Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) In a significant move to enhance national security preparedness, civil defence mock drills will be conducted on Saturday, under ‘Operation Shield’ across several states and Union Territories sharing borders with Pakistan. The exercises are scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be held in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India will conduct large-scale mock drills across its northern and western border states on Thursday, including Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, and Jammu and Kashmir, under the Centre’s emergency preparedness initiative — Operation Shield. In Punjab, however, the drill will be held separately on June 3, according … Read more
India will conduct mock drills in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow. The drills will be held in districts bordering Pakistan. (This is a developing story. It will be updated as details emerge.)
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Schools in five Punjab districts bordering Pakistan, except Gurdaspur, remained shut on Tuesday as a precautionary measure, officials said. A senior government functionary told IANS that border districts, except Gurdaspur, kept schools closed. However, the authorities in Amritsar, Pathankot, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur issued advisories shortly after … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS) Attracted by the rehabilitation policy of the Telangana government, 38 members of the banned CPI-Maoist surrendered before police in the state’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Friday. The Maoists, who were working in various cadres in Chhattisgarh, surrendered before Bhadradri Kothagudem’s Superintendent of Police Rohit Raju. Two … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Amid heightened tension, the AAP government in Punjab, which shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, on Friday announced to depute Cabinet ministers in all six sensitive border districts — Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran — that have already been placed on high alert. … Read more