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India, Bangladesh to expedite creation of 12 border haats
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): India and Bangladesh have decided to expedite setting up of 12 `border haats' to give a boost to the livelihood of people living in remote border areas.
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J-K: District Deputy Commissioners to expedite bunker construction in bord
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Jammu Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma on Saturday directed the Deputy Commissioners of border districts to expedite the pace of work on the construction of border bunkers to ensure their timely completion.
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Locals hail development projects being carried out by Centre in J-K's Rajo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): People residing in the backward border areas of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir are beaming with joy after witnessing a new change as several development projects are being carried out by the Centre in full swing.
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BSF South Bengal struggling to maintain seized cattle
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Border Security Force in South Bengal Frontier are currently facing grave challenges in maintenance of the cattle seized from the Indo-Bangladesh border areas.
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BSF launches Ops alert in Jaisalmer's border areas ahead of I-Day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Ahead of Independence Day, security forces in the border areas of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer have launched 'Ops alert' and officers of various ranks are supervising the situation.
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Siliguri: BSF seizes cough syrup, cattle worth over Rs 3 lakh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday seized bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup and cattle worth Rs 3,11,321 from different border areas in the intervening night of August 3 and 4.
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BSF to hold 7-day-long 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' celebrations
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) will hold week-long 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' (Kargil Victory Day) celebrations starting Saturday (July 20) in the border areas to mark the 20th anniversary of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 war.
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Smuggling through border cannot be fully stopped, says BGB
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Rangpur [Bangladesh], July 15 (ANI): Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday said that smuggling through border cannot be fully stopped as it is associated with the livelihood of poor people dwelling in border areas. It also expressed dissatisfaction over the action taken by Border Security
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Over 20 terrorist groups, including Pak-based LeT, active in Afghanistan:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 25 (ANI): Over 20 regional and international terrorist groups, including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) are currently fighting against government forces in Afghanistan, mainly in the border areas, according to a recent UN report.
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Govt distributes free DD set to people living in border areas of J-K
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)[India], June 22(ANI): In an event organized by Doordarshan Kashir, Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday launched a spectrum of initiatives for the state.
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Rajouri: Bunker built in govt school for children's safety
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 5 (ANI): As part of the government's initiative to provide bunkers for civilians near border areas, a government school in Kalsian area of the district has got a bunker which can be used for running classes when shelling leads to closure of schools.
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J-K: Ujh bridge to become functional soon, locals pleased with speedy comp
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 21 (ANI): An under-construction bridge at Ujh river in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district is nearing completion and locals are hailing the progress of the project.
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