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IndiaMay 10, 2025

Jalandhar on high alert, a day after drone strikes, missile strikes in city

A day after the drone strikes, several missile strikes took place in Jalandhar on the intervening night of May 9-10. During this, intermittent explosions were heard, causing panic among the people. People of Kangniwal village near Adampur heard the blast around 1:30 am. The villagers said that as soon as they came out of their houses, they saw the debris of the missile. A car parked outside the house was damaged and cracks appeared in the water tank of another house. Immediately after the incident, the district administration imposed a blackout at 1:30 am, which continued till 6 am.
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IndiaMay 09, 2025

Pakistan drone attacks on 7 districts of Punjab

Pakistan has carried out drone attacks on 7 districts of Punjab, a house caught fire after a drone fell in Khai Seme village of Ferozepur. Three people were seriously injured here. All three have been admitted to the hospital. Villagers say that when the drone fell, the lights of the house were on. At the same time, a powerful explosion took place in Gurdaspur, 20 km from the Kartarpur Corridor. The people injured in the drone attack in Ferozepur have been identified as Lakhwinder Singh, his wife Lakhwinder Kaur and Monu.
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IndiaMay 09, 2025

Farmers' organizations suspend all agitations for 15 days in view of India-Pakistan tension

Farmers' organizations in Punjab have suspended all agitations for 15 days in view of India-Pakistan tension. This announcement has been made by the United Kisan Morcha Non-Political. The morcha said that in this tense atmosphere, the agitating farmers of the country stand firm with the soldiers of their country. Jagjit Singh Dallewal, state president of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta Sidhupur, who is a prominent leader of the United Kisan Morcha Non-Political, also appealed to the people to strictly follow the instructions given by the government and administrative authorities of the country a
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IndiaMay 09, 2025

Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur issues orders amid India-Pakistan tension

The Jalandhar administration in Punjab has issued orders against noise pollution and hoarding of rations in the city amid the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan. Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur has ordered not to create any kind of noise pollution in residential areas from 10 pm to 6 am. According to the order of the Police Commissioner, action will be taken against any kind of noise pollution during the night, except in cases of public emergency. There are also orders not to blow loud horns on vehicles from 10 pm.
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IndiaMay 09, 2025

Pakistan launches drone attacks on several cities in Punjab as soon as it got dark

Pakistan launched drone attacks on Ferozepur, Fazilka, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur and Pathankot as soon as it got dark in Punjab. When the Pakistani drones entered, the army's defense system shot them down. However, Pakistan is continuously firing drones. Explosions are continuously heard in the sky in many places in Punjab. Amid the attacks, blackout was imposed in Pathankot, Ferozepur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Fazilka and Patiala. Pakistan also launched a drone attack in Amritsar at 5 am on Friday.
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IndiaMay 09, 2025

Pakistan is continuously targeting residential areas in Jammu and Kashmir

Pakistan is continuously targeting residential areas in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. So far, more than 50 people have been injured and more than 15 have died. Five children were among the dead. A temple, Gurdwara Sahib, and a mosque in Poonch have also been damaged due to heavy firing and mortar attacks by Pakistan. Apart from this, schools, shops and many houses have been damaged. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met the people who were forced to leave their homes from the border areas and were injured in Pakistani firing and took stock of the situation.
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IndiaMay 09, 2025

India suspends its top cricket tournament, the IPL, for a week amid military tensions with Pakistan

India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament was suspended for one week on Friday following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan. The Indian Premier League, which attracts top players from around the world, was halted with immediate effect, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said. The decision comes aftera night of artillery exchangesbetween Indian and Pakistani soldiers across their frontier in Kashmir, amid a growingmilitary standoffthat erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region. The IPL is the most popular cricket tourna
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IndiaMay 08, 2025

Trump administration steps up efforts to reduce India-Pakistan tensions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Thursday with the prime minister of Pakistan and India's foreign minister as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to prevent the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals from going to war. In separate calls with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Rubio ``emphasized the need for immediate de-escalation,'' the State Department said Rubio also ``expressed U.S. support for direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve communications,'' according to readout
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IndiaMay 08, 2025

Nikki Haley supports India's action against Pakistan

American Republican leader Nikki Haley has supported India's action against Pakistan. She said that Pakistan has no right to play the victim card here, no country can be given the right to support terrorism. Nikki Haley said that dozens of Indians were killed in the terrorist attack in India's Pahalgam, so India has every right to retaliate and take steps for its security. It is noteworthy that Nikki Haley is a former governor of South Carolina and has been the US ambassador to the United Nations during President Donald Trump's first term. She was the first Indian-American to be appointed

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Alberta defence lawyers call for probe into Edmonton police chief over manslaughter case comments

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Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu leaves Conservatives to join Liberals

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