During a night checking operation near Pathankot Air Force Station, Punjab Police arrested three youths who allegedly posed as intelligence officials using a forged police identity card.
Days after the cloudburst in Kishtwar that has so far claimed 65 lives, another catastrophe hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday when seven people, including five children, were killed and several others injured after a cloudburst in the Kathua district led to severe flash floods amidst continuous heavy rains.
In a major push for horticultural exports, India flagged off its first international consignment of rose-scented litchis from Pathankot, Punjab, to Doha, Qatar, amounting to one metric tonne, and Dubai, UAE, amounting to 0.5 metric tonne.
The Congress will hold 'Jai Hind Sabhas' across 15 states between May 20 and 30, when it will raise questions on the government's handling of national security and its "silence" on the "concerning involvement" of the US in halting hostilities between India and Pakistan
Actress Preity Zinta showed her gratitude to the officials for ensuring everyone's safe departure from Dharamshala after the air raid alerts in the neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot.
A government official here said all six sensitive districts -- Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran -- that share borders with Pakistan have already been placed on high alert.
Panic gripped Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city and Akhnoor area in Jammu division on Saturday as massive blast-like sounds were heard forcing morning walkers to rush back home while overnight pounding of civilian areas in Poonch and Rajouri districts by Pakistan Army caused major damage.
The Indian Army said that the drones were effectively being engaged.
The Chandigarh administration on Friday issued an air warning of a possible attack, following which sirens were sounded.
A sketch of one of the seven suspects has been released based on the description of a woman who spotted them in a Punjab village and a massive search operation was launched to track them down.
