from Nagpur and Mumbai claimed they were not allowed to visit the Octroi BoP by the border guards amidst heightened tensions between India and […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday said that a 50-year-old man, who was recently found wandering near the International Border (IB) in Akhnoor sector here, was reunited with his family. Venkata Rao, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, was missing from home for the last three months and his safe return brought immense relief […]
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah, currently on a three-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, visited a forward post of BSF along the India-Pakistan border in Kathua district, where a massive operation against Pakistani terrorists is underway for the past fortnight, officials said. Shah flew in a helicopter to the Hiranagar sector […]
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 […]
KATHUA — Security forces have apprehended a Pakistani intruder along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said on Thursday. Security personnel detected suspicious movement of a person attempting to cross the border in the Hiranagar sector on Wednesday night, the sources said. The forces fired a few warning […]
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 […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani drone carrying nearly half a kg of high-grade narcotic substance was seized by the Border Security Force near the International Border here, officials said on Sunday. The quadcopter entered India from across the border and was seized from the Chinaz Border Outpost area in the Arnia sector late Saturday, they said. […]
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 […]