KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Mock Drill Live: Blackouts In National Capital
A 15-minute power blackout occurred across several parts of Delhi including all of Lutyens' Delhi.
As part of a nationwide civil defence mock drill, key landmarks in New Delhi—including Parliament, India Gate, embassies, and major administrative buildings—were left in darkness during the exercise.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill India Live: Nationwide Exercise In 244 Cities
A nationwide mock drill exercise is set to be conducted in 244 cities on Wednesday, in the wake of rising tensions with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir on April 22.
The key measures in the mock drill will comprise activating air raid warning sirens and training civilians and students on civil defence strategies for protection during a potential hostile attack.
Catch NDTV Profit's live coverage here.
Operation Sindoor Live: India Retaliates Against Pahalgam Terror
India launched tri-service 'Operation Sindoor' in nine terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan in precision strikes in the early hours of Wednesday, as retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attacks, which observed 26 civilian casualties.
Get all live updates on Operation Sindoor here.
Mock Drill India Live: Varanasi Drill Underway
A mock drill is underway in the police line of Varanasi, with all the soldiers associated with civil defense present in mobile.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill India Live: What The Exercise Entails
As per the Ministry of Home Affairs, the exercise will simulate hostile scenarios to test readiness at the local level. It will include:
Sounding of air raid sirens in urban and semi-urban areas
Use of emergency communication systems including radio and hotline links with armed forces
Training of school students, civil volunteers, and residents in basic safety and protective measures
Setting up shadow control rooms to assess command readiness
Switching off power in select areas to practice blackout protocols
Early camouflaging of critical facilities like power stations and refineries
Evacuation drills and rehearsals of localised safety plans
Mock Drill Live: Full List Of 244 Locations
Here is a detailed list of the 224 cities where the mock drill is set to take place on Wednesday.
Mock Drill Live: Lucknow Drill Underway
A mock drill was being conducted at a madrassa in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Source: ANI
Operation Sindoor Live: Ministry Briefing To Begin Soon
The Defence Ministry's press briefing on 'Operation Sindoor' is set to commence at 10:30 a.m.
Catch all live updates here.
Operation Sindoor Live: Foreign Secretary Addresses Media
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri commences the press briefing in New Delhi.
Watch the briefing live:
Varanasi Mock Drill Live: NDRF Personnel Conduct Drill
(Source: PTI)
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Mock Drills Live: 55 Drills To Be Conducted In Delhi
Authorities in Delhi will carry out mock security drills at 55 locations on Wednesday, including Connaught Place, Khan Market, and Chandni Chowk.
Source: PTI
Prayagraj Mock Drill Live: School Students Take Part
Source: PTI
Mock Drills Live: Maharashtra To Hold 16 Drills
Drills will be conducted at 16 locations across 10 districts in Maharashtra on May 7, with more than 10,000 volunteers of civil defence, NCC cadets and home guard volunteers.
Mock Drills Live: Mumbai Police To Meet With Authorities Regarding Drill Activities
Over 20 senior officials from civil defence, NDRF, NCC, Indian Army, Navy officials, fire and railway part of the meeting
Mumbai police commissioner Deven Bharti likely part of the meeting
Meeting being held at the Disaster Management Department of BMC Headquarters
Meeting to conclude in an one hour
Police with civil defence authorities to conduct mock drill at CSMT Station around 3:30 p.m
Source: People familiar with the matter
Ghaziabad Mock Drill Live: School Students Participate
Source: PTI
Mock Drills Live: Karnataka To Hold Three Drills
Mock drills will be conducted in Bengaluru, Karwar, and Raichur in Karnataka. 5,000 civil defence personnel in Bengaluru will be activated and deployed across the city.
Source: PTI
Mock Drills Live: Drills So Far
As of noon on Wednesday, drills have been conducted across:
Varanasi
Prayagraj
Ghaziabad
Lucknow
Noida
New Delhi
Patna
Mock Drills Live: Patna Schools Undergo Drill
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Delhi School Undergo Drill
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Kolkata Schools Undergo Civil Drill
As part of the nationwide civil defence drill, school students in Kolkata participate in a drill.
Source: PTI
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Hyderabad Set For Mock Drill At 4 PM
A mock drill is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad at 4 PM.
Awareness sessions will be conducted at four different locations to educate the public on what to do and not to do during emergencies.
Civilians will be given demonstrations on the appropriate measures to follow.
Different government departments will receive a briefing on their roles and responsibilities during a war emergency.
Source: NDTV
Mock Drill Live: Jaipur Students Participate In Drill
School students in Jaipur take part in a drill as part of a nationwide civil defence drill.
Source: PTI
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Haryana Set For Drill At 4 PM
As part of the civil defence mock drill under 'Operation Abhyas,' drills to be conducted across all 22 districts of Haryana at 4 pm. Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi chaired a meeting to review the arrangements.
People have been requested to switch off all lights in their homes from 7.50 pm to 8 pm as a part of the drill.
During the meeting, Rastogi issued directives to all Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police regarding the operational aspects of the mock drill.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Four Private Schools Conduct Evacuation Drills In Kolkata
Four private schools in Kolkata carried out evacuation drills to evaluate students' readiness in the event of an emergency, amid the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan.
The drills took place at DPS-Ruby Park, La Martiniere for Boys, La Martiniere for Girls, and Future Foundation School.
A representative from the two La Martiniere institutions stated that the exercises were conducted by the National Cadet Corps wings.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Telangana Conducts Drill At Kacheguda Railway station
A large-scale Civil Defence Mock Drill is underway at Kacheguda Railway Station in the Hyderabad Division.
Mock Drill Live: Mumbai Conducts Drill At Cross Maidan
A large-scale civil defence mock drill carried out at Mumbai's Cross Maidan.
