Fresh air siren sounded in Chandigarh, residents advised to stay indoors

The Chandigarh administration on Friday sounded a fresh air raid siren appealing to people to remain indoorsAn air warning has been received from the air force station of a possible attack Sirens are being sounded All are advised to remain indoors and stay away from balconiesan official statement issued by the Chandigarh administration saidAbout an hour later it said the siren for the alert was overChandigarh is the common capital of Punjab and Haryana The development came amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan The district administration in neighbouring Panchkula too sounded a similar siren and appealed to people to stay indoorsMeanwhile the Mohali district administration in Punjab has advised people living in the areas bordering Chandigarh to remain indoors There is an alert in some areas of Chandigarh We are advising Mohali residents in the bordering sectors to remain indoors and away from windows and glass panes a message shared by the Mohali administration saidThe district administration in Patiala also issued an advisory urging people to stay indoors and remain calm Please avoid stepping out unless it is absolutely necessaryAll educational institutions in the district are closed until further notice Residents are strongly advised to stay indoors and away from balconies rooftops and open areas the advisory said as it urged people to contact the control room in case of an emergencyA similar air siren was sounded in Chandigarh on Thursday night as India swiftly thwarted Pakistans fresh attempts to strike military sites with drones and missiles including in Jammu Pathankot and Udhampur after foiling its attempts to target military installations in 15 cities in the northern and western parts of the countryAccording to the defence ministry the Pakistani military on Thursday night attempted to target Awantipura Srinagar Jammu Pathankot Amritsar Kapurthala Jalandhar Ludhiana Adampur Bathinda Chandigarh Nal Phalodi Uttarlai and BhujThe renewed attempts by the Pakistani forces came after the Indian armed forces on Wednesday carried out precise missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK and Pakistan under Operation Sindoor in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attackThis 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