DNA: Why politics over national security?
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) increased the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) giving its officers the powers of arrest, search and seizure. The jurisdiction has been extended in three states of West Bengal, Punjab and Assam. The Ministry of Home Affairs has increased the area jurisdiction to 50 km inside Indian territory from International Border along India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders in Assam, West Bengal and Punjab, earlier it was 15 kms.
Oct 14, 2021, 22:14 PM IST
Home Ministry will re-map Indian borders to prevent smuggling, form special task force: Sources
The government has ordered all paramilitary forces in the country to re-map the border areas and also find out which routes are being used in a bid to smuggle inside India so that the activities along those routes can be tracked and their fencing can be strengthened.
Nov 27, 2019, 10:46 AM IST
