गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Armed police increasing BOPs Nepal Armed police increasing BOPs KathmanduPati September 06, 2020 file photo KATHMANDU: The armed police force has been increasing the number of border outposts as the infection of COVID-19 increases in State no. 2. The APF is working to increase the number of BOPs from 50 to 123, according to the chief of the APF battalion in Chinnamsta DIG, Krishnabhakta Brahmacharya. The BOPs are being increased in order to increase vigilance to check activities in the border area, as well as contain the spread of the coronavirus. State no. 2 shares 464 kilometers of border with India and 73 new BOPs are being added in three phases, said DIG Brahmacharya. The first phase will see 12 news posts to be followed by 24 and 37 in the second and third phases. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state, the APF has set up 59 forward operating bases (FOB) in various border transit points of the state. The FOB has been controlling the illegal entry of people into the country and sending people cleared for entry to the quarantine centres. The APF has been running 559 beds quarantine in 20 different locations of the state. It has also been coordinating with the border vigilance committee led by ward chairs of the 133 wards in the local levels of eight districts that are neighbouring with India. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal conveys condolences after Qatar’s former emir dies Nepal court jails two former ministers over fake Bhutanese refugee… Five-member Nepal delegation departs for China Nepal court revokes ban on private media advertisements Nepal records 73 monsoon disaster incidents in a day Nepal, Australia discuss expanding trade and economic cooperation Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested6 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment7 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief8 TRENDING Facebook’s old web design to disappear in September NC president Deuba pays tribute to late Nabindra Raj Joshi Army court orders removal of three personnel NCP Secretariat meeting postponed for tomorrow Country’s GDP projected to increase by 2.7 per cent in next Fiscal Year Agenda set for CPN secretariat meeting on Monday Two held with brown sugar in jhapa Gold price up by Rs 1,100 per tola
