In a significant civil defence preparedness move, authorities conducted a comprehensive emergency mock drill in the Golconda area of Hyderabad on Wednesday as part of a nationwide initiative to enhance readiness against emerging threats.
As the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered to conduct a nationwide mock drill, authorities in Punjab's Amritsar carried out a civil defence mock drill exercise on Wednesday evening.
Fifteen innocent civilians have been killed and 43 injured in artillery firing by the Pakistan Army since yesterday night which has hit civilian areas in Poonch and Tangdhar, defence sources said on Wednesday.
A civil defence mock drill was conducted at a school in Siliguri, West Bengal, on Wednesday, where security personnel briefed students and teachers on crisis preparedness.
Speaking to ANI, Inspector Chandrabhan Singh said, "A mock drill is being conducted everywhere as per the orders by higher authorities. The siren was tested here. We conducted a mock drill with the civil defence and spread awareness among the public about how to protect themselves during an
As part of the broader nationwide civil defence mock drill ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), drill exercises were held at key locations in Maharashtra's Mumbai, including Cross Maidan and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Wednesday evening.
This comes after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday instructed all states and union territories to carry out the drills to evaluate their preparedness against "new and complex threats."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that Indian armed forces displayed their valour and bravery in Operation Sindoor, scripting a new history, and took action against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and POJK with "precision, alertness and sensitivity".
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Indian defence forces for carrying out precision strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Wednesday chaired a review meeting on the arrangements for the mock drill under 'Operation Abhyas', which will be conducted across all 22 districts of Haryana at 4:00 pm today.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday lauded Operation Sindoor in which Indian armed forces carried out precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in response to Pahalgam terror attack.
Kobbi Shoshani, Consul General of Israel at Mumbai, on Wednesday hailed Operation Sindoor which was undertaken by the Indian Armed Forces. Affirming that Israel stands with India in this right to self-defence, Shoshani said India and the rest of the world will not tolerate any terror acti