News The coastal security mechanism for the Sunderbans delta stands to receive a big boost as a proposal has been floated for a radar surveillance system for this area in West Bengal which shares a maritime boundary with Bangladesh. According to a senior state home department official, a team of ...

News The Centre is planning to create a second rung of defence along 202-kilometres long International Border (IB) in the region as many terrorists have managed to successfully infiltrate through Samba and create havoc in neighbouring areas. A high-level team of Home Ministry and state officials toured the entire IB, ...

News Urban local bodies in all 118 towns on banks of the river Ganga in five states will maintain the 500 metre area along the river and connecting drains as a ‘litter-free zone’. Unemployed youth in these urban areas will be hired to ensure the upkeep of the zone. The ...