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What led to the Punjab government moving the Supreme Court against the Centre on increasing the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force in the State? What has the top court observed in its preliminary hearing?

The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in a joint operation recovered a Pakistani drone with one packet of heroin weighing 519 grams from a farming field in Mode village in Punjab's Amritsar. Read further on Dynamite News:

The South Bengal Frontier BSF troops made two big seizures of gold in the last two days, recovering a total of 8.39 kg of gold worth Rs 5.29 crore. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Union government should not be seen as encroaching into the domain of the State governments, which have the constitutional responsibility to maintain public order and exercise police powers

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 23, 2024

The Supreme Court heard a dispute raised by Punjab against the Centre for extending Border Security Force’s jurisdiction from 15 km to 50 km from the Indo-Pakistan border. It decided to examine if all border States have to be treated alike while demarcating the area of jurisdiction of the Border…

“An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines and 40 cartridges were seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district,” a spokesperson of the force said on January 20.

The Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya thwarted several attempts to smuggle sugar across the Indo-Bangladesh border. Read further on Dynamite News:

“At least three BSF personnel sustained bullet injuries after gunmen fired at security forces in Manipur’s Thoubal district,” police said on January 18.