border security

Rajouri/Jammu, March 4 Army troops on Wednesday thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district, officials said.The suspected individuals were observed attempting to sneak into this side from the Turkandi forward area around...

Rajouri/Jammu, March 4 Indian Army opened fire at suspected terrorists attempting to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district early Tuesday, officials said.The suspected individuals were observed attempting to sneak into this side from the Turkandi forward area around 4:15 am...

Washington, March 4 – A leading Republican senator raised concerns about alleged abuse of employment-based visa programs, including the H-1B system and Optional Practical Training (OPT), prompting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm that it is reviewing the student work program...

Peshawar, March 4 The Pakistani Army has killed the commander of the Afghan Taliban during an operation near the Torkham border in northwest Pakistan, security officials said on Wednesday.The commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA), identified as Qahraman, and his associates were...

New Delhi, March 3 The national capital will witness intensified vigilance at all motorable borders between Delhi and Haryana and Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, as part of the elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful celebrations, an official said on Tuesday.More than 15,000 police...

Washington, March 3 – Texas House Republicans have called for an immediate freeze on new H-1B visas and a pause on immigration following what they described as a terrorist attack in Austin that killed two people and injured 14 others.In a letter to congressional leaders on March 2, the state...

Mathurapur (WB), March 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah intensified the BJP's campaign on infiltration in West Bengal on Monday, stating that while "only names are being deleted" from the state's electoral rolls under the SIR, infiltrators would be "removed from the state" once the party comes to...

In March, Chief Minister Pema Khandu of Arunachal Pradesh asserted that the state does not have any homegrown insurgency, emphasizing that any security or administrative challenges must be addressed by the government with responsibility and resolve.Addressing the inaugural session of the...

In Mathurapur, West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday intensified the BJP's campaign against "infiltration," stating that while names are being removed from West Bengal's electoral rolls under the SIR, they will be "removed from the state" once the party comes to power, raising the...

Sandeshkhali (WB), March 2 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Monday criticized the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the law and order situation, alleging that it was providing shelter to infiltrators.The BJP leader also accused the TMC...

Islamabad, March 2 Pakistan's offensive against the Afghan Taliban was ongoing, with its security forces destroying an ammunition depot, state media reported on Monday.Pakistan launched "Operation Ghazab lil Haq" last week after forces of the Afghan Taliban attacked 53 locations along the more...

Mathurapur (WB), March 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday intensified the BJP's campaign against infiltration, stating that while "only the names of infiltrators are being removed now" from the voter rolls, they would be "expelled from the state" once the party comes to power with a full...

Islamabad, March 1 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the regional and internal security situation following recent developments in Iran and its ongoing military operation against Afghanistan.Pakistan launched operation 'Ghazab Lil Haq'...

Imphal, March 1 – Timely intervention by the Army and Assam Rifles averted a potential disaster after a forest fire broke out near the ‘Friendship Bridge’ along the Integrated Check Post (ICP) on the India-Myanmar border at Moreh, officials said on Sunday.A defence spokesperson said that a...

Islamabad, March 1 Pakistan has killed 415 Afghan Taliban personnel and injured more than 580 in the ongoing military operation, Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday.Pakistan launched operation 'Ghazab Lil Haq' on Thursday night in response to Afghan Taliban...

Kabul, March 1 – Afghanistan said on Sunday that it had thwarted a Pakistani military attempt to conduct an airstrike on the Bagram airbase, according to media reports.In a statement, the police headquarters in central Parwan said that several Pakistani military jets conducted an airstrike...

Pithoragarh, March 1 In view of the elections in Nepal on March 5, the administration in Uttarakhand's border districts of Pithoragarh and Champawat has decided to close the border between the two countries for 72 hours from Monday, officials said.Pithoragarh District Magistrate (DM) Ashish...

Jammu, March 1 Army troops opened fire to bring down a Pakistani drone after it entered the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said.However, the drone returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after hovering...

Islamabad, February 28 Pakistani security forces have killed 352 members of the Afghan Taliban and their allied terrorist groups in ongoing air and ground operations, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday.The minister said that Pakistani forces had completely destroyed 130...

Islamabad, February 28 Pakistani authorities said that approximately 331 members of the Afghan Taliban and their allied terrorist groups have been killed so far as the operation against them was ongoing, it emerged on Saturday.Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, providing an early...