Rajasthan experienced a complete blackout as a precautionary measure following the escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan
A complete blackout was seen in Rajastan boder districts as a precution measures, Pic/PTI.
On Sunday night, Rajasthan experienced a complete blackout as a precautionary measure amid the growing India-Pakistan tensions.
There were reports that some red lights, suspected to be of drones, were spotted in the sky in Barmer. The district administration sent out an alert on X, "Incoming drone activity spotted. Please stay inside your houses and observe blackouts: DM Barmer," reported news agency PTI.
However, it was observed that the blackout timings varied across the districts last night. Jaisalmer faced a blackout from 7:30 pm to 6 am, Bikaner from 7 pm to 5 am, Ganganagar from 7 pm until sunrise and Barmer from 8 pm to 6 am. But Jodhpur was spared, reported PTI.
Following the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 tourists' lives, out of whom 25 were Indians and 1 was Nepali, India in response launched Operation Sindoor, targeting militant base camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Nearly 9 terror camps have been destroyed by the Indian Army under Operation Sindoor with no casualty reported. In retaliation to the operation Pakistan is constantly launching strikes, targeting the citizens and infrastructure near the border in India.
However, the district administration refuted social media posts about a drone being shot down as factually wrong.
By Monday morning, an apparent sense of normalcy seemed to have set in with the border districts with people gathering at tea stalls and shops, engaging in usual conversations.
Jalam Singh, a Jaisalmer local, said, "Things appear to be as usual now. Last night was peaceful,” reported PTI.
Moreover, following the growing hostilities between India-Pakistan, all schools, colleges and coaching centres in the border areas were closed as a precautionary measure.
"Security forces are on high alert and all arrangements to face any situation, in the wake of the India-Pakistan tensions, are in place across all districts," an official of the home department said in Jaipur, reported PTI.
On Saturday afternoon New Delhi and Islamabad reached an understanding, to halt military actions with immediate effect after the four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
DGMO-level talks between India and Pakistan are set to be held on Monday, according to PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
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