India-pakistan tension: Amid increasing tension between India and Pakistan, the national capital and many states have announced to shut down schools, blackouts in border districts and cancel the holidays of policemen and administrative officials. The Delhi government has canceled all its employees holidays till further orders on Thursday (May 08) due to increasing tension between India and Pakistan.

In the order issued late in the evening by the service department of the Delhi government, it was said that in view of the preparations for the current situation and any emergency, no officer of the Delhi government will be given leave till further orders.

All schools in Punjab closed for three days

Punjab government minister Harjot Singh Bains has said that in view of the changing situation, it is ordered that all government and private schools, colleges and universities in the whole of Punjab will be completely closed for the next three days. The holidays of all the policemen in Punjab have been canceled. The officers provided this information. The order issued by the Director General of Police Office said, “The approval of the competent authority should be given holidays only under special circumstances.”

All schools in six border districts of Punjab- Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran- have been closed till further orders.

8 hours blackout in Gurdaspur

Officials said that there will be a blackout of eight hours from 9 pm on Thursday night in Gurdaspur. The holidays of state police personnel and personnel working in the health department in neighboring state Haryana have been canceled till further orders. According to an order, in view of the intensity of armed conflict between India and Pakistan, any kind of leave has been banned in the Health and Police Department till further orders.

According to a letter sent to the civil surgeons, all the officers will be present at their current posting place and will not leave the district headquarters nor will the application of any holiday be approved till further orders.

Haryana CM canceled all programs

It states that if someone needs to go on leave, then the state headquarters will approve the application. Meanwhile, a spokesman of the State Police Department said that the holidays of police personnel have also been canceled till further orders. All political programs of Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini have also been canceled.

Security has been increased in border districts including Hamirpur, Una and Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh adjacent to Punjab. An official said that famous temples like Baba Balak Nath, Maa Chintpurni and mother Naina Devi are located in Hamirpur, Una and Bilaspur districts, so the police have increased security check there.

Policemen holiday canceled in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government has also canceled the vacation of administrative and policemen posted near the international border and has closed schools in five border districts. Blackout has been implemented in these areas from midnight to four o’clock on Friday morning to protect against the possible threat of air strikes.