The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the Samba sector were put on high alert after the security forces thwarted a potential infiltration attempt along the International Border in the Samba district.
Upon noticing three individuals behaving suspiciously in Dharmanagar Bazar, one of the police personnel initiated a preliminary investigation. It was soon discovered that all three individuals were Bangladeshi nationals who had entered India without proper documentation, including passports.
In its continuous endeavour to make the election process more efficient and transparent, the Election Commission of India (ECI) stated that the polling personnel on election duty would cast their ballot at a voter facilitation centre, said an official release on Tuesday.
A forest fire has been sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains surrounding Nainital over the last 36 hours, an official said, adding that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed its personnel and MI-17 choppers in a dousing operation in the area.
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in an attack by Kuki militants starting from Friday midnight at the Naransena area in Manipur, police said.
A 24-year-old person was booked for posing as a pilot with Singapore Airlines in front of CISF personnel, who are in charge of airport security across the country.
Ahead of the voting in Jammu during the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the security personnel are on high alert and are carrying out patrolling in vulnerable areas.
In view of the soaring temperatures in Uttar Pradesh, medical kits to address health conditions such as heatstroke, will be provided to the polling personnel for the voting scheduled on April 26 across 8 constituencies in the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
In its verdict, the Tainan branch of the Taiwan High Court declared the two men, identified by their surname Huang, guilty of orchestrating a spy network that recruited active-duty military personnel to gather intelligence for China.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) personnel conducted raids at nine locations in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday in a case linked to terror activities.