Chawdhary announced this after laying a wreath at the Amar Prahari memorial at the BS Headquarters in Jammu in remembrance of the fallen soldiers.
The Indian Army guards the Line of Actual Control -- India's border with China -- along with the ITBP.
Speaking on the occasion of the 57th Raising Day of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Jaisalmer, Shah said for the Modi government, border security is national security and it is committed to providing the best border guarding technologies in the world to the force.
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The chief minister's statement came in the backdrop of tension between the two Northeastern states following alleged encroachment of land in Cachar district by the people of Mizoram.
In the shelling, a BSF jawan and a 17-year-old girl were killed while five civilians and a BSF jawan were injured and have been hospitalised.
Five other civilians injured as Pak troops shelled border out posts along the IB.
After a brief lull, Pakistan on Saturday violated ceasefire twice along International Border and Line of Control in Poonch and Jammu district, drawing strong retaliation from India.
When asked to stop, the intruders fired on BSF troops who retaliated in self-defence. Subsequently, five intruders were shot dead, a BSF officer said.
Two Border Security Force jawans were on Friday injured when Pakistani troops opened fire at seven border out posts and civilian areas along the International Border in Jammu and Samba districts.
Violating the ceasefire, Pakistani troops on Sunday fired on border out posts along the International Border in Jammu district.
Pak troops resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and hamlets along the Line of Control in Poonch.
After a brief lull, Pakistan on Saturday again violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing retaliation from India.
According to the proposal, the MHA is working on a new 'model' where the burden of internal security duties, including conduct of elections, will be largely borne by the country's largest paramilitary force, the CRPF.
A senior Border Security Force official said that Pakistan Rangers had resorted to heavy firing using small arms and few mortar shells in the in the Kanachak and Pargwal sectors.
In the second instance of ceasefire violation within 24 hours, Pakistani troops resorted to small arms firing on a Border Out Post
There was movement of suspected persons along the International Border in Kulian-Suchetpur Border Out Posts in Samba district in the wee hours, police said.
The Pakistan army troops on Thursday pounded civilian areas along the Line of Control by violating ceasefire for the ninth time in four days resulting in injuries to four people, prompting retaliation from Indian troops.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistan Rangers on Friday fired at an Indian post along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
As many as 20 Jawans of BSF were trapped in a border outpost due to flash floods in Basantar river triggered by heavy rains in forward areas of the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district on Friday, a defence spokesman said.
Hours after exchange of sweets and greetings on the Indo-Pak border between troops of the two sides, Pakistan rangers on Wednesday fired at Indian forward post in Samba sector, violating ceasefire for seventh time in past 11 days.
The official said it appeared to be a fishing boat, adding that no arms or ammunition were found.
Authorities on Saturday discovered a 400-meter long tunnel, running between India and Pakistan, along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
This is the first such incident in Jammu region when a drone carrying arms and explosives was shot down by the BSF, frustrating Pakistan's attempt to smuggle weapons into the Union Territory using the hexacopter.
In the sixth incident of ceasefire violation in less than two weeks, Pakistan troops on Monday opened fire on Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Arnia sector of Jammu district.
Pakistan troops targeted three Indian posts along the International Border in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir violating ceasefire for the 15th time within 18 days.
Miles away from their families, jawans of the Border Security Force celebrated Lohri by dancing to the tunes of drums and guitars around bonfires and exchanging sweets with locals at the Forward Border Out Post in Suchetgarh, Jammu. Despite the high degree of alertness to block infiltration bids from across the border, jawans and officers of BSF immersed themselves in the Lohri celebrations at the Octerio-Suchetgarh forward border post along the International Border.
After a week-long lull in firing from across the International Border, Pakistani Rangers on Thursday violated the ceasefire and targeted a Border-out-Post in the R S Pura sector of Jammu.
A BSF spokesman said two Pakistani mortar positions were "located, targeted and destroyed by BSF troopers yesterday night only.
An army jawan was injured on Tuesday as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in the Pallanwala sector of Jammu district, drawing retaliation from Indian forces. This is the fifth ceasefire violation in the past one week.
Pakistan Rangers violated ceasefire again by targeting Border Outs Posts with small arms and automatic weapons along International Border in Jammu district, prompting Border Security Force troops to retaliate.
Shots were fired at an Observation Post of the Border Security Force in Akhnoor sub-sector of Jammu district by Pakistani snipers on Sunday, prompting Indian troops to retaliate.
Maintaining that India wants good relations with Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said resumption of stalled talks with Islamabad was possible if there was an improvement in the situation.
Violating the ceasefire for the seventh time this month, Pakistani troops fired on a forward defence location along the border in Jammu sector late on Monday night, drawing retaliation from Indian troops. Pakistani troops targeted the Chak Phagwari Border Out Post (BoP) in Pargawal sub-sector, 20 kms from Jammu, with mortars and small arms fire around 2200 hours last night, Border Security Force officials said on Tuesday.
The Border Security Force troops opened fire when they noticed some persons moving suspiciously along the Indo-Pak border in Ramgarh of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Pakistani Rangers fired at the forward post of Chawani and Jabowal Border Out Post (BOPS) along the International Border in Akhnoor belt of Jammu district around 0700 hours, drawing retaliation from BSF troops guarding the borer, BSF officials said.
Violating the ceasefire for the seventh time this month, Pakistani troops fired on a forward defence location along the border in Jammu sector late on Monday night, drawing retaliation from Indian troops.
Three civilians were injured as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled 17 border out posts and hamlets along the International Border in Jammu and Samba districts overnight, resulting in heavy exchanges till the wee hours on Friday.
The Border Security Force troops shot dead a Pakistani infiltrator along the International Border in R S Pura sub-sector of Jammu district on Sunday.
Border Security Force personnel on Wednesday foiled two infiltration bids after a brief encounter with militants along the India-Pakistan border in Akhnoor sector of Jammu division, the seventh such attempt by ultras from across the border in January. A group of five militants entered Indian territory around midnight and their movement was picked up by the patrolling party of BSF at the Tent Border Out Post in Akhnoor sector, a senior BSF official said.
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