Tripura: 24 more tests positive for COVID-19; tally at 88

24 people from BSF’s 86th Battalion at Ambassa tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The number of positive cases in Tripura has risen to 88, with 86 active cases. “24 persons from 86th-Bn #BSF Ambassa found #COVID19 POSITIVE today.Total #COVID19 patients in Tripura now stands at 88 (Active cases: 86, Discharged: 02).” tweeted Chief Minister […]

22 more from BSF camp test COVID-19 positive in Tripura; tally surges to 64

The number of positive cases in Tripura spiked to 64 after 22 people from BSF’s 138th Battalion at Ambassa tested positive on Wednesday. Three children and a woman besides 18 men have tested positive for the deadly virus. The state now has 62 active cases with the first two patients testing positive already discharged. “22 […]

Tripura: 13 more including 2 minors from BSF camp test COVID-19 positive

13 more including two minors have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 29. All positive cases belong to the 138th unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) camp, stationed at Ambassa in Tripura’s Dhalai district. Among the others active cases, two minors have been […]

12 more BSF jawans test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura

12 more jawans from the 138th unit of the Border Security Force, stationed at Ambassa in the Tripura’s Dhalai district have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, a day after two jawans were found to have been infected with the deadly virus. With the 12 new cases, the total number of positive cases in the […]

2 BSF jawans test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura

Two persons from Ambassa unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura were found to be COVID-19 positive, taking the total number of positive cases to 4. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb informed that two more positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the state. Taking to Twitter, Deb wrote, “Alert! In […]

Meghalaya: Bangladeshi miscreants attack BSF personnel along Indo-Bangla border

A gang of as many as 25 Bangladeshi miscreants attacked BSF troopers along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills. According to reports, the miscreants intruded into the Indian territory at Rongkhum and attacked the security personnel. One BSF trooper suffered severe injuries after he was attacked with sharp weapons. A civilian was also […]

197 kg marijuana recovered from ambulance in Tripura

In a joint operation the Border Security Force along with Tripura police, recovered 197 kilograms of dry marijuana from an ambulance in Tripura. Krishnadhan Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Kadamtala police station said, there was specific information about an ambulance being used for the last few days for illegal transportation of marijuana. The packets of dry marijuana […]

Cattle smuggler killed in clash with BSF in Tripura

A cattle smuggler was shot dead by BSF troops near the Indo-Bangla international border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on Saturday. The smuggler identified as Rabiul Miah died of bullet injuries during a clash with the BSF personnel. The cattle smuggler was trying to cross the border at Putia under Sonamura subdivision when the incident took place. Three BSF […]

Assam BSF jawan martyred in Chattisgarh Naxal attack

Border Security Force (BSF) jawan from Assam, Bipul Bora who hails from Sivasagar district, was martyred at Kanker in Chhattisgarh on Thursday during an encounter with maoists. The gunfight started when maoists opened fire on the soldiers when they were out for a search operation. When the security men were advancing through a forest patch, […]