Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday reached at the government hospital in Jammu to meet the people who were injured in the Pakistan shelling that took place in Poonch.
A complete blackout has been enforced in Jammu after sirens were heard and explosions were reported near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri districts early on Friday morning, amid rising tensions in the region.
mid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the sound of explosions was heard near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir early Friday morning.
"In view of the prevailing situation all Schools, Colleges & educational institutions (private as well as Government) in the districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch shall remain closed tomorrow on 9th May as well," Divisional Commissioner of Jammu wrote on X.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday held a detailed review meeting with Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and district officials from Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Poonch, and Rajouri. The meeting was held for a detailed review of the administrative arrangements and public confiden
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi and all Ranks of the Indian Army paid tribute to Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, who was killed on May 7 during ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
The civilian establishments in a village along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir have suffered damage in ceasefire violations by Pakistan.
Civilian casualties along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir following Pakistan's heavy shelling and ceasefire violations have been confirmed to be 13, the Ministry of External Affairs stated on Thursday.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday slammed Pakistan over the Poonch Gurudwara attack, asserting that the "world must see" that India is destroying terror sites in Pakistan, but they are attacking Indian "civilians".