Drones observed along IB in Jammu's Samba, Punjab's Jalandhar

Drone activity was observed for a few hours late on Monday along the International Border in Jammus Samba district as well as Punjabs Jalandhar districtHowever the army said late in the night that the situation was calm and under control No enemy drones are being reported at presentEarlier the army had said security forces were engaging the suspected drones in Samba districtThe drone activity along the border came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modis first address to the nation following Operation Sindoor and the meeting of the directors general of military operations DGMOs of India and PakistanThe army had said there was no need to be alarmedA small number of suspected drones have been observed near Samba in Jammu and Kashmir They are being engaged it had saidIn the backdrop of the situation several areas in Samba Kathua Rajouri and Jammu witnessed blackoutsLights were switched off at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and along its track as a precautionary measure sources saidThe latest hostilities between India and Pakistan began in the northern districts of Kupwara and Baramulla in the Kashmir valley before spreading southwards to Rajouri Poonch Akhnoor and the Pargwal sector along the International Border in Jammu district The hostilities affected five border districts Baramulla Kupwara Poonch Rajouri and JammuThe recent round of crossborder firings further undermined the ceasefire agreement reached in February 2021 which had largely been seen as ineffective due to Pakistans frequent violations along the 740kilometre Line of Control LoCMeanwhile a senior district official in Punjabs Jalandhar said the armed forces neutralised a suspected surveillance droneDeputy Commissioner Jalandhar Himanshu Aggarwal said I have been informed that one surveillance drone was brought down by the armed forces around 920 pm near Mand village An expert team is looking for the debrisIn a message at 1045 pm he advised people against going near any debris and to immediately inform the nearest police stationIt has also been informed that there was no drone activity since 10 pm Aggarwal saidThe Jalandhar deputy commissioner urged residents to remain calm and not burst firecrackers as had been reported in some areasEarlier he had said that lights had been switched off in some areas around Suranassi as a precautionary measure after reports of drone sightingsWe are verifying them There is no total blackout as of now There is nothing to worry as confirmed by armed forces officers They are on regular vigil as always Aggarwal had said in a message at 915 pmPunjab shares a 553kilometre border with PakistanIndia and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to cease all firing and military actions on land air and sea with immediate effect following four days of intense crossborder drone and missile strikes that brought the two countries to the brink of fullscale warPrecautionary blackout measures were also enforced in Punjabs Amritsar and and a few areas of Hoshiarpur districtsAn Amritsarbound IndiGo flight returned to Delhi after blackout measures were enforced sources saidThey said the flight had to return as the Amritsar airport was closed due to the precautionary blackoutThis 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