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| Sudarshan Chakra: Under PM Modi’s leadership India fortified its air defence system | | ‘Operation Sindoor’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 9: In the wake of Operation Sindoor, which obliterated nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK), Pakistan attempted to escalate tensions by launching missile strikes at Indian military installations across Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. Every single one of those missiles was intercepted or neutralised, failing to reach its intended target.
India’s rapid, coordinated response showcased the strength of its air defence ecosystem, meticulously built over the past 11 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The operation exposed the hollowness of Pakistan’s air defence system. The Integrated Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Grid, S-400 Triumph systems, Barak-8 missiles, Akash Surface-to-Air Missiles, and DRDO’s anti-drone technologies worked seamlessly to create an impenetrable aerial shield.
India didn’t merely defend—it struck back with precision. Operation Sindoor saw the Indian Armed Forces penetrate deep into Pakistani territory, destroying an HQ-9 air defence unit in Lah... | |
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| Pak propagating blatant lies, India’s unity a challenge for it: Foreign Secretary | | Says Pak stopping low, its claims nothing short of deranged fantasy | | 
New Delhi, May 9:
Agencies
Asserting that India has responded to all the actions of Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday slammed the neighbouring country for indulging in false propaganda that India attacked its own cities and religious places.
Addressing a special joint briefing here, Misri said, “Pakistan is propagating blatant lies. Their claim that the Indian attacked its own cities is nothing short of a deranged fantasy. This is a country (Pakistan) well-versed in su... | |
| | | | PM Modi interacts with armed forces veterans | | |  NEW DELHI, May 9:
Agencies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held an extensive interaction with a number of veterans, including former chiefs of the three services, amid the ongoing conflict with Pakistan, officials said.
The veterans included former chiefs of the army, air force and the navy, besides other retired officers who have served the country, they said.
The conflict with Pakistan intensified with the armed forces responding proportionately and adequately to Pakistani att... | |
| | | | Pak uses 300 to 400 Turkish-made drones to attack 36 cities in India | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 9: Pakistan launched a large-scale attack involving 300 to 400 Turkish-made drones targeting Indian military installations across 36 towns and cities in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Gujarat, Indian Air Force Colonel Sofiya Qureshi announced in a Friday evening press briefing. The late-night assault on May 7, spanning from Srinagar to Jaisalmer, Pathankot to Kutch, and even the Siachen Glacier base camp in Ladakh, marked a significant escalation and ... | |
| | | | Amit Shah reviews security along Indo-Pak border, airports | | |  New Delhi, May 9:
Agencies
Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the prevailing situation along India’s border with Pakistan and airports in the country amid the military conflict between the two countries, sources said.
The meeting came hours after the Border Security Force said it has foiled an infiltration bid from across the International Border in Jammu, killing at least seven terrorists and destroying a Pakistan Rangers post. Apart from reviewing the security situation along t... | |
| | | | Rajnath Singh meets CDS, 3 service chiefs | | |  NEW DELHI, May 9:
Agencies
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the national security scenario with the top military leadership, a day after Pakistan’s attempts to target Indian military installations were repelled. Every aspect of the evolving security situation was discussed in the meeting, it is learnt.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, Navy Chief A... | |
| | | | Rajnath Singh meets CDS, 3 service chiefs | | | 
NEW DELHI, May 9:
Agencies
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the national security scenario with the top military leadership, a day after Pakistan’s attempts to target Indian military installations were repelled. Every aspect of the evolving security situation was discussed in the meeting, it is learnt.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, Navy Chief... | |
| | | | Rajnath Singh meets CDS, 3 service chiefs | | | 
NEW DELHI, May 9:
Agencies
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the national security scenario with the top military leadership, a day after Pakistan’s attempts to target Indian military installations were repelled. Every aspect of the evolving security situation was discussed in the meeting, it is learnt.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, Navy Chief... | |
| | | | Rajnath Singh meets CDS, 3 service chiefs | | | 
NEW DELHI, May 9:
Agencies
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the national security scenario with the top military leadership, a day after Pakistan’s attempts to target Indian military installations were repelled. Every aspect of the evolving security situation was discussed in the meeting, it is learnt.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, Navy Chief... | |
| | | | No need for panic buying | | | 
New Delhi, May 9:
Agencies
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest oil firm, on Friday said ample stocks of petrol, diesel and cooking gas LPG are available in the country and there is no need for panic buying of fuel.
