Colleges round Awantipora and Srinagar Airport in Jammu and Kashmir will stay closed on Thursday. The directive has been issued as a precautionary measure after Operation Sindoor.
All faculties, schools and academic establishments will stay shut in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, Kupwara and Gurez on Thursday in view of the prevailing state of affairs after Operation Sindoor. Furthermore, the colleges round Awantipora and Srinagar Airport may also stay closed on Thursday. The directive has been issued as a precautionary measure.
All instructional establishments in 5 border districts of the Jammu had been closed on Wednesday within the wake of prevailing state of affairs within the area.
In retaliation to the Pahalgam terror assault, Indian armed forces early on Wednesday morning carried out missile strikes on 9 terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, together with the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s base in Muridke.
“In view of the prevailing state of affairs, all faculties, schools and academic establishments in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch will stay closed immediately,” Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar stated on X.
The navy strikes had been carried out below ‘Operation Sindoor’, simply two weeks after the bloodbath of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
Within the meantime, the Kashmir College additionally postponed all its examinations scheduled for the day and stated revised dates for the postponed papers shall be notified individually. Aside from this, the Cluster College additionally postponed all examinations scheduled for the day.
Aside from Jammu and Kashmir, all faculties in border districts of Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar and Gurdaspur in Punjab had been closed on Wednesday, and officers stated all faculties in Pathankot may also stay shut for the following 72 hours.
Furthermore, all faculties have been closed in 4 border districts of Rajasthan – Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts.