Border security force

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott signed a series of border security bills passed during the 88th session of the Texas Legislature into law. Abbott signed a package of six bills during a ceremony Thursday at the Texas Capitol aimed at expanding the state’s efforts to combat illegal immigration and drugs coming into Texas from Mexico. Here are the bills that were signed into law: • Senate Bill 423 provides Texas military forces the authority to use unmanned aircrafts as part of an operation, exercise, or mission. The bill legalizes the use of drones for search and recovery missions after natural disasters and for monitoring the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lone Star. • Senate Bill 602 expands the authority of U.S. Border Patrol agents who have completed a DPS training program to include arrest, search, and seizure at established border checkpoints and points of entry for felony offenses under Texas law. Current law only allows agents to detain certain individuals at these locations. • Senate Bill 1133 creates a grant program to compensate agricultural landowners up to $75,000 for property damage caused by trespassers committing a border crime, such as the smuggling of persons, evading arrest, human trafficking, or a drug offense. Increased migrant traffic and law enforcement activity has left many landowners with significant financial losses and property damage. • Senate Bill 1403 authorizes the governor to coordinate and execute an interstate compact for border ...

Flag of Border Security Force Commonname Border security force Abbreviation BSF Motto जीवन पर्यन्त कर्तव्य Agency overview Formed 1 December, 1965 Employees 265,000 active personnel Annual budget ₹22,718.45 crore (US$2.8billion) (2022–23) Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction Governing body Constituting instrument History [ ] Since the The BSF's capabilities were used in the List of DGs of BSF [ ] No. Name Start End 1 22 Jul 1965 30 Sep 1972 2 Aswini Kumar 01 Oct 1972 31 Dec 1977 3 Sharawan Tandon 01 Jan 1978 30 Nov 1980 4 K. Rama Murti 01 Dec 1980 31 Aug 1982 5 Birbal Nath 01 Sep 1982 30 Sep 1984 6 M.C. Misra 01 Oct 1984 31 Jul 1987 7 H.P. Bhatnagar 01 Aug 1987 31 Jul 1990 8 T. Ananthachary 01 Aug 1990 31 May 1993 9 09 Jun 1993 31 Jan 1994 10 D.K. Arya 01 Feb 1994 03 Dec 1995 11 Arun Bhagat 04 Dec 1995 02 Oct 1996 12 A.K. Tandon 02 Oct 1996 04 Dec 1997 13 04 Dec 1997 30 Nov 2000 14 Gurbachan Singh Jagat 30 Nov 2000 30 Jun 2002 15 Ajay Raj Sharma 01 Jul 2002 31 Dec 2004 16 31 Dec 2004 26 Feb 2006 17 A.K. Mitra 27 Feb 2006 30 Sep 2008 18 M.L. Kumawat 01 Oct 2008 31 Jul 2009 19 Raman Srivastava 01 Aug 2009 31 Oct 2011 20 U.K. Bansal 01 Nov 2011 30 Nov 2012 21 Subhash Joshi 19 December 2012 28 February 2014 22 D.K. Pathak 8 March 2014 29 February 2016 23 K.K. Sharma 1 March 2016 30 September 2018 24 Rajni Kant Mishra 1 October 2018 31 August 2019 25 V.K. Johri 1 September 2019 10 March 2020 26 11 March 2020 17 August 2020 27 18 August 2020 28 July 2021 28 28 July 2...

New Delhi: Recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday took charge as a new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), which claims to be the largest border guarding force in the world. Mr Agrawal, a 1989-batch IPS from Kerala cadre, has held various prominent positions in the Kerala Police as well as serving as Deputy Inspector General in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and Inspector General in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He took charge from CRPF Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who has been holding the additional charge of the BSF for the last five months after the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Singh in December 2022. Prior to assuming the role of Director General of the BSF, Mr Agarwal served as Additional Director General (ADG) Central Zone and as ADG Operations in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He was promoted to the rank of ADG in 2014 while serving with the ITBP. Mr Agarwal holds a B.Tech and an M.Tech degree from IIT Delhi, along with an M.Phil in Social Science from Punjab University. Acknowledging Mr Agarwal's outstanding contributions to the field of law enforcement, the Central government honoured him Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2007 and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015. After lying vacant for five months post the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Sing...

