Air India on Tuesday announced the cancellation of two-way flight operations to and from Jammu, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot for Tuesday.
IndiGo Airlines announced the cancellation of its flight operations to and from Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Leh, Srinagar, and Rajkot airports for Tuesday.
In a major crackdown on international narco-hawala cartel, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a drug cartel linked to Turkey-based smuggler Navpreet Singh alias Nav Bhullar and arrested his three operatives, said a top official on Monday.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) stated on Monday that the temporary closure of 32 airports across northern and western India for civil aircraft operations amid India-Pakistan tensions has been lifted with immediate effect.
J&K CM Omar Abdullah visited families affected by cross-border shelling in Poonch, extended condolences, and expressed solidarity, saying "war is never fair."
After days of tensions between India and Pakistan, the situation in Amritsar is "normal" on Sunday, with people doing their daily work and markets remaining open, an official said.
Security was heightened at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar on Sunday after access to the Gurdwara located within the airport premises was restricted due to safety concerns. Police confirmed that there was no drone activity and urged the public to not believe or circula
Amid India-Pakistan tensions, the Amritsar District Collector advised everyone to remain indoors with lights off and to keep themselves away from windows on Sunday.
The Indian Army, during the intervening night of May 8 and May 9, pulverised terror launch pads close to the Line of Control in a coordinated fire assault in response to Pakistan's attempted drone strikes on multiple cities in Jammu-Kashmir and Punjab, the army stated.
Pakistan launched several Byker YIHA III Kamikaze drones in Punjab's Amritsar, endangering several civilian areas of the region on Saturday. The attempt was thwarted by the Indian Army Air Defence guns at 5 am as the drones were destroyed in the air itself.
The Indian Army was successful in thwarting a Pakistani drone attack in the early hours on Saturday, demonstrating India's robust air defence systems in the wake of Pakistan's blatant escalation along India's western borders.