PAANCHTHAR, Feb 4: Base camps of Armed Police Force Nepal would be set up at 21 different places of Province no 1 bordering with China and India for the security.

Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Province no 1, Indra Bahadur Aangbo said so while monitoring the bordering area of Chiwabhanjyang of Paanchthar district.

Minister Aangbo said that border outposts established at China and India bordering places of the province would help reduce criminal activities and smuggling.

Saying the border security is at high-priority of the provincial government, he said that necessary budget has been allocated for the arrangement of check points. The provincial government has allocated Rs 1.75 million for border security, he added.

Minister Aangbo said that problem would be resolve through diplomatic channel if there is any cross-border problem at bordering areas. RSS

KATHMANDU, Oct 8: The Armed Police Force (APF) will remain under the center within the federal setup.

Homework is underway to see how the force will be operated under the federal setup, informed Home Minister Janardan Sharma, while inaugurating a conference for APF Senior Officials in the Capital today.

In a different context, he stressed the need for formulating policies to increase salary and perks of the security personnel to encourage them, while ending the perception that a good income would be made only through a peace keeping mission in a foreign land.

The process to formulate an internal security police has been in the final stage, he informed.

Also on the occasion, APF Inspector General Singha Bahadur Shrestha said the conference will serve as a way to formulate policies and strategies to strengthen APF’s organisational management.RSS