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  • BSF shoots down 2d drone in 3 days alongside Pak border in Punjab 

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI/ AMRITSAR: The Border Safety Power shot down a quad-copter drone on Sunday evening alongside the India-Pakistan global border within the Amritsar area, officers stated.

    That is the second one such incident within the closing 3 days at this frontier.

    The drone weighing 12 kg had 4 propellers, intercepted and shot round 9.15 pm close to the Rania border put up in Amritsar sector by way of the troops of the twenty second Battalion of the BSF, they stated.

    Some consignment that was once loaded and being ferried by way of the drone was once additionally recovered.

    Extra main points are awaited, a BSF spokesperson stated.

    In a an identical incident that happened at the intervening evening of October 13-14 the BSF shot down a big (quad copter) Pakistani drone within the Gurdaspur sector of Punjab.

    NEW DELHI/ AMRITSAR: The Border Safety Power shot down a quad-copter drone on Sunday evening alongside the India-Pakistan global border within the Amritsar area, officers stated.

    That is the second one such incident within the closing 3 days at this frontier.

    The drone weighing 12 kg had 4 propellers, intercepted and shot round 9.15 pm close to the Rania border put up in Amritsar sector by way of the troops of the twenty second Battalion of the BSF, they stated.

    Some consignment that was once loaded and being ferried by way of the drone was once additionally recovered.

    Extra main points are awaited, a BSF spokesperson stated.

    In a an identical incident that happened at the intervening evening of October 13-14 the BSF shot down a big (quad copter) Pakistani drone within the Gurdaspur sector of Punjab.

  • BSF weapons down Pakistan drone alongside border in Amritsar 

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Border Safety Drive troops in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday shot down a drone after it had sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan, officers mentioned.

    BSF staff on the Shahpur border outpost fired 17 rounds once they spotted the drone coming from the Pakistani facet round 4:30 am, an legit of the border guarding power mentioned.

    Illuminating bombs had been extensively utilized to extend visibility because it used to be nonetheless darkish, he legit, including that the drone used to be shot down right away after it entered Indian territory.

    A rope used to be additionally discovered hooked up to the drone, the legit mentioned, including {that a} seek operation used to be underway within the house.

    BSF Director Basic Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday had mentioned the power used to be alive to the specter of drones and that it were running to counter it.

    The BSF guards India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The whole period of Punjab’s border with Pakistan is 553 kilometres.

    CHANDIGARH: Border Safety Drive troops in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday shot down a drone after it had sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan, officers mentioned.

    BSF staff on the Shahpur border outpost fired 17 rounds once they spotted the drone coming from the Pakistani facet round 4:30 am, an legit of the border guarding power mentioned.

    Illuminating bombs had been extensively utilized to extend visibility because it used to be nonetheless darkish, he legit, including that the drone used to be shot down right away after it entered Indian territory.

    A rope used to be additionally discovered hooked up to the drone, the legit mentioned, including {that a} seek operation used to be underway within the house.

    BSF Director Basic Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday had mentioned the power used to be alive to the specter of drones and that it were running to counter it.

    The BSF guards India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The whole period of Punjab’s border with Pakistan is 553 kilometres.

  • Two Pakistani fishermen apprehended by means of BSF off Gujarat coast

    Through PTI

    AHMEDABAD: The Border Safety Power has apprehended two Pakistani fishermen from a creek house close to the India-Pakistan border off the Kutch district coast in Gujarat, the BSF stated on Tuesday.

    The Air Power Station at Nalia within the district which incessantly screens the location spotted a motion of six fishing boats together with fishermen within the normal house of Harami Nala the usage of an unmanned aerial automobile at 11.40 am on Monday.

    It alerted in regards to the motion to the Bhuj BSF which right away introduced a different operation within the house, the BSF stated in a remark.

    “The Bhuj BSF right away introduced a different operation within the Harami Nala house unfold over 900 sq km. Thus far, the BSF troops have apprehended two Pakistani fishermen and the operation is in growth,” it stated.

    The fishermen had been known as Yasin Sheikh (35) and Mohammad Sheikh (25), each citizens of a village close to the 0 Level house in Sujawal district of Pakistan, the BSF stated.

    The BSF had on August 5 apprehended a Pakistani fisherman and seized 5 boats from the similar house.

