International Border  

A Pakistani drone, loaded with a sophisticated rifle and some grenades, was shot down by the Border Security Force along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir

A suspected Pakistani intruder was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) from Akhnoor sector along the International Border (IB) area last night while he was trying to sneak into India.
                    

The 20 Bangladeshi nationals including a female have been deported through legal procedures from the International border at Sutarkandi in Karimganj district.

Pakistan continues to violate the ceasefire understanding of 2003, despite several calls for restraints and adherence to the agreement during flag meetings between the border-guarding forces of the two nations, one of the officials said.

The Jammu parliamentary seat has 20,05,730 voters, including 9,64,834 women and 20 transgenders, officials said, adding 2,740 polling stations, including dozens near the LoC and the International Border (IB), have been set up for the polling

Due to continuous cross-border tensions, persons living alongside the international border suffer from socio-economic and educational backwardness — according to the Narendra Modi government that has now, by means of an ordinance amending Article 370 of the Constitution, offered them education and employment reservation, which was hitherto enjoyed only by those living near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

The immigrants who were deported included 19 men and 2 women. They were deported from the international border at Sutarkandi in the Karimganj district after following proper legal procedures.

According to MHA data, the number of casualties has risen on all sides — security forces, civilians and terrorists — even as the forces intensify counter-terror operations and Pakistan pushes more infiltrators across the LoC and international border

The meeting lasted for around 30 min and that participants from the two sides exchanged their views about maintaining peace along the LoC and the international border