Govt nod to fix pay of 6 central police officers

From The Times Of India

Manohar Lal, May 23, 2011, 11.11pm IST

RANCHI: It took almost two years for the state government to give its nod to pay fixation of six officers of the central paramilitary force, who were sent here on deputation in 2009.

Last week, after nearly 19 months, the government had fixed the pay of six officers on three years deputation for carrying out an anti-Naxalite operation. With half the period of deputation over, six officers three each from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) were posted on deputation in October 2009, in six Naxalite-hit districts of Ranchi, Khunti, Palamu, Gumla, Giridih and West Singhbhum.

Art works of Border Security Force personnel to be sold

From News One

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Paintings and sculptures made by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel will be put up on display and for sale at the Lalit Kala Academy here May 25-29, an official said Monday.

Home Minister P. Chidambaram is expected to inaugurate the event called BSF Kala Mela (art fair).

BSF Director General Raman Srivastava said: ‘This is the first of its kind of mela organised by any paramilitary.’

‘Through this, we want to encourage our people, who despite all the odds have pursued their passion and love for art,’ Srivastava said.

The display will feature 360 works including oil paintings, thread paintings, thread craft, enamel paintings, soapstone carvings, clay paintings and pencil arts.

The art works have been made by high ranking officials, head constables, constables, cooks and widows of BSF personnel.

Srivastava said that 60 percent of the proceeds from the sales would be given to the artists, while the rest would be deposited in a welfare fund.

http://www.inewsone.com/2011/05/23/art-works-of-border-security-force-personnel-to-be-sold/52496

BSF calls 'Dhruv' choppers useless

From Indian Express

 May 23 2011

The Border Security Force (BSF) has written to the Government for replacing indigenous 'Dhruv' helicopters saying they did not fulfil its operational requirement.

"The Advanced Light Helicopters- Dhruv-- are not helpful in our operations like casualty evacuation and troop reinforcements. They are useless for us. Most of the times these helicopters are under servicing and there are issues about its capabilities to fly beyond a certain height," BSF sources said.

"We have informed the Home Ministry in this regard.

BSF on continuous alert

From Yahoo.Com

New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) The BSF today said the attack by heavily armed Taliban militants in

Pakistan navy''s Mehran airbase in Karachi does not not directly affect the security situation on the Indian borders and but the force is on "continuous alert" regardless of such incidents.

"These things do not really affect the border as such. We have to be alert. Anything may happen anytime. We are just taking our precautions. It is a continuous alert..24X7 alert. (It is) an operational alert.

BSF to use 'non-lethal' weapons along Indo-Bangla border

From ZeeNews
Sunday, May 22, 2011
New Delhi: The Border Security Force, guarding the porous Indo-Bangladesh border, has armed its troops with "non-lethal" weapons to reduce causalities and fatal injuries to Bangladeshi nationals attempting to cross over into this country.

The force, which guards more than 4,000 kilometres of the border, has provided its personnel with pump-action guns in addition to their regular weapons -- INSAS rifles and SLRs.

BSF averts tragedy, defuses anti-tank mine along border

From Yahoo.Com

Jammu, May 22 

(PTI) A major tragedy was averted when BSF troops detected and defused an anti-tank mine along Indo-Pak border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

During some construction work of a defence structure near the international border in Malu Chak belt, alert BSF troops detected a big anti-tank mine in dugout earth and diffused it, officials said today.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/bsf-averts-tragedy-defuses-anti-tank-mine-along-104300778.html

BSF foils cattle smuggling bid in Dhubri dist, catches two

From The Times Of India

May 22, 2011

GUWAHATI: BSF troops seized 77 cattleheads in Dhubri district and caught two persons while they were trying to smuggle out the animals to Bangladesh on Saturday. BSF officials said a special operation team of the force from its Bansichar border out-post seized the cattle worth Rs 3,56,000. The two were handed over to Dhubri police.

BSF soldiers patrol the border

From Atlantic Council

Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol the border at the India-Pakistan International Border Post.

http://www.acus.org/content/border-security-force-bsf-soldiers-patrol-border-india-pakistan-international-border-post

BSF apprehended 'linkmen' of NDFB (AT)

From The Times Of India

May 19, 2011

The BSF apprehended suspected 'linkmen' of terror outfits NDFB (AT) and Garo National Liberation Council over the last couple of days. "The apprehended persons along with seized items have been handed over to concerned department for legal action," a release issued from the Assam and Meghalaya Frontier Headquarters of the BSF here said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/BSF-arrests/speednewsbytopic/keyid-652541.cms

Pak violates ceasefire for 4th time in a week

From IBN Live
Press Trust Of India
May 19, 2011
Jammu: In the fourth ceasefire violation within a week, Pakistan Rangers targeted Indian positions by opening unprovoked firing along the international border in Jammu sector.

Pakistan rangers opened unprovoked firing from their forward areas of Sailkote district on the Border Out Posts at Kote-Kubba in Jammu's Arnia sub-sector, a senior BSF officer told PTI.

Security breach averted at Attari

From Express News ServiceSuresh SharmaPosted: Fri May 20 2011

A major security breach was averted at the Attari border check post on Thursday when a Honda City car with a red beacon stuck on it nearly drove into Pakistan from the Indian side.

As the car sped towards the gate, Border Security Force (BSF) guards slammed it shut. The two occupants of the car, Satpal Sharma, a driver, and Suresh Sharma, a Railways employee, were immediately taken into custody. No case was registered till the filing of this report.

“Both persons have expressed innocence, however we are investigating the case and they would be handed over to the police,’’ said BSF officials admitting that there was a lapse on their part.

“The car had a beacon and four stars on the number plates. The jawans thought it was a VIP vehicle but they saved the day when it did not stop before the gate,’’ said an officer.

The car crossed the Customs gate and the BSF’s two barriers without being checked. Satpal and Ramesh later told BSF they had come to the border for the first time and were to receive Pakistan’s railway minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour who was arriving on a personal visit.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/security-breach-averted-at-attari/793404/

PIB Release:India ratify UN Conventions against Transnational Organised Crime and Corruption

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of External Affairs

13-May-2011

India has ratified the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and its three protocols and the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime is the main international instrument in the fight against transnational organized crime. It recognizes the need to foster and enhance close international cooperation in order to tackle those problems. The convention is further supplemented by three Protocols, which target specific areas and manifestations of organized crime namely Protocols to combat (1) trafficking in persons (2) migrant smuggling and (3) illicit trafficking in firearms.

The United Nations Convention against Corruption complements the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime. The Convention introduces a comprehensive set of standards, measures and rules that all countries can apply in order to strengthen their legal and regulatory regimes to fight corruption.

The Convention enumerates in detail the measures to prevent corruption, including the application of prevention policies and practices, the establishment of bodies for that purpose, the application of codes of conduct for public servants, and public procurement. It recommends promoting transparency and accountability in the management of public finances and in the private sector, with tougher accounting and auditing standards. Measures to prevent money-laundering are also provided for, together with measures to secure the independence of the judiciary, public reporting and participation of society are encouraged as preventive measures. The Convention recommends the State Parties to adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish a whole series of criminal offences. These are:

• Corruption of national or f

oreign public officials and officials of public international organizations;

• embezzlement, misappropriation or other diversion by a public official of any public or private property;

• trading in influence;

• abuse of functions and illicit enrichment.

In the private sector, the Convention calls for the creation of offences of embezzlement and corruption. There are other offences relating to laundering the proceeds of crime, handling stolen property, obstructing the administration of justice, and participating in and attempting embezzlement or corruption.

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