    Whilst Indian fishermen are barred from getting into the creek because of safety causes, the ones from Pakistan many a time input the Indian waters on the lookout for a greater catch.

    AHMEDABAD: The Border Safety Power has apprehended two Pakistani fishermen from a creek house close to the India-Pakistan border off the Kutch district coast in Gujarat, the BSF stated on Tuesday.

    The Air Power Station at Nalia within the district which incessantly screens the location spotted a motion of six fishing boats together with fishermen within the normal house of Harami Nala the usage of an unmanned aerial automobile at 11.40 am on Monday.

    It alerted in regards to the motion to the Bhuj BSF which right away introduced a different operation within the house, the BSF stated in a remark.

    “The Bhuj BSF right away introduced a different operation within the Harami Nala house unfold over 900 sq km. Thus far, the BSF troops have apprehended two Pakistani fishermen and the operation is in growth,” it stated.

    The fishermen had been known as Yasin Sheikh (35) and Mohammad Sheikh (25), each citizens of a village close to the 0 Level house in Sujawal district of Pakistan, the BSF stated.

    The BSF had on August 5 apprehended a Pakistani fisherman and seized 5 boats from the similar house.

    Whilst Indian fishermen are barred from getting into the creek because of safety causes, the ones from Pakistan many a time input the Indian waters on the lookout for a greater catch.

  • Morale low as stagnation prime throughout BSF ranks

    Specific Information Carrier

    NEW DELHI:  The Border Safety Power (BSF) team of workers who guard the country’s frontiers, seem to be dropping motivation as a result of the loss of avenues for expansion inside their carrier. Take the periodic cadre assessment. Its said purpose is to make projections of necessities of team of workers and to rationalise the cadre construction to be able to support potency and morale.

    But, cadre assessment of BSF’s Workforce B and C has no longer been performed because the pressure got here into lifestyles in 1965. Seven years in the past, the primary proposal for his or her cadre assessment was once despatched to the Ministry of House Affairs (MHA) for approval. There was no ahead motion but.

    “A cadre assessment proposal for team of workers under officer rank (Workforce B & C) was once ordered on Would possibly 15, 2015 through the Director-Basic of BSF. The proposal was once despatched to the MHA on Nov 3, 2015,” a senior officer stated.
    Whilst Workforce B contains inspectors and sub-inspectors, Workforce C has constables and head constables. Workforce A incorporates officials — assistant commandant and above. TNIE spoke to a couple of team of workers of the BSF to know the placement.

    For Workforce A, the Delhi Prime Courtroom in 2016 ordered a cadre assessment, pointing to the more youthful age profile of commanders within the Military the place an officer turns into a commanding officer with round 16 years of carrier. It directed the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to likewise deliver down the age profiles in their commanders. The typical age profile of a BSF commandant, the commanding officer of a unit, is 52 years at the present, knowledgeable the officer quoted above. The BSF has a energy of round 2,55,000 — round 2.5 lakh under officer rank and round 5,000 officials.

    Ranks and promotions are a vital a part of the morale and motivation mechanism for each and every combatised pressure. But, a candidate becoming a member of BSF on the backside of the pyramid can believe himself fortunate if he turns into a head constable after 21 lengthy years of carrier. For, no longer all constables of the 2000 batch have picked up head constable ranks.

    At the present, a constable takes greater than 32 years to transform an assistant sub inspector and 36 years for promotion as sub inspector. Only a few achieve the inspector rank. “Achieving the rank on an assistant commandant is a rarity,” stated resources.

    Regimen promotions not on time even for BSF officials: House Ministry

    The stagnation is similarly unhealthy on the officials’ degree the place a BSF assistant commandant, who should have transform a deputy commandant in 5 years, is taking 12 years to pick out his first rank. There may be main stagnation at each and every next rank. The MHA is the cadre controlling authority of the BSF. In its letter on April 20, the MHA said that no longer even regimen promotions are taking place on time.

    As in keeping with the Division of Body of workers and Coaching, cadre assessment is to be performed each and every 5 years. It says, “Then again, as in keeping with the main points furnished through the Forces in the case of Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) for promotion of more than a few ranks for the emptiness of 2022, it’s been noticed that a lot of DPCs for promotion in more than a few ranks are pending finalisation.”

