"The BSF search team thoroughly searched the bus and found 52 gold biscuits weighing 6,950 grams in the hollow pipe near its fuel tank," stated the officials.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday, condemned the West Bengal government over its move of banning 'The Kerala Story' movie in the state, and accused the Opposition parties of doing "appeasement and vote bank politics".
"If we talked about flights from Imphal to Kolkata, Air India operated daily one flight in the morning. IndiGo operated four flights from Imphal to Kolkata including connected and direct flight. All flights were packed to capacity for the next two days," Debjit Dutta said.
Foiling a smuggling bid, Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals along with 52 gold biscuits worth Rs 4.24 crore at Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole on the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal banned the film 'The Kerala Story' citing "maintenance of peace" and to avoid incidents of "hatred and violence" in the state.
With a low-pressure area formed over the Southeast Bay of Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that people do not need to fear the cyclone as the State governmnet is equipped with handling the situation.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate various development projects of the Land Port Authority of India and Border Security Force (BSF) in his day-long visit to West Bengal on Tuesday.
As Mamata Banerjee completed 12 years as the chief minister of West Bengal, State Cabinet Minister Dr Shashi Panja has said that the Trinamool Congress supremo has always prioritized the people of the state.
"Railway Protection Force( RPF)/Howrah has apprehended one person with the recovery of 2.985 Kgs Gold Ornaments of valued Rs. 1,77,45,825/- at Howrah Railway Station on 06.05.2023," the official said.
Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a smuggler on the India-Bangladesh international border area with 8 gold biscuits worth over 57 lakhs on Saturday, said officials.