Tripura: BSF IG visits Indo-Bangladesh border, greets jawans on Diwali

Newly-appointed Inspector General of the BSF’s Tripura frontier Sushanta Nath on Saturday paid a visit to Akhura check post along the Indo-Bangladesh border on the occasion of Diwali. The Inspector-General greeted the BSF jawans who are on duty at the Akhura check post and also distributed sweets among them on the festive occasion. From there […]

Three lakh ganja sapling destroyed by BSF in Tripura

Approximately 3 lakh ganja saplings were destroyed by the Border Security Force (BSF) along with the Police and forest officials in Tripura’s Sepahijala district as part of a special drive against narcotics. As per the BSF, the saplings of the narcotic substance were cultivated in approximately 25-hectares of forest land near the Ghatighar village and […]

BSF Guwahati Frontier apprehends two smugglers

Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) under Guwahati Frontier apprehended two smugglers along with 41 kg ganja and 353 bottles of Phensedyl in the bordering areas of Konamukta village, under Dinhata Police Station in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal. These contraband items were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh on Wednesday. Acting on a […]

11 more test COVID-19 positive in Tripura; tally rises to 206

11 more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Tripura, taking the border state’s overall tally to 206. The fresh cases include 10 people who returned from Mumbai and a family member of BSF personnel of the 86th Battalion. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb tweeted,”11 people found COVID19 #POSITIVE in Tripura today. Among them 10 […]

Tripura records 11 more positive COVID-19 cases, tally at 166

11 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the border state’s overall tally to 166. The fresh cases include 7 BSF personnel of the 86th Battalion, while 4 others are civilians. Among the four civilians include 2 truck drivers who had come from West Bengal and travelled to Churaibari via Guwahati. Meanwhile […]

One more BSF personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura

Tripura registers one more COVID-19 positive case on Tuesday, taking the state tally to 155. State Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb informed that a BSF official of 138th-Battalion in Dhalai district was found positive. Biplab Deb said, samples of 710 civilians and BSF officials were sent for COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1 BSF official tested […]

Tripura reports two more positive COVID-19 cases

Two more COVID19 positive cases have been reported from Tripura on Monday taking the state’s total count to 154. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that the two positive patients are BSF officials in Dhalai district. The chief minister informed, samples of 750 civilians and BSF personnel were sent for COVID-19 tests and out of […]

Tripura reports 16 more COVID-19 positive cases

Tripura has reported 16 more positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 152. 16 persons including one official, 6 female and 9 children from BSF’s 86th Battalion at Ambassa tested positive for the virus. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb tweeted, “16 persons found #COVID19 POSITIVE in Tripura from 86th-Bn #BSF (Official:1, Female:6, Children: […]

17 more BSF persons test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura

17 persons from BSF’s 86th Battalion at Ambassa have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the tally of positive cases in Tripura to 136. This was informed by Chief Minister Biplab Deb on his official Twitter handle. Deb tweeted, “17 persons found #COVID19 POSITIVE in Tripura today from 86th-Bn #BSF, Ambassa. No Civilian found […]