Agartala, May 9 (IANS) The Tripura Frontier of the Border Security Force (BSF) has initiated the process of handing over the bodies of two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers who were killed in firing near the Zero Point along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, officials said on Saturday. A senior police official said that tension prevailed along the India-Bangladesh border in Sepahijala district after the two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers were killed in firing on Friday…
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government in West Bengal, veteran Air Commodore Ranjan Mukherjee (retired) on Monday described the electoral outcome as a “historic shift”, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the party’s organisational strength, and a strong voter-driven sentiment for change.Speaking to IANS, Mukherjee underlined the strategic importance of West Bengal, calling it the “nerve centre” of the Northeast and a critical r…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, on Wednesday ordered a fine to be imposed on the Joint Director of the State Land and Land Reforms Department. The Central Government has paid the land acquisition fee, but the land has not been handed over for the construction of a barbed wire fence on the India-Bangladesh border.The High Court was dissatisfied after reviewing this report from the state…
Aizawl, April 17 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Friday underscored the importance of balanced development, with a special emphasis on strengthening infrastructure in international and state border areas. Flagging off a Basic Life Support Ambulance (BLSA), the Governor noted that border regions require sustained attention, as residents in these areas often face the greatest hardships due to limited access to essential services. He expressed appreciation to NBCC …
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Nisith Pramanik, former Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, on Monday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being behind the recent incident in Malda, alleging that it was orchestrated to create what he termed as “fear psychosis” among people in the state. In an interview with IANS, Pramanik, the BJP candidate from Mathabhanga Assembly constituency of Bengal, alleged that the Trinamool Congress government has been providing shelter to Banglades…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have once again flagged the issue of large-scale illegal immigration into the states of Assam and West Bengal, where elections are to be held this month. There has been a massive push to send illegal immigrants into Assam and West Bengal, in a clear sign that attempts are being made to vitiate the atmosphere in these states as elections are set to be held, an Intelligence Bureau official said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Assam, m…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police, on Sunday, told that they have been arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, who were accused of the killing of ‘anti-India’ leader and Inqilab Moncho Spokesperson, Sharif Osman Hadi, in December last year. According to a statement issued by the West Bengal Police, the two arrested Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Rahul alias Faisal Karum Masud and Alamgir Hossain.The duo have been arrested from the India-Banglad…
Visakhapatnam, March 3 (IANS) A Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Visakhapatnam has convicted seven accused and sentenced them to imprisonment in a 2015 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case. The court has passed varied simple imprisonment (SI) sentences, ranging from 7 to 10 years, along with fines against the arrested accused under different provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the NIA said in a release on Tuesday.The accused, hailing from Assam, W…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) As the process of judicial adjudication of voters’ documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category in poll-bound West Bengal got underway, the judicial officers appointed in four districts located near the India-Bangladesh border have sought special security after experiencing security breaches.The process of judicial adjudication started on Monday as directed by the Supreme Court last week.These four districts are Malda, Murshidabad, North 24 Parganas,…
Aizawl, Feb 21 (IANS) Assam Rifles have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 11.85 crore by arresting four drug peddlers, including three Myanmar nationals, in Mizoram, officials said on Saturday. A defence spokesman said that, acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of banned methamphetamine tablets, Assam Rifles launched an operation on Friday night and established a Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) at Kakichhuha village in Lawngtlai district….