New Delhi: Recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday took charge as a new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), which claims to be the largest border guarding force in the world. Mr Agrawal, a 1989-batch IPS from Kerala cadre, has held various prominent positions in the Kerala Police as well as serving as Deputy Inspector General in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and Inspector General in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He took charge from CRPF Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who has been holding the additional charge of the BSF for the last five months after the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Singh in December 2022. Prior to assuming the role of Director General of the BSF, Mr Agarwal served as Additional Director General (ADG) Central Zone and as ADG Operations in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He was promoted to the rank of ADG in 2014 while serving with the ITBP. Mr Agarwal holds a B.Tech and an M.Tech degree from IIT Delhi, along with an M.Phil in Social Science from Punjab University. Acknowledging Mr Agarwal's outstanding contributions to the field of law enforcement, the Central government honoured him Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2007 and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015. After lying vacant for five months post the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Sing...

Flag of Border Security Force Commonname Border security force Abbreviation BSF Motto जीवन पर्यन्त कर्तव्य Agency overview Formed 1 December, 1965 Employees 265,000 active personnel Annual budget ₹22,718.45 crore (US$2.8billion) (2022–23) Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction Governing body Constituting instrument History [ ] Since the The BSF's capabilities were used in the List of DGs of BSF [ ] No. Name Start End 1 22 Jul 1965 30 Sep 1972 2 Aswini Kumar 01 Oct 1972 31 Dec 1977 3 Sharawan Tandon 01 Jan 1978 30 Nov 1980 4 K. Rama Murti 01 Dec 1980 31 Aug 1982 5 Birbal Nath 01 Sep 1982 30 Sep 1984 6 M.C. Misra 01 Oct 1984 31 Jul 1987 7 H.P. Bhatnagar 01 Aug 1987 31 Jul 1990 8 T. Ananthachary 01 Aug 1990 31 May 1993 9 09 Jun 1993 31 Jan 1994 10 D.K. Arya 01 Feb 1994 03 Dec 1995 11 Arun Bhagat 04 Dec 1995 02 Oct 1996 12 A.K. Tandon 02 Oct 1996 04 Dec 1997 13 04 Dec 1997 30 Nov 2000 14 Gurbachan Singh Jagat 30 Nov 2000 30 Jun 2002 15 Ajay Raj Sharma 01 Jul 2002 31 Dec 2004 16 31 Dec 2004 26 Feb 2006 17 A.K. Mitra 27 Feb 2006 30 Sep 2008 18 M.L. Kumawat 01 Oct 2008 31 Jul 2009 19 Raman Srivastava 01 Aug 2009 31 Oct 2011 20 U.K. Bansal 01 Nov 2011 30 Nov 2012 21 Subhash Joshi 19 December 2012 28 February 2014 22 D.K. Pathak 8 March 2014 29 February 2016 23 K.K. Sharma 1 March 2016 30 September 2018 24 Rajni Kant Mishra 1 October 2018 31 August 2019 25 V.K. Johri 1 September 2019 10 March 2020 26 11 March 2020 17 August 2020 27 18 August 2020 28 July 2021 28 28 July 2...

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott signed a series of border security bills passed during the 88th session of the Texas Legislature into law. Abbott signed a package of six bills during a ceremony Thursday at the Texas Capitol aimed at expanding the state’s efforts to combat illegal immigration and drugs coming into Texas from Mexico. Here are the bills that were signed into law: • Senate Bill 423 provides Texas military forces the authority to use unmanned aircrafts as part of an operation, exercise, or mission. The bill legalizes the use of drones for search and recovery missions after natural disasters and for monitoring the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lone Star. • Senate Bill 602 expands the authority of U.S. Border Patrol agents who have completed a DPS training program to include arrest, search, and seizure at established border checkpoints and points of entry for felony offenses under Texas law. Current law only allows agents to detain certain individuals at these locations. • Senate Bill 1133 creates a grant program to compensate agricultural landowners up to $75,000 for property damage caused by trespassers committing a border crime, such as the smuggling of persons, evading arrest, human trafficking, or a drug offense. Increased migrant traffic and law enforcement activity has left many landowners with significant financial losses and property damage. • Senate Bill 1403 authorizes the governor to coordinate and execute an interstate compact for border ...

Flag of Border Security Force Commonname Border security force Abbreviation BSF Motto जीवन पर्यन्त कर्तव्य Agency overview Formed 1 December, 1965 Employees 265,000 active personnel Annual budget ₹22,718.45 crore (US$2.8billion) (2022–23) Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction Governing body Constituting instrument History [ ] Since the The BSF's capabilities were used in the List of DGs of BSF [ ] No. Name Start End 1 22 Jul 1965 30 Sep 1972 2 Aswini Kumar 01 Oct 1972 31 Dec 1977 3 Sharawan Tandon 01 Jan 1978 30 Nov 1980 4 K. Rama Murti 01 Dec 1980 31 Aug 1982 5 Birbal Nath 01 Sep 1982 30 Sep 1984 6 M.C. Misra 01 Oct 1984 31 Jul 1987 7 H.P. Bhatnagar 01 Aug 1987 31 Jul 1990 8 T. Ananthachary 01 Aug 1990 31 May 1993 9 09 Jun 1993 31 Jan 1994 10 D.K. Arya 01 Feb 1994 03 Dec 1995 11 Arun Bhagat 04 Dec 1995 02 Oct 1996 12 A.K. Tandon 02 Oct 1996 04 Dec 1997 13 04 Dec 1997 30 Nov 2000 14 Gurbachan Singh Jagat 30 Nov 2000 30 Jun 2002 15 Ajay Raj Sharma 01 Jul 2002 31 Dec 2004 16 31 Dec 2004 26 Feb 2006 17 A.K. Mitra 27 Feb 2006 30 Sep 2008 18 M.L. Kumawat 01 Oct 2008 31 Jul 2009 19 Raman Srivastava 01 Aug 2009 31 Oct 2011 20 U.K. Bansal 01 Nov 2011 30 Nov 2012 21 Subhash Joshi 19 December 2012 28 February 2014 22 D.K. Pathak 8 March 2014 29 February 2016 23 K.K. Sharma 1 March 2016 30 September 2018 24 Rajni Kant Mishra 1 October 2018 31 August 2019 25 V.K. Johri 1 September 2019 10 March 2020 26 11 March 2020 17 August 2020 27 18 August 2020 28 July 2021 28 28 July 2...

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott signed a series of border security bills passed during the 88th session of the Texas Legislature into law. Abbott signed a package of six bills during a ceremony Thursday at the Texas Capitol aimed at expanding the state’s efforts to combat illegal immigration and drugs coming into Texas from Mexico. Here are the bills that were signed into law: • Senate Bill 423 provides Texas military forces the authority to use unmanned aircrafts as part of an operation, exercise, or mission. The bill legalizes the use of drones for search and recovery missions after natural disasters and for monitoring the Texas-Mexico border as part of Operation Lone Star. • Senate Bill 602 expands the authority of U.S. Border Patrol agents who have completed a DPS training program to include arrest, search, and seizure at established border checkpoints and points of entry for felony offenses under Texas law. Current law only allows agents to detain certain individuals at these locations. • Senate Bill 1133 creates a grant program to compensate agricultural landowners up to $75,000 for property damage caused by trespassers committing a border crime, such as the smuggling of persons, evading arrest, human trafficking, or a drug offense. Increased migrant traffic and law enforcement activity has left many landowners with significant financial losses and property damage. • Senate Bill 1403 authorizes the governor to coordinate and execute an interstate compact for border ...

New Delhi: Recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday took charge as a new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), which claims to be the largest border guarding force in the world. Mr Agrawal, a 1989-batch IPS from Kerala cadre, has held various prominent positions in the Kerala Police as well as serving as Deputy Inspector General in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and Inspector General in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He took charge from CRPF Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who has been holding the additional charge of the BSF for the last five months after the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Singh in December 2022. Prior to assuming the role of Director General of the BSF, Mr Agarwal served as Additional Director General (ADG) Central Zone and as ADG Operations in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He was promoted to the rank of ADG in 2014 while serving with the ITBP. Mr Agarwal holds a B.Tech and an M.Tech degree from IIT Delhi, along with an M.Phil in Social Science from Punjab University. Acknowledging Mr Agarwal's outstanding contributions to the field of law enforcement, the Central government honoured him Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2007 and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015. After lying vacant for five months post the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Sing...

New Delhi: Recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday took charge as a new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), which claims to be the largest border guarding force in the world. Mr Agrawal, a 1989-batch IPS from Kerala cadre, has held various prominent positions in the Kerala Police as well as serving as Deputy Inspector General in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and Inspector General in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He took charge from CRPF Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who has been holding the additional charge of the BSF for the last five months after the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Singh in December 2022. Prior to assuming the role of Director General of the BSF, Mr Agarwal served as Additional Director General (ADG) Central Zone and as ADG Operations in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He was promoted to the rank of ADG in 2014 while serving with the ITBP. Mr Agarwal holds a B.Tech and an M.Tech degree from IIT Delhi, along with an M.Phil in Social Science from Punjab University. Acknowledging Mr Agarwal's outstanding contributions to the field of law enforcement, the Central government honoured him Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2007 and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2015. After lying vacant for five months post the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Sing...