Punjab shuts all education institutes for 3 days, cancels leaves of police amid rising India-Pakistan tensions

The Punjab government on Thursday ordered the closure of all educational institutions for the next three days and cancelled the leaves of all police personnel amid escalating tensions along the IndiaPakistan borderAs a precautionary measure the district authorities in Tarn Taran and Fazilka banned the bursting of firecrackers during weddings and other events The Punjab government has set up a control room for peoples convenienceIn the Union Territory of Chandigarh the common capital of Punjab and Haryana authorities declared the closure of all schools till SaturdayThis came after Indian armed forces pounded terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacrePakistan increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control using mortars and heavy calibre artillery in areas in Kupwara Baramulla Uri Poonch Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir killing 16 peopleLate on Thursday night the Defence Ministry said India has swiftly foiled Pakistans attempts to hit various key installations including military stations at Jammu Pathankot and Udhampur with drones and missilesPunjab shares a 532km border with PakistanThe Punjab director general of police in an order said In view of administrative reasons leaves of all officersemployees of Punjab Police have been cancelled from May 7Leaves should be granted only in special circumstances with the approval of the competent authority it addedPunjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains in a post on X said In view of the evolving situation it is hereby ordered that all schools colleges and universities government private and aided across Punjab shall remain completely closed for the next three daysIn Haryana all educational institutions in Panchkula will remain closed on Friday and Saturday officials saidMeanwhile Panjab University in Chandigarh has postponed exams scheduled for May 9 10 and 12 The new dates will be announced later the university said in a statementSeveral district authorities in Punjab warned of strict action against those who hoard and black market of essential items like food products milk dairy products fodder and fuelThe Amritsar district administration formed a task force to prevent any hoarding or black marketing of the essential itemsOfficials said there was no shortage of essential items like oil cooking gas medicines and animal fodder in the district and advised people against panic buying Similar directions were shared by other district authoritiesThe Gurdaspur district administration said it has come to its notice that certain stockists were hoarding of essential commodities leading to artificial price hikes and shortage of supplies affecting the general publicIn Ludhiana the district administration asked the food and civil supplies officials to take strict action against hoardersOn Wednesday many people in Amritsar queued up at grocery shops and departmental stores buying daily consumable in bulkA eighthour blackout from 9 pm has been orderd in Gurdaspur one of the six border districts from Thursday It will continue till further ordersThe Border Security Force BSF said that there will be no ceremonial retreat ceremonies at all three check posts Attari Hussainiwala and Sadki along the Pakistan border in Punjab till further ordersAmritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar appealed to people to inform the force if they notice any suspicious person or unclaimed item Police squads and quick response teams have been deputed for peoples safety he saidThe district administration also issued a helpline number for people in emergency situationsThe role of the Punjab government becomes extremely crucial during any military tension All districts near the border have been placed on high alert The government has also cancelled all public events in view of the prevailing situation Punjab Minister Aman Arora said on WednesdayPunjab Police is also fully prepared as the second line of defence It will join the army in every battle to deliver a crushing response to any Pakistani attack he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params