As many as seven Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by police in Indian state of West Bengal for trespassing into the Indian territory on Thursday.&nbsp; 
 
The seven persons were arrested from the Indo-Bangla international border in Bongaon&rsquo;s RS Math area of West Bengal after they failed to produce valid documents.&nbsp; 
 
Officials said three persons, among the seven trespassers, were carrying Indian voter identity card with the same picture but different names and particulars&nbsp; 
 
&ldquo;We have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals for illegally trespassing into India. The arrested have been identified as Kamal Sheikh, Rubia Begum, Iqbal Mollah, Md Nasir, Jahidul Sarif, Md Mir Amir, Pannu Sikder. The seven arrested comprise six men and one woman with an infant. All are residents of Faridpur in Bangladesh and their ages range between 19 and 35. We have lodged a case against them,&rdquo; said a senior police of the Bongaon Police Station.&nbsp; 
 
&ldquo;We had intelligence inputs about some people who had come to India from Bangladesh in the last couple days. We have tightened vigil along the border and police stations across the border area have been kept on high alert,&quot; he added.&nbsp; 
 
Security arrangements across the border areas have been tightened by the Indian security agencies. The Border Security Force (BSF) and state police have beefed up security to prevent any illegal migration or trespassing into the Indian territory from Bangladesh.&nbsp; 
 
Besides West Bengal, four more states -- &nbsp;Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya --- that share border with the neighbouring country have been kept on high alert following the Dhaka attack last month.&nbsp; 
 
The Indo-Bangla border is 4,096 Kilometre with West Bengal having the highest length with 2,217 Kilometre. 
 
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The seven were arrested in the Indo-Bangla international border region after they failed to produce valid documents

As many as seven Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by police in Indian state of West Bengal for trespassing into the Indian territory on Thursday. The seven persons were arrested from the Indo-Bangla international border in Bongaon’s RS Math area of West Bengal after they failed to produce valid documents. Officials said three persons, among the seven trespassers, were carrying Indian voter identity card with the same picture but different names and particulars “We have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals for illegally trespassing into India. The arrested have been identified as Kamal Sheikh, Rubia Begum, Iqbal Mollah, Md Nasir, Jahidul Sarif, Md Mir Amir, Pannu Sikder. The seven arrested comprise six men and one woman with an infant. All are residents of Faridpur in Bangladesh and their ages range between 19 and 35. We have lodged a case against them,” said a senior police of the Bongaon Police Station. “We had intelligence inputs about some people who had come to India from Bangladesh in the last couple days. We have tightened vigil along the border and police stations across the border area have been kept on high alert," he added. Security arrangements across the border areas have been tightened by the Indian security agencies. The Border Security Force (BSF) and state police have beefed up security to prevent any illegal migration or trespassing into the Indian territory from Bangladesh. Besides West Bengal, four more states -- Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya --- that share border with the neighbouring country have been kept on high alert following the Dhaka attack last month. The Indo-Bangla border is 4,096 Kilometre with West Bengal having the highest length with 2,217 Kilometre. (WION)

Seven Bangladeshi nationals arrested for illegally trespassing into India

As India&rsquo;s national capital struggles with dengue outbreak, a spike in dengue cases has also been reported from eastern parts of India.&nbsp; 
 
Besides the national capital, the vector-borner disease is spreading rapidly across several states in the eastern region of India including Odisha and West Bengal.&nbsp; 
 
As many as 3,000 cases of dengue have been reported in the last few weeks alone in Odisha, health officials inform. Dengue has spread across 25 districts in the state; while 2,400 cases have been reported from silver city Cuttack and Barbil area of Keonjhar district.&nbsp; 
 
About 1,216 dengue patients have been identified from Keonjhar district alone, the state health department observed.&nbsp; 
 
Meanwhile, in West Bengal, over 1,000 cases have been reported in the last few weeks, according to health officials, and as many as seven people have died in the last five days.&nbsp; 
 
The deceased dengue victims included eight and nine year old students of a renowned school in West Bengal. Also, many children have been admitted to hospitals across the state with high fever and other symptoms of dengue.&nbsp; 
 
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chaired a high-level meeting with state officials yesterday in a bid to combat the rising cases of dengue being reported across the state. Banerjee said besides dengue, measures have been taken to combat all the other vector-borne diseases.&nbsp; 
 
In north-eastern state of Assam too, more than 180 cases of dengue have been reported from different parts of the state in the last few weeks, health officials say.&nbsp;Officials further observe a recent spurt in cases of dengue being reported from across the north-eastern states of India.&nbsp; 
 
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Thousands of cases have been reported from eastern states, West Bengal and Odisha, in recent weeks

As India’s national capital struggles with dengue outbreak, a spike in dengue cases has also been reported from eastern parts of India. Besides the national capital, the vector-borner disease is spreading rapidly across several states in the eastern region of India including Odisha and West Bengal. As many as 3,000 cases of dengue have been reported in the last few weeks alone in Odisha, health officials inform. Dengue has spread across 25 districts in the state; while 2,400 cases have been reported from silver city Cuttack and Barbil area of Keonjhar district. About 1,216 dengue patients have been identified from Keonjhar district alone, the state health department observed. Meanwhile, in West Bengal, over 1,000 cases have been reported in the last few weeks, according to health officials, and as many as seven people have died in the last five days. The deceased dengue victims included eight and nine year old students of a renowned school in West Bengal. Also, many children have been admitted to hospitals across the state with high fever and other symptoms of dengue. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chaired a high-level meeting with state officials yesterday in a bid to combat the rising cases of dengue being reported across the state. Banerjee said besides dengue, measures have been taken to combat all the other vector-borne diseases. In north-eastern state of Assam too, more than 180 cases of dengue have been reported from different parts of the state in the last few weeks, health officials say. Officials further observe a recent spurt in cases of dengue being reported from across the north-eastern states of India. (WION)

Spike in dengue cases observed in eastern parts of India

Indian woman Judith D&#39;Souza, abducted in Afghanistan&#39;s Kabul, was rescued today morning, said Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in a tweet.
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D&#39;Souza was kidnapped from the Tamani area of Kabul&nbsp;on June 9 while she was returning home. On June 10, in the wee hours of the morning, family members of D&#39;Souza, residing in India&#39;s eastern state of West Bengal had received a call from the Indian embassy in Afghanistan informing them of her abduction. 
 
