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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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IndiaMay 08, 2025

Pakistan launches several drone and missile attacks in Punjab

Pakistan launched several drone and missile attacks in Punjab on Thursday night. The Pathankot airbase was targeted, a drone attack took place in Jalandhar. However, India's air defense system destroyed them in the sky. So far, there is no report of any damage in the attack. Drone movement has also been seen in Bathinda. The Indian air defense system shot down all the drones and missiles fired towards Pathankot airbase and Jammu airport. There are reports of two Pakistani F-16 fighter jets also being destroyed during the attack.
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IndiaMay 08, 2025

Pakistan attempts to attack 8 military installations in Punjab

Pakistan has attempted to attack 8 military installations in Punjab, including Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Adampur, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Chandigarh. Late last night, an explosion was heard near Amritsar, rocket fragments were also found in Ghagwal village of Hoshiarpur. During this, Amritsar was blacked out twice. After this, rockets and their fragments were found falling in 4 villages here in the morning. In view of the increased tension between India and Pakistan, Punjab and Rajasthan are on full alert. In view of the situation, the Punjab Police has cancelled the leave
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IndiaMay 07, 2025

India’s home minister asks border states to be on high alert

Amit Shah says he has met with the governors of states bordering Pakistan and Nepal and asked them “to maintain the availability of essential goods and services and to keep relief and rescue forces” on alert. “Instructed to monitor and take swift action on anti-national propaganda on all media platforms and to maintain seamless communication and security at vulnerable points,” Shah said in a social media post.

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BJP Punjab expands organisational team, appoints Tajinder Singh Bittu as state vice-president

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Two men charged after violent robbery of 75-year-old man in Vancouver

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Canada, U.S. expected to resume talks on steel and aluminum export cap amid tariff dispute

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BCJul 31, 2026

New Westminster police officers help rescue 15 residents from apartment fire

New Westminster Police Department officers helped rescue 15 residents from a burning apartment building Thursday evening after spotting smoke while working nearby, according to the police department. Police said officers were in the 800 block of 5th Avenue at about 6 p.m. when they became aware of the fire. As they approached the building, they saw several older adults leaning out of windows to avoid the smoke. According to a New Westminster Police Department news release, officers entered the building alongside crews from New Westminster Fire and Rescue Service and assisted 15 residents to sa