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  Cannot consider one-year pension revision under OROP: Manohar Parrikar

  National | September 08, 2015 22:54 IST

  Panaji:  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the demand of armed forces veterans for annual revision of pension under "One Rank One Pension" (OROP) scheme could not be considered as definition of OROP does not

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  22.7 pc border with Bangladesh unfenced: Kiren Rijiju

  National | March 12, 2015 8:11 IST

  New Delhi: About 6.3 per cent of India-Pakistan border and 22.7 per cent of India-Bangladesh border comprises unfenced riverine stretches and these are being patrolled with the help of speed boats and floating border outposts,

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  Tripura CM wants tight vigil along India-Bangladesh border

  National | January 03, 2015 15:10 IST

  Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to beef up its vigil along the India-Bangladesh border in tandem with other paramilitary and state security forces.Sarkar, accompanied by senior security

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  'BSF gave befitting reply to Pakistan's ceasefire violation'

  India | December 01, 2014 11:44 IST

  New Delhi: The BSF troopers gave "a befitting reply" when Pakistan violated the ceasefire, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Monday."Our BSF jawans are the most concerned about 'Rashtriya Swabhiman' (national pride). No power can

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  Tension along India-Bangladesh border

  India | April 25, 2014 17:38 IST

  Agartala: Tension prevailed Friday along the India-Bangladesh border in this northeastern state in the wake of some Bangladeshi nationals kidnapping two Indians from southern Tripura, officials here said."Seven Indians were working in their rubber gardens