Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday dismissed rumours of a food grain shortage in the country, saying that India has adequate food grain stocks, far exceeding the required norms.
Pakistan is targeting and shelling places of worship with a particular design, including gurdwaras, churches and temples, foreign secretary Misri said.
Multiple residential buildings were damaged in the region of Kupwara, Poonch, and Rajouri sectors of Jammu in the cross border shelling by Pakistan last night.
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the launch of Operation Sindoor, Punjab police on Friday urged the public not to trust any rumours circulating on social media.
Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal condemned Pakistan's provocative shelling on civilian areas in Punjab and other parts of India, which took place last night and praised the Indian Armed Forces for their prompt and effective response, while urging citizens to
Heavy shelling by Pakistan in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir damaged houses, cars, and the boundary wall of a local gurudwara. A local resident said the shelling began around 1 am, but the Gurduwara Sahib and a nearby medical dispensary were not harmed.
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.
The Haryana Government has ordered all officials to stay at their workstations until further notice. The order applies to employees from all departments, boards, and universities.
Sajjad Ahmed, a resident of a border village, standing before the remains of his shop, said that the shelling by Pakistan was target killing of civilians and that it was "injustice" to them.
As tensions escalating further along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir late last night multiple drones and heavy cross-border shelling were reported near civilian areas in Jammu.
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.