Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday obstructed a major smuggling attempt and seized contraband items worth Rs.16 lakhs along the international border of Meghalaya. This comes after they were alerted about the attempt to smuggle cattle through the border.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced the names of BJP leaders, who will campaign for BJP candidates for bye-election to the 56-Gambegre (ST) Legislative Assembly Constituency in the state of Meghalaya.
Ravi Gandhi, Additional Director General (ADG) of the Eastern Command of the Border Security Force (BSF), on Monday visited Meghalaya Frontier and reviewed the current security scenario and discussed various operational and administrative aspects of border management during his two-day visit
The Border Security Force (BSF) in Meghalaya seized clothing items worth more than Rs 12 lakhs from people who were allegedly trying to smuggle the items to Bangladesh, according to a statement by state's BSF headquarters in Shillong on Sunday.
The bypolls are spread across fifteen states - Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Border Security Force has apprehended a Bangladeshi involved in the smuggling of sugar to Bangladesh along the International Border in the East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar remarked that North-East is on the radar of the nation's development during his address in Meghalaya's Shilling on Wednesday.
Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday laid the foundation for Meghalaya Skill and Innovation Hub in the presence of Meghalaya Governor C H Vijayashankar, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Minister I/c Health Ampareen Lyngdoh.
BSF Meghalaya thwarted cattle smuggling attempts by rescuing 27 cattle (oxen and buffaloes) from the International Border of Meghalaya on Sunday, BSF said in a press release.