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Bengal Guv likely to submit Nepal border report to New Delhi

Siliguri, Sept 11 (UNI) West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, who is currently camping in a North Bengal border district to assess the situation following unrest in Nepal, is likely to submit a report on the Nepal border situation to the Centre, sources said on Thursday.
After landing here on Wednesday, Bose visited Panitanki, a town on the Indian side of the West Bengal-Nepal border, and took stock of the ground situation.
Lauding the alertness and efficiency of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Bose said, “I see an atmosphere of harmony and peace here, as the SSB has been doing their duty very well.”
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