The statement comes after social media was flooded with posts and videos showing people queuing at petrol pumps to stock fuel as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. “Indian Oil has ample fuel stocks across the country and our supply lines are operat... | |
| | | | Jammu goes dark after blasts heard, sirens sounded; lights switched off in Srinagar | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu/Srinagar, May 9: Blasts were heard and sirens sounded in the Jammu region as the city plunged into darkness for a second consecutive night on Friday, officials said. They said drones were also sighted in Jammu, Samba and neighbouring Pathankot district in Punjab and they were being engaged. In Srinagar, mosque loudspeakers were used to convey to locals to switch off their lights as a precautionary measure.
The blasts come amid ongoing shelling by Pakistan followi... | |
| | | | BSF kills 7 terrorists, foils infiltration bid | | | 
Early Times Report
New Delhi/Jammu, May 9: The Border Security Force on Friday said it has foiled an infiltration bid from across the India-Pakistan International Border in Jammu, killing at least seven terrorists and destroying a Rangers post. The terrorists were engaged around 11 pm on Thursday in Samba district after a “big group” of terrorists was detected by the “surveillance grid”. This infiltration bid was supported by fire from Pakistan Rangers post Dhandhar, a BSF spokesperson sa... | |
| | | | “How's the Josh?”: LG Sinha boosts morale of soldiers at LoC | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 9: Amid the escalation of tension along the Line of Control (LoC) by repeated misdemeanours of Pakistan, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha made an unannounced visit to frontline soldiers in the Baramulla and Uri sectors on Monday, reinforcing morale amid heightened hostilities with Pakistan following India’s decisive strikes on terrorist camps.
Interacting with the jawans stationed near the border, LG Sinha posed the iconic question, “How is the josh?” The tro... | |
| | | | Strengthen civil defence measures amid hostile threats: MHA writes to States, UTs | | | |
New Delhi, May 9:
Agencies
In light of the current security environment and the threat of hostile attacks, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has urged all states and Union Territories (UTs) to augment civil defence measures under the Civil Defence Act and Rules of 1968.
Highlighting Section 11 of the Civil Defence Rules, 1968, the Ministry in a letter titled “augmentation of civil defence measures in the states/UTs” reminded that state governments are empowered to undertake all necessary actions for the protection of people and property, and to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of vital services during a hostile attack.
In the letter issued, considering the last night attacks b... | |
| | | | CM Omar visits camps in Jammu, Samba | | Takes stock of relief efforts, lauds security forces for swift response to cross-border aggression | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today rushed to Jammu to take stock of the situation following heightened tensions, drone attacks in Jammu and intense shelling in border districts of Jammu. With airports closed, the Chief Minister proceeded to Jammu by road early morning. Chief Minister visited several camps and lodgement centres in Jammu and Samba districts, including those set up at Mishriwala, Nagbani, Bishnah and Thandi Khui, to assess the relief arrangement... | |
| | | | Bus service suspended | | | |
Hoshiarpur, May 9:
Agencies
Punjab Roadways has suspended its bus service from Hoshiarpur to Jammu for the day due to the military conflict between India and Pakistan, an official said on Friday Jasvir Kotla, general manager of Punjab Roadways, Hoshiarpur, said none of the depot’s buses were sent to Jammu on Friday as a precautionary step in light of the prevailing situation.
“In view of the current tense atmosphere resembling war-like conditions between India and Pakistan, no Punjab Roadways buses from Hoshiarpur have gone to Jammu today. The service has been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure,” Kotla said.
He added that buses are currently operating only up to Pathanko... | |
| | | | NR runs special trains | | | |
New Delhi, May 9:
Agencies
The Northern Railway on Friday introduced three special trains from Jammu and Udhampur to New Delhi after noticing increasing demand for travel on this route
One special train with 12 unreserved and 12 reserved coaches left from Jammu to New Delhi around 10.45 am. The second one, a 20-coach Vande Bharat train, started at 12:45 pm from Udhampur to New Delhi via Jammu and Pathankot,” Himanshu Upadhaya, Chief Public Relation Officer, Northern Railway, said.
“The third special, a 22-coach reserved train, has been scheduled from Jammu to New Delhi around 7 pm,” he added.
According to officials, many people residing closer to border areas with Pakistan have... | |
| | | | J&K hospitals to get portable medical facilities | | | |
New Delhi, May 9:
Agencies
BHISHM cubes, the indigenous portable modular medical facility, are being deployed at prominent hospitals such as AIIMS Jammu and SKIMS Srinagar near India’s border under the government’s Aarogya Maitri project to bolster medical readiness, officials said on Friday
The development comes on the heels of Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday reviewing health infrastructure preparedness across hospitals in the country amid the ongoing Operation Sindoor and the ongoing India-Pakistan military conflict, official sources said.
These BHISHM cubes are also being stationed in other Institutes of National Importance (INIs) across India, including AIIMS in Rish... | |
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