Mock Drill Live: Pune Conducts The Drill
Mock Drill Live: Delhi's Khan Market Undergoes Drill
A mock drill is being conducted at Delhi's Khan Market.
Mock Drill Live: Bhopal Conducts The Drill
Residents across Bhopal took part in a drill organised by the Madhya Pradesh police personnel.
Source: PTI
Source: PTI
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Mock Drill Underway In Bengaluru
A mock drill is being conducted at Halsuru lake in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Mock Drill Live: Mumbai's CSMT Station Conducts Drill
A civil defence team from Central Railway carried out a mock drill at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, one of the busiest railway stations and a site of the 26/11 terrorist attack.
The drill included demonstrations on fire safety protocols, firefighting techniques, procedures to follow during air strikes, and methods for rescuing and reviving injured civilians.
Personnel from the Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police participated in both independent and joint security exercises as part of the drill.
Source: PTI
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Mock Drill Live: Gwalior Undergoes A Drill
Mock Drill Live: Delhi Conducts Drill
Medical professionals at RML Hospital, in New Delhi take part in a drill conducted as a part of the nationwide civil defence exercise.
Mock Drill Live: Delhi NDMC Office Conducts Drill
A comprehensive mock drill is being conducted at NDMC Office in Delhi.
Mock Drill Live: Delhi's NDMC To Witness Blackout
As part of today's nationwide mock drill, the NDMC area in Delhi will experience a blackout from 8:00 pm to 8:15 pm.
Mock Drill Live: Mock Drill Underway Dehradun
A mock drill is being conducted at the ISBT in Dehradun as part of Ministry of Home Affairs' orders to conduct a nationwide mock drill today.
Pramod Kumar, superintendent of police said that search and rescue operations are being conducted at ISBT. "There are full chances of a war, and this drill was to teach what to do and what not to," he said.
Source: ANI
Mock Drill Live: Arunachal Pradesh Carries Out Emergency Drill
Mock drills were conducted at several places in Arunachal Pradesh to check the preparedness of security agencies, officials told PTI.
The drills took place in state capital Itanagar, Hayuliang (Anjaw), Bomdila (West Kameng) and the border district of Tawang, covering four key locations – Khandro Drowa Zangmo District Hospital, ANM School, LD Public School and Masang Dung Rhuemey.
In Aalo, located in West Siang district, the mock drill will take place at New Market area from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: BJP Headquarter At Delhi Undergoes Drill
Mock Drill Live: Emergency Preparedness Drill In Hyderabad
Hyderabad's defence personnel during a civil mock drill on Wednesday.
Mock Drill Live: Navi Mumbai School Underway Drill
Civil defence personnel participate in school drill as part of nationwide exercise 'Operation Aabhyaas.'
Source: PTI
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Mock Drill Live: Civil Defence Drill In Navi Mumbai
Mora Jetty near Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Navi Mumbai appeared deserted ahead of 'Operation Aabhyaas' mock drill.
Source: PTI
Source: PTI
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Emergency Drill At Jabalpur
Firefighters and civil defence personnel participate in a civil mock drill.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Siren Activated In Shimla
Siren activated in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh signaling people to practice blackout as part of the mock drill.
Mock Drill Live: Mock Drill Live: Visuals Of Emergency Drill In Mumbai
Mumbai police, bomb disposal squad, firefighters and civil defence services personnel participate in civil mock drill.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Iconic Spots In Delhi Experience Blackouts
Several iconic public spaces including Connaught Place, Khan Market and Town Hall in Chandni Chowk — went dark, briefly halting activity in areas usually lit up late into the night.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Lights Turn Back In Delhi's Prominent Spots
Lights restore at Delhi's North Block and South Block, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple following the blackout.
Mock Drill Live: Drone Footage Of Blackout In Bhopal
Drone footage captures the moment of blackout in Bhopal during mock drill.
Mock Drill Live: Government Agencies' Readiness Evaluated Through Exercise
Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand stated that the drill helped them identify lapses and areas for improvement.
"...The motive behind this exercise was to examine the preparation of the government agencies. We got to know about the lapses through these drills. Now, we will review these drills and improve ourselves..." he said.
Source: ANI
Mock Drill Live: Blackout Held In Anushakti Nagar, Tarapur Drill Cancelled
A blackout was carried out at the BARC residential complex in Anushakti Nagar at 8 pm as part of the drill, while a similar blackout scheduled at Tarapur in Palghar district was cancelled, a senior officer told PTI.
Following the blaring of a siren, residents of the BARC complex were asked to evacuate their quarters to participate in the exercise. Officials sensitised them about the necessary precautions to take during emergency situations.
Source: PTI
Mock Drill Live: Madhya Pradesh CM Reviews Blackout Situation
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav evaluated the blackout moments during the state-wide civil defence mock drill through video conferencing at the State Command Centre.
Mock Drill Live: Blackout At Statue of Unity
As part of the civil mock drill, a blackout occurred at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Narmada earlier this evening.
Source: ANI
Mock Drill Live: Highlight Of Civil Defence Mock Drill In India
Amid the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir on April 22, India conducted a nationwide mock drill exercise in 244 cities on Wednesday.
Mock drills were conducted across multiple locations, including Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh following directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs. These exercises enabled authorities to simulate hostile scenarios and assess local-level preparedness.
The exercise entailed sounding of air raid sirens in urban and semi-urban areas, training of school students, civil volunteers, and residents in basic safety and protective measures as well as evacuation drills and rehearsals of localised safety plans among other activities.
Several locations across Mumbai, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Cross Maidan, experienced mock drills, while renowned landmarks such as Rashtrapati Bhavan, North and South Block, and Akshardham Temple, Statue of Unity experienced blackouts.
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