    The letter requested the CAPF, together with the BSF and Assam Rifles, to check out and whole the method of DPCs through June 30. However the senior officer was once skeptical on whether or not it is going to deal with the well-liked stagnation. The issue has transform perennial as a result of, “The MHA has no present mechanism to watch grievances and occupation progressions of CAPF officials and resolves them,” the officer stated.

    BSF low on candidate choice: Find out about 
    “An interior research of the bureaucracy crammed through applicants becoming a member of the pressure presentations that BSF is without doubt one of the closing in selection, for each officials and team of workers,” a senior BSF officer knowledgeable

  • BSF recovers hands, ammunition close to Indo-Pak border in Jammu; troops on alert 

    Via PTI

    JAMMU: The Border Safety Power (BSF) Thursday recovered a cache of hands and ammunition right through a different seek operation (SSO) alongside the Global Border (IB) in Jammu, officers mentioned.

    They mentioned the SSO used to be introduced as there have been intelligence inputs about Pakistan-based terrorists making an attempt to smuggle guns into the Indian territory.

    The troops had been on prime alert following the adversarial inputs and had been ceaselessly patrolling the spaces close to the three-tier border fencing alongside the IB, they mentioned.

    The SSO used to be introduced at the zero-line forward of the fence alongside the IB in sub-sector Pargwal of Akhnoor right through which a bag stuffed with guns and ammunition used to be recovered, they mentioned.

    The recoveries come with one AK-47 rifle, 20 rounds of AK-47 rifle, two magazines, two made-in-Italy pistols, 40 rounds of pistol and 4 pistol magazines, they mentioned, including the troops avoided a significant tragedy by way of making sure the consignment smuggled from Pakistan didn’t input India.

    Speaking to journalists, BSF DIG S Okay Singh mentioned the troops as soon as once more uncovered the evil designs of Pakistan-based terrorists and made a giant dent on their nefarious actions.

    He additional mentioned the BSF is on prime alert at all times and dedicated to protected the Global Border.

  • Recent batch of 446 constables sign up for Border Safety Drive

    By way of Specific Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: The Border Safety Drive (BSF) on Wednesday were given a big supplement of freshly educated constables after finishing their grueling Fundamental Coaching.

    The BSF on Wednesday knowledgeable, “Passing out cum attestation parade of 446 Constables of Batch No 589 and 590 had been held at Subsidiary Coaching Centre (STC), Bengaluru on Wednesday.”

    Lieutenant Common B Okay Repswal, Commandant, ASC Centre & Faculty, took the salute and reviewed the parade. He congratulated the collaborating Constable trainees for his or her sensible turnout and superb drill.  A lot of members of the family of passed-out constables additionally witnessed the parade.

    “The newly decided on trainees go through grueling coaching of round 9 months which incorporates fundamental techniques, firing drill, talent at palms, and quite a lot of assault and defence drills.” advised an officer.

    After the a success coaching and attestation, those constables are assigned to their battalions, added the officer.

    STC BSF Bangalore is imparting coaching to fundamental recruits and in-service classes to all ranks of BSF.

    The recruits of state police like Bihar, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep and Odisha, India Reserve Battalions and police staff of North Jap Police Academy, Railway Coverage Drive, CISF, Nationwide Police Academy and Nepal Armed Police had been educated right here but even so the learning of BSF staff. It’s been declared the most efficient STC within the power.

    BSF was once raised within the yr 1965 as a specialised Drive to make sure the sanctity of India’s borders; the power proved its mettle within the 1971 battle with Pakistan and performed a decisive function within the liberation of Bangladesh.

    BSF troops have additionally been deployed in counter Insurgency/extremist operations involving the states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir. At the moment 16 Battalions of BSF are deployed in Anti-Naxal operation in maximum far flung spaces of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

    The Border Guarding Drive has a complete power of greater than 2.65 Lakhs comprising 13 FTR, 44 Sectors and 193 Battalions (together with 3 Nationwide Crisis Aid Drive Battalions) and is entrusted with the obligation of border control alongside the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders. It additionally serves alongside the Line of Regulate with the Indian Military.  

    In the meantime, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Director Common Border Safety Drive reached Gandhidham on Wednesday on a three-day consult with to the BSF Gujarat Frontier. “The DG will take an in depth overview of the protection state of affairs of India-Pakistan World Border of Gujarat frontier. He can be taking inventory of the continued construction works alongside the IB of the frontier.” BSF stated in a observation.