Bangladesh Border

Synthetic drug 'Yaba' makes silent entry into North East with lethal consequences for future

The BSF recently seized a large consignment of Yaba tablets on the Bangladesh border. Usage of the drug is seeing a worrying rise.

Myanmar violence: Three Rohingyas 'killed' by landmine planted near Bangladesh border

Last week two Rohingya including a child had their legs blown off and another person was injured after they stepped onto suspected mines near the Myanmar border

Tripura government will not implement new cattle slaughter rules, says minister

Tripura's state government will not implement the new cattle trade and slaughter rules as it is against the interests of the people, a state minister said.

Amit Shah in Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee suffering from BJP phobia, says party chief

In a swipe at Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday said she was suffering from "BJP phobia".

Kashmir: 377 ex-militants returned from Pakistan via Nepal, Bangladesh since 2010

In 2010, Jammu and Kashmir government launched a rehabilitation policy for former Kashmiri militants, who had crossed over to Pakistan but did not return, and had shunned violence.

BSF to tighten security along Bangladesh border after Dhaka terror attack

The governors of Assam and Tripura have told the BSF to tighten their vigil on the border with Bangladesh following the terror attack on Dhaka.

Arsenic-affected village now selling packaged drinking water

Once forced to drink arsenic-contaminated ground water, residents of a remote hamlet in West Bengal near Indo-Bangla border are now purifying water from ponds and selling packaged safe drinking water.