I was elated by the unique initiative recently taken by a formation of a border-guarding force responsible to secure a sensitive border. The initiative is simple, indigenous and cost-effective method to detect tunnels in the border area which the adv...
An old photo of BSF troops at a border outpost somewhere in the western theatre.VV Giri, the-then President of India appreciated the role of the Border Security Force during the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh with following words:The role of the B...
BSF troops patrol along the India-Pakistan border in Akhnoor, Jammu. (File photo)The recent detection of tunnel in Samba area of India-Pakistan border has generated a lot of brouhaha, and allegations of laxity and/or incompetence on part of Border Se...
As an otherwise dull and drab November rolls on in 2020 and the memories of India’s latest victim of anti-personnel mine, SFF Commando Nyima Tenzin, fades away, let us take our readers back to another November, 49 years ago – and another ...
BSF jawans along the bordersSrinagar: Asserting that less number of militants managed to infiltrate into this side from Pakistan -occupied-Kashmir (PoK) as compared to last year due to heightened vigil along the Line of Control (LoC), a senior BSF of...
Indian Army patrolling along LOCNew Delhi: A total of 3,186 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan were reported along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region so far this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.In addition, 242 incident...
A BSF jawan stands guard at a border outpost in Jammu.The government of India, after procrastinating for five months, has finally appointed a director general for the Border Security Force. However, this largest border-guarding force of the wor...
Jammu: Yet again Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the international border in Kathua district while Cordon and Search Operation was also launched in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Official sources here said that P...
New Delhi: The Border Security Force on Saturday morning shot dead five intruders near Indo-Pak border when they were trying to violate the International Border (IB).According to the BSF, the alert troopers of 103 Battalion of the Force noticed ...
File PicNew Delhi: The government on Wednesday ordered the “immediate” withdrawal of 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.After abrogation of Article of 370 from Jammu & Kashmir, this is the bi...