Shillong, Jan 21 (IANS) In a major border security operation, Meghalaya Police intercepted 18 Bangladeshi nationals and detained two Indian touts in the West Jaintia Hills district, close to the India-Bangladesh border near Dawki, officials said on Wednesday. The coordinated operation was launched in the wee hours of Wednesday following specific Intelligence inputs indicating that undocumented foreign nationals were being transported from Jowai towards the Dawki border.Acting swiftly, a Special …
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Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) The situation in West Bengal must be addressed through political means rather than extraordinary central intervention, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav said, stressing that patience and sustained political engagement are key to challenging the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).Speaking at an Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) interaction here, Madhav rejected repeated calls for drastic measures in the eastern state. “It’s a political fight. We have to fight it politically, h…
Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Saturday, discussed the India-Bangladesh border-related issues and the implications of upcoming elections in the neighbouring country with the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Red Shield Division of the Army, Major General Shubhankar Basu and other senior Army officials. An official said that the Chief Minister discussed recent developments along the India-Bangladesh Border, including concerns related to porous borders, inimica…
Agartala, Jan 6 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), protesting against the killing of Hindus in Bangladesh, on Tuesday demanded a complete stoppage of border trade with the neighbouring country.VHP activists on Tuesday organised a protest at the Raghna check post and border trade point along the India-Bangladesh border in northern Tripura.The protesters demanded a total halt to border trade and export-related activities with Bangladesh.A large contingent of security personnel was deployed du…
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has received information about 14 voters who are holding Indian EPIC cards and Bangladeshi passports simultaneously.Based on inputs and suspicions that these 14 voters might be originally Bangladeshi residents, the CEO’s office had sought information about them from the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Kolkata.The FRRO, Kolkata, recently wr…
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) Security has been tightened along certain portions of the international borders in Tripura following reports of the movement of cadres belonging to two Bangladesh-based armed groups — the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), officials said on Saturday. District Magistrate of Gomati district in southern Tripura, Rinku Lather, issued a notification stating that reliable inputs had been received from the Border Secu…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of using inflammatory language and issuing veiled threats against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his recent visit to the state.Addressing a press conference here, the BJP condemned the West Bengal Chief Minister’s remarks, describing them as an assault on democratic norms and a desperate attempt to protect what it termed her “vote ba…
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IANS) At least seven Bangladeshi nationals were detained near the India-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Sribhumi district, triggering fresh concerns over border surveillance and monitoring along the sensitive stretch, officials said on Wednesday. The detention took place at Manatoli village under the Mahishasan border belt when members of the Village Defence Party (VDP) intercepted the group during a routine patrol, a senior official mentioned.The VDP personnel grew suspicious a…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Three India-Bangladesh bordering districts of West Bengal, namely Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas, and North 24 Parganas, have recorded the maximum number of doubtful voters whose weird family tree data have been detected in ‘progeny mapping’ during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, stated that of the 1.36 crore doubtful cases detected in progeny mapping, the highest number — at around 4…