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At Kashmir University, both the main college and satellite colleges, classes have been suspended for Friday, May 9.
Punjab, which shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, decided to shut all schools in six border districts until further orders.
With rising tensions between India and Pakistan, several states have decided to close schools, including Rajasthan and Punjab. At Kashmir University, both the main college and satellite colleges, classes have been suspended for Friday, May 9.
The stringent measures were taken after Pakistan attacked India on Thursday evening, following New Delhi’s strikes on terror terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ was in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre that killed 26 people.
Punjab, which shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, decided to shut all schools in six border districts until further orders. This includes Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran — have been shut until further orders.
In Gurdaspur, there will be an eight-hour blackout starting at 9 pm on Thursday, said officials.
“Punjab shares a 532-km border with Pakistan. Therefore, the role of the Punjab government becomes extremely crucial during any military tension. All districts near the border have been placed on high alert,” Punjab minister Aman Arora said on Wednesday.
Rajasthan, which shares about 1,070 km border with Pakistan, has closed schools in five bordering districts. A blackout has been instituted in these areas from midnight to 4 am on Friday till further notice as a safeguard against the possible threat of air strikes.
Government and private schools have been closed in Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts as a precautionary measure, officials said on Thursday. All Jodhpur colleges were also ordered to remain closed.
Meanwhile, Gujarat, Haryana and West Bengal have cancelled the leave of police and state government employees until further notice.
In Himachal Pradesh, which also shares a border with Punjab, security has been beefed up in bordering districts, including Hamirpur, Una and Bilaspur.
With famous temples like Baba Balak Nath, Maa Chintpurni and Maa Naina Devi located in Hamirpur, Una, and Bilaspur districts, police have intensified security checks there, an official said.
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