The police will exercise utmost vigilance in the security of the puja mandaps, said Md. Moinul Islam, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bangladesh who presided over a law and order and security meeting for Durga Puja at the Police headquarters.
"One BSF personnel sustained injuries in the firing from the Pakistan side. Troops are on high alert," stated the BSF, which guards the India-Pakistan border.
The explosion killed one person and injured another. The blast occurred on HaLehi Street, sending shockwaves through the city, which has been on high alert due to escalating tensions in the region.
Hours after a joint operation by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched against terrorists in the Akar Forest near Patnitop on Tuesday, security personnel managed to establish contact with the terrorists and operations are in progress.
The anti-infiltration grid has been strengthened with the use of night vision cameras and drones, which are being monitored day and night in the surveillance room at LOC.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) remains on high alert around low-lying areas of Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, due to flooding caused by heavy rain on Sunday.
District Commissioner Mridul Yadav said that the Integrated Check Post (ICP) has been closed since Monday and not just import-export, even the movement of people is closed.
The recent heavy rainfall and flood situation in Himachal Pradesh has led to a devastating loss of Rs 900 crore to the Irrigation and Public Health (IPH), Public Works Department (PWD), and the state's road infrastructure, a government release said on Friday.
Odisha Additional Director General of Police (ADG) for Law and Order, Sanjay Kumar, said on Wednesday that coastal security has been put on high alert and patrols have been increased along the seaside and coastal areas of the state in response to the political crisis in Bangladesh.
In light of the current law and order situation in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force (BSF) has put India-Bangladesh border on high alert for next 48-hour on Monday.