Blackout enforced in several Punjab districts, including Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur and Chandigarh

Amid heightened tensions along the India-Pakistan border following Operation Sindoor, authorities in several districts in Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have ordered complete blackouts starting Thursday night, with authorities citing alerts from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army as precautionary measures. These include Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Ferozepur, Fazilka and Chandigarh. A blackout was ordered in Mohali and neighbouring Panchkula, which falls in Haryana as well. In Gurdaspur, Dalwinderjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner, ordered a blackout from 9 pm to 5 am, effective from Thursday, and to continue until further notice. Cantonment zones…