Since then, her family had written to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on several occasions.&nbsp; 
 
A day back, D&#39;Souza&#39;s brother Jerome had met Swaraj in person and she had assured him that his sister will be brought back home safe.&nbsp; 
 
D&#39;Souza had been working with a non-profit organisation (NGO), Aga Khan Foundation, for a year in Afghanistan.&nbsp; 
 
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Judith D'Souza, who worked with the Aga Khan Foundation, was kidnapped from the Tamani area of Kabul on June 9

Indian woman Judith D'Souza, abducted in Afghanistan's Kabul, was rescued today morning, said Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in a tweet. I am happy to inform you that Judith D'souza has been rescued. @jeromedsouza — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 23, 2016 D'Souza was kidnapped from the Tamani area of Kabul on June 9 while she was returning home. On June 10, in the wee hours of the morning, family members of D'Souza, residing in India's eastern state of West Bengal had received a call from the Indian embassy in Afghanistan informing them of her abduction. Since then, her family had written to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on several occasions. A day back, D'Souza's brother Jerome had met Swaraj in person and she had assured him that his sister will be brought back home safe. D'Souza had been working with a non-profit organisation (NGO), Aga Khan Foundation, for a year in Afghanistan. (DNA)

Indian aid worker who was abducted in Kabul rescued

A vehicle that was part of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee&#39;s convoy met with an accident today. Mukherjee was unhurt. 
 
The President was on his way to the Bagdogra airport, 58 km away from Darjeeling, to catch a flight to the Indian capital, New Delhi, when one of his escort vehicles skidded off the highway into a 30-feet&nbsp;gorge in Sonada, about 17 km from Darjeeling. &nbsp; 
 
Mukherjee was on a three-day visit to Darjeeling, a hill station in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. 
 
The President&rsquo;s official Twitter handle announced that he was safe just minutes after the accident took place. 
 
&ldquo;Car in President&#39;s carcade from Darjeeling to Bagdogra goes off road, minor injuries to security personnel; #PresidentMukherjee safe,&rdquo; read the Tweet.&nbsp; 
 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the President to ask about his well being after the accident. 
 
According to residents of the region, it was raining and visibility was low due to which the escort vehicle fell into the gorge. 
 
Five security personnel remained stuck until police&nbsp;personnel reached the spot to rescue them. All were rescued and rushed to the Kurseong hospital for treatment. Later, they were shifted to Siliguri hospital for better treatment.&nbsp; 
 
&ldquo;All five injured have been rescued and rushed to Kurseong hospital. They have been given first aid and it appears that no one has any serious injury. All are conscious and talking. Their names are&nbsp;Deep Shankar Rudra IPS, AP Singh, Pijus of SSU, S K Biswas of Darjeeling, Goutam Sen, driver of the vehicle. The President&#39;s team has decided to take A P Singh along with them to Delhi and his further tests will be done there. Other four injured are being moved to Siliguri district hospital for further treatment,&rdquo; said Anurag Srivastav, district magistrate of Darjeeling district, where the&nbsp;accident took place.&nbsp; 
 
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee&rsquo;s convoy was following the President&rsquo;s convoy when the accident took place. Banerjee immediately stepped in to monitor the rescue&nbsp;operation.

Pranab Mukherjee was on his way to catch a flight to the Indian capital, Delhi, when one of his escort vehicles fell into a 30-feet gorge

A vehicle that was part of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's convoy met with an accident today. Mukherjee was unhurt. The President was on his way to the Bagdogra airport, 58 km away from Darjeeling, to catch a flight to the Indian capital, New Delhi, when one of his escort vehicles skidded off the highway into a 30-feet gorge in Sonada, about 17 km from Darjeeling. Mukherjee was on a three-day visit to Darjeeling, a hill station in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The President’s official Twitter handle announced that he was safe just minutes after the accident took place. “Car in President's carcade from Darjeeling to Bagdogra goes off road, minor injuries to security personnel; #PresidentMukherjee safe,” read the Tweet. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the President to ask about his well being after the accident. According to residents of the region, it was raining and visibility was low due to which the escort vehicle fell into the gorge. Five security personnel remained stuck until police personnel reached the spot to rescue them. All were rescued and rushed to the Kurseong hospital for treatment. Later, they were shifted to Siliguri hospital for better treatment. “All five injured have been rescued and rushed to Kurseong hospital. They have been given first aid and it appears that no one has any serious injury. All are conscious and talking. Their names are Deep Shankar Rudra IPS, AP Singh, Pijus of SSU, S K Biswas of Darjeeling, Goutam Sen, driver of the vehicle. The President's team has decided to take A P Singh along with them to Delhi and his further tests will be done there. Other four injured are being moved to Siliguri district hospital for further treatment,” said Anurag Srivastav, district magistrate of Darjeeling district, where the accident took place. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s convoy was following the President’s convoy when the accident took place. Banerjee immediately stepped in to monitor the rescue operation.

Car in Indian President's convoy meets with accident in Darjeeling

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