New Delhi, Sept. 18 (PTI): The Union Home Ministry today issued security alert to all the five states along the Indo-Nepal border in view of political developments in the Himalayan nation.
The Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB), the para-military force guarding the 1,500-km border, has been asked to keep maximum vigil along the porous boundary to check movement of criminals and flow of arms, a senior Home Ministry official said.
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim governments have been told to remain vigilant, he said.
Nepal today plunged into a political crisis with Maoists pulling out of the coalition government dealing a blow to the fragile peace process after their demand for abolition of monarchy was rejected
The Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB), the para-military force guarding the 1,500-km border, has been asked to keep maximum vigil along the porous boundary to check movement of criminals and flow of arms, a senior Home Ministry official said.
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim governments have been told to remain vigilant, he said.
Nepal today plunged into a political crisis with Maoists pulling out of the coalition government dealing a blow to the fragile peace process after their demand for abolition of monarchy was rejected
