The Union Home Minister is also constantly in touch with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha and the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF). Shah has instructed DG BSF to ensure all safety measures for people living in border areas.
Lt Gen KJS Dhillon (Retd) on Tuesday reassured citizens ahead of mock drills scheduled on Wednesday and said that such exercises were a routine practice in border areas and aimed at public safety.
A woman Naxalite was killed and a .303 rifle recovered during an encounter between security forces and Naxalite in the forested border area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday.
Amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the Border Security Force and the Rajasthan Police personnel are creating awareness among the people around defence establishments in the border area of the State, said Jaisalmer Superintendent of Police Sudhir Choudhary.
The Uttar Pradesh government has recently carried out an encroachment removal campaign in several districts along the India-Nepal border in the state, taking action against more than 250 illegal constructions, as per an official statement.
"On the instructions of the Chief Minister, police have made special security arrangements in the border areas. In this regard, we carried out inspections in hotels and other shelters in the district. We have increased police presence...we assure you that the situation is under control," SP
Continuing its crackdown against the cross-border smuggling attempts, vigilant BSF troops on Tuesday recovered a Pakistani drone and two heroin consignments in two separate operations from the border areas of Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts.
In a major crackdown on cross-border narco-trafficking, Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in coordination with Punjab Police, recovered four Pakistani drones and significant quantities of suspected heroin from border areas of Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, said officials on Monday.
The BSF said that on April 17, BSF and Punjab Police recovered six pistols with 14 magazines in the border area of Amritsar, consequent upon an extensive search operation based on specific information.
The Indian Army has undertaken developmental initiatives in the border areas of the Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, and the Tangdhar sector here. These efforts focus on improving infrastructure and creating employment for local residents.