Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) is set to push for the relocation of all zero-line villages in West Bengal to facilitate more effective management of the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB).The BSF has been pursuing the issue for several years. However, according to senior officials, the process is expected to gather momentum following the change of government in the state.“The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been pursuing the matter for several years now. Adequate compensat…
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Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that a total of 142.79 acres of land has so far been handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the construction of outposts and barbed-wire fencing.In a post on X, Adhikari said: “Govt of WB has initiated intensified measures to strengthen border security by facilitating construction of BSF outposts and barbed-wire fencing, further enhancing security in the border areas. Additional land has now been h…
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Seven Bangladeshis, who were caught trying to enter West Bengal through the Murshidabad border, were sent to a newly created ‘holding centre’ in Lalgola of Murshidabad district on Tuesday. Police arrested the seven Bangladeshis on Monday night. Within 24 hours, all seven were sent to the newly created ‘holding centre’.According to a senior police officer of Murshidabad Police District, a few people tried to enter India by crossing the border under the cover of dark…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun preparations to attach the residence of former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas at Kandi in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, an insider in the central probe agency said on Saturday.Shantanu had already been arrested by the ED in connection with a criminal-linked syndicate case.On Friday, ED officials broke open the locks of Shantanu’s residence at Kandi and carried out an extensive search operation the…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been conducting raids and search operations at various sites in Kolkata since Friday morning in connection with several cases of money laundering linked to land syndicates, which involve the former Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police and the infamous local land mafia figure, Biswajit Poddar, also known as Sona Pappu.Both Sinha Biswas and Pappu are currently in ED custody after being arrested by the central investigating agency officia…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The decision of the West Bengal government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to launch a massive crackdown on illegal migrants and infiltrators, is being seen as a necessary and welcome move by India’s national security planners. Though the security agencies welcome the crackdown on illegal immigrants, they also warn of a push to other states in times to come.The BJP government in West Bengal announced a strict, ‘detect, detain and deport’ protocol. The DGP and…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Qazi Touqeer, who was seen alongside Arijit Singh in the 2005 reality show Fame Gurukul, has heaped praise on his former “genius” co-contestant and said that the renowned Bollywood singer has no corruption, insecurity, and jealousy towards anyone in him. Qazi, who lent his voice for the song Afghan Jalebi from the 2015 film “Phantom”, shared a reel video of himself from the time he spent in Arijit’s hometown in Jiaganj in West Bengal.The video begins with the time…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Aam Janata Unnayan Party legislator Humayun Kabir on Monday welcomed the decision taken in the first meeting of the new cabinet in West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, to allocate land to the BSF for the installation of barbed fencing along the currently unfenced international border with Bangladesh within a period of 45 days. “The security of the state and the country is associated with this decision. Now there is a double-engine government in West Be…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) When the Election Commission of India confirmed a record-breaking final voter turnout of 92.47% across two phases, representing the highest-ever poll participation in West Bengal since Independence, surpassing the previous record of 84.72% set in 2011, this figure is not merely a statistical achievement. It is a declaration of democratic will by a population that had been systematically suppressed, intimidated, and taken for granted at the polls for generations. In previ…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) One of the key issues in West Bengal is illegal immigration. It has been a problem that has been ongoing for years and with a complicit administration, illegal immigrants flooded the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while hailing the BJP’s victory, made it clear that illegal immigrants must be prepared to leave the state.Union Home Minister Amit Shah, too, echoed the same sentiment. Officials say that one could expect a clean up and more importantly fresh illegal immi…