Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has instructed all the District Magistrates and Municipal Commissioners to ensure arrangements for bonfires at prominent places in their districts and town areas as part of a campaign, the government officials said on Saturday.
Two Naxals were neutralised and one injured Naxal was apprehended during the joint operation of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli Police and Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Police under the jurisdiction of the SPS Damrancha and Chhattisgarh border area.
The BSF has instilled confidence in the farmers by helping them every step of the way. They have sworn to guard them and their cattle while on the field.
With the aim to provide health services in remote border areas, Assam Rifles on Wednesday conducted a medical camp under its 'Civic Action Programme' at Mimbung village in Mizoram.
For countering Chinese aggression on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Union government is carrying out infrastructure development in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Saturday emphasized on the need to repopulate the unoccupied areas near the border in Uttarakhand adding that if repopulation is not possible then such areas should be made tourist hubs.
The Afghan forces opened fire heavy weapons on the civilian population in Kali Musa near the border area, which prompted Pakistan and in retaliation, the establishment also fired.
"Indian Army and its formations along Northern frontiers apart from their primary role have a stellar record in their nation-building initiatives", said Indian Army in its statement.
Amid the reports of terrorism and infiltration along the Line of Control (LOC), new school buildings being constructed near the 'Zero Line' offers hope for a better future for children who want to study and succeed in life.
'Fatima', the film narrates the story of the tumultuous life of the eponymous Fatima Khatun,- married to a pimp at age 9, a mother at age 12, the indomitable Fatima now fights to emancipate the girls trafficked into the red-light areas of Forbesganj in the Indo-Nepal border area.
Eknath Shinde said, "We are doing the work of giving justice to the Marathi people in the border areas. Not even an inch of space in Maharashtra will be allowed to go anywhere."