He said that after the Cabinet Committee's 2018 approval, the Centre had been consistently urging the West Bengal government to allocate land for seven ICPs, including Ghojadanga, Fulbari, Hili and Mahadipur.
Facilitation of cross-border movement and capacity-building support for Bhutan's police forces also featured prominently in the talks held from October 16-17 in Bhutan's capital, Thimphu.
In an initiative to promote the spirit of fitness and national unity, the Border Security Force (BSF) organised a cycle campaign on Sunday from Frontier Headquarters Salbagan, Tripura, to the Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Agartala under "Khelo India - Fit India".
Bangladeshi nationals at the Fulbari border in West Bengal have called for peace and political stability amid rising violence back home. While some supported Sheikh Hasina's return, others downplayed the unrest. The situation has impacted travel, with reduced movement through the Integrated
Amid growing unrest in Bangladesh, voices from within the nation and neighbouring countries are calling for peace and political transformation. Along with Bangladeshi nationals, medical students from Nepal studying in Bangladesh said that the country needs peace and also called for politica
Iranian national Ahelam, who holds a visa for travel by road, has appealed to Indian authorities for permission to return home after the government announced the immediate closure of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari as part of strengthened security measures.
Despite the recent Pahalgam terror attack and growing tensions between India and Pakistan, the Kartarpur Corridor remains open for devotees to visit the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, even as the Integrated Check Post at Attari remains closed.
In the wake of the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced a series of strong countermeasures, including the immediate closure of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari. Tourists on Thursday welcomed the move and urged the government to take
Singh also condemned the attack, telling ANI, "I was going to Pakistan today for my brother's wedding, but it will be postponed now. My grandmother and her four sons stay in Pakistan, and her one son stays in India. The attack on tourists (in Pahalgam) was very wrong."
Following the deadly Pahalgam attack, the Indian government's announcement of the immediate closure of the Attari Integrated Check Post and issue a 48-hour deadline for Pakistani nationals under the SVES visa to leave the country has left many with disrupted personal plans, including wedding
Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday met the family of Indian Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack and said that India will do whatever it has to do to take revenge for this incident.
The unrest in Bangladesh almost dried the trade in Integrated Check Post Fulbari Indo-Bangladesh border. Most of the exchange counters at the border were found empty.