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Some sent to Bangladesh to return to India: Centre to SC

Some sent to Bangladesh to return to India: Centre to SC

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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant that, keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and by not treating it as a precedent to be followed in other matters, the government has decided to bring them back Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

West Bengal committed to handover land to BSF within 45 days for border fencing: Minister

West Bengal committed to handover land to BSF within 45 days for border fencing: Minister

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BJP leader Ashok Kirtania. File | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal minister Ashok Kirtania on Sunday (May 16, 2026) said the State government was committed to handing over land to the Border Security Force (BSF) within 45 days for the erection of a fence along the Bangladesh border. Mr. Kirtania, the Food and Supply minister, who represents the Bangaon Uttar constituency in North 24 Parganas district, remarked after visiting his constituency to review the progress of land acquisition and meet Border Security Force (BSF) officials to assess the ground-level developments. He said land acquisition in most parts of the North 24 Parganas district was progressing satisfactorily, but flagged resistance in the Basirhat area. “I had a word with the district magistrate, and I was informed that, except for three mouzas in Basirhat, there are no issues. Some residents of Basirhat are refusing to move from the fencing area, and some families who will fall inside the fencing are refusing rehabilitation,” Mr. Kirtania told reporters. The minister said he directed the District Magistrate to resolve the …

Where history once flowed in, it now flows out: Bengal’s Hakimpur sees rare reverse migration

Where history once flowed in, it now flows out: Bengal’s Hakimpur sees rare reverse migration

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Hakimpur , Along the muddy lane leading to the Hakimpur border outpost, once a passage for refugees in 1947 and again in 1971, waves of people had moved inward over decades, turning the village here into an improvised sanctuary for those escaping violence across the frontier. Where history once flowed in, it now flows out: Bengal’s Hakimpur sees rare reverse migration This November, elders of Hakimpur in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district bordering Bangladesh, say it feels as if history is replaying itself with the frames flipped. The movement looks familiar, only the direction has changed. Over the past few days, undocumented Bangladeshi nationals have been walking back toward the same border gate through which their parents and grandparents once came in. The reason, according to security officials, villagers and the migrants themselves, is clear: the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls underway across West Bengal. With enumerators conducting door-to-door verification, those living for years on borrowed papers, fake voter IDs or no documents at all know they will not pass the checks. Many …

High-level security meet held at Tripura CM Manik Saha’s residence | India News

High-level security meet held at Tripura CM Manik Saha’s residence | India News

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A high-level meeting on security-related issues pertaining to the India-Bangladesh border was held at the official residence of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha in Agartala on Friday. Speaking to indianexpress.com, an official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said, “A meeting of various security forces was held at the official residence of Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha to discuss enhanced surveillance along the India-Bangladesh border. The closed-door meeting lasted for more than an hour. It was attended by officers of the Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, and other forces, as well as officials from various intelligence agencies.” Tripura shares an 856 km-long international border with Bangladesh, parts of which are still unfenced due to local disputes. Story continues below this ad Among other states in the Northeast, Meghalaya has 443 km of international border with Bangladesh, Mizoram has 318 km, and Assam shares 263 km of border. Meanwhile, just a day after the seizure of eight pistols along with 16 magazines at Agartala railway station, 11 Bangladeshi nationals, including four women and four minors, were …

BSF Seizes Rs 4.3 Crore Worth Gold Biscuits Near Indo-Bangladesh Border

BSF Seizes Rs 4.3 Crore Worth Gold Biscuits Near Indo-Bangladesh Border

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During interrogation, the man claimed that he is a civil engineer who smuggles to earn easy money. Kolkata: The Border Security Force (BSF) claims to have arrested a civil engineer and seized 50 gold biscuits from his possession in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal. “Acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of 5 Bn BSF, posted at the Tentulberia Border Outpost, carried out a search in the Anchalpara village. The village is located about 2,700 metres behind the BOP. On spotting the BSF troops, a man attempted to flee through the back door of his house. Despite warnings, he attempted to break through the BSF cordon, till a jawan fired a blank round in the air. The man panicked and gave up,” said N K Pandey, DIG and spokesperson, South Bengal Frontier, BSF. He added that a search of the accused led to the recovery of a black cloth belt wrapped in a synthetic carry bag, adding that the 50 gold biscuits were found inside. “He, along with the gold, was taken to the …