north 24 Parganas

north 24 Parganas

The Bangladesh-India border. Photo: Collected

West Bengal polls: North 24 Parganas' border with Bangladesh sealed till Wednesday

The Indian authorities have identified 3 specific categories for exemption from these restrictions

Photo: Google Map

India imposes border restrictions in North 24 Parganas for smooth conduct of Lok Sabha elections

While in 2018, the BSF’s south Bengal Frontier had seized 22 such consignments, in 2019 the number went down to 13. This year, however, despite the pandemic and the lockdown when infiltration had dropped, the BSF has seized at least 25 consignments till October. Photo: HT

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