Security agencies in Rajasthan have detained four individuals and seized approximately 12 kg of heroin, suspected to have been smuggled from across the Indo-Pak border using drones. The operation involved a joint effort by CID, local police, and the Border Security Force (BSF).
Punjab Police have arrested six individuals involved in cross-border arms and drug smuggling with links to Pakistan-based smugglers, seizing weapons and heroin.
Punjab Police have arrested six individuals involved in two separate cross-border arms and drug smuggling operations with connections to Pakistan-based smugglers. The operation resulted in the recovery of sophisticated weapons and heroin.
Border Security Force personnel later found human footprints heading towards the Pakistani side, raising the possibility of an unintentional border crossing.
Pakistani drones were spotted hovering along the Indo-Pak border in the Poonch and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting security forces to activate their anti-drone measures. The drones were seen along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border.
A Pakistan-based gangster posted a video on social media purportedly showing the killing of a police officer in Gurdaspur, near the Indo-Pak border. A terror outfit has claimed responsibility for the incident, prompting a thorough investigation by Punjab Police.
Punjab Police and Border Security Force on Sunday carried out a joint search operation and flag march in villages near Indo-Pak border, amid a heightened vigil in the wake of the Uri attack a week ago.
However, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, IndusInd Bank, Hindustan Unilever and ICICI Bank were the gainers.
Alert BSF troops observed movement along the international border at a post in Chilyari belt of Samba at around 4:40 am.
To prevent intrusion at night, work is going on in full swing to lay electric lines, installation of large lights and power station.
With national security as the top priority, the BCCI, in coordination with local authorities, decided to abandon the match as a precautionary measure.
Bharatiya Janata Party activists on Sunday held a protest demonstration at Attari along Indo-Pak border in Amritsar against the Pakistani government over the death of Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore hospital following a murderous assault on him.
There is no sign of war in the border regions, a top Indian army officer said on Monday. "I see no war cloud in the Indo-Pak border regions," General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army's Central Command Lt Gen J K Mohanty said in Bhubaneshwar. Ever since terrorists of Pakistani origin launched an attack at the heart of Mumbai, there has been fears of India going to war with Pakistan.
The exercise, which began from Saturday, was being carried out to "thwart any ill designs of anti-national elements" during the Republic Day celebrations, the BSF Gujarat Frontier said in a release.
The Border Security Forces troops on Sunday foiled a pre-dawn infiltration bid by suspected militants in Ramgarh in Samba district on the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir after a heavy exchange of fire with the ultras, prompting India to lodge a protest with the neighbouring nation over the incident.
The incident occurred in Takkarpura village of Patti town on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, they said.
The CPWD has already completed 62kms of the border that passes through the dry terrain of Rann of Kutch, official sources said.
Facing difficulty in guarding riverine sections of Indo-Pak border, the Border Security Force has started installing laser walls to fill the gaps which saw several breach by militants from across the border.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded "zero infiltration" for the first time in 2011 despite several attempts along the India-Pakistan border, the police said on Tuesday.
In a video shared by officials, Modi, wearing a BSF uniform, can be seen offering sweets to the personnel on board a patrol vessel.
The reopening brought a sense of relief to students, teachers, and parents across the region.
On the eve of the Diamond League in Doha, the two-time Olympic medallist and reigning world champion, sought to set the record straight when asked about his equation with Nadeem, who won the gold medal at the Paris Games last year.
Army troops during routine patrolling detected a 50-mt long tunnel near a forward post along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu sector's Pallanwala sector, a defence spokesman said on Saturday.
The two sides, sources said, also agreed to stop ceasefire violations along the International Border "through enhanced communication via multiple modes at all possible levels".
People in several districts of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat spent an anxious night as authorities enforced blackouts amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan.
Sharma added that while there is "tension" at the border that runs along Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat, there has been no ceasefire violation till now in these areas.
After a series ceasefire violations by Pakistan troops in the past six days, guns fell silent on Friday along the Indo-Pak Border in Jammu region of J&K.
The Southern Command unveiled the flag of size 225 feet by 150 feet at Jaisalmer Military Station.
"Today there is a government in the country which cannot compromise even on one inch of the country's borders," the prime minister added.
Pakistani troops targeted over 60 hamlets and scores of border posts in heavy overnight shelling in Kathua and Samba districts, with mortar bombs landing deep inside Indian territory.
An uneasy calm prevailed in the Indian village along the International Border in Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir with residents reluctant to return fearing cross-border firing from Pakistan.
Keeping up his tradition of celebrating the festival with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sir Creek near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district and offered sweets to jawans.
The drone was spotted at Bachiwind village near the international border at 3.21 am on Saturday.
The Pakistani side did not respond to Border Security Forces' move to exchange sweets and greetings along the IB running through the states of Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
The Punjab Police and the BSF have recovered a huge cache of weapons near the India-Pakistan border in the Khemkaran area of Tarn Taran district, an official said on Wednesday.
They have been deployed to foil suspicious activities at the border in Punjab.
Pakistani troops on Tuesday opened fire and pounded several Indian posts with mortar shells in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Nearly 500 m of the fence was washed away in Bandtop-Nursury in Basantar belt.
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