BAITADI: With increased security arrangements at border areas by the Indian government in view of the Republic Day of India on August 15, Nepalis seeking to travel to India are now required to carry identity cards with them.

India's Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) made the request to the aspiring Nepali visitors through the Nepal Police, informed the Baitadi District Police Office.

According to the SSB, security has also been tightened at Jhulaghat, the border area in Baitadi.

However, identification is not needed in the bordering markets like Jhulaghat, Dharchula and Pithauragadh. It has been made necessary for other places of India such as Delhi and Mumbai, according to the border security agency.

DSP Mohan Prasad Pokharel of the DPO added that those without proper ID cards would be turned back from the border points.