Operation Sindoor: Schools, Colleges To Remain Closed In Jammu, Poonch And Other Districts Of J&K – News18

Last Updated:May 07, 2025, 07:00 IST

Schools and colleges in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Poonch will be closed on May 7 following India’s strikes on terror hubs in Pakistan.

All educational institutions including schools and colleges will remain closed on Wednesday, May 7, in the districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch following India’s strikes on terror hubs in Bahawalpur, Muridke, Sialkot, and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

“In view of the prevailing situation all School, Colleges & educational institutions in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch will remain closed today,”  wrote the Divisional Commissioner of Jammu on X (formerly Twitter).

In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian armed forces launched missile strikes early Wednesday targeting nine terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Among the key targets were the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold in Bahawalpur and the Lashkar-e-Taiba base in Muridke.

The strikes, conducted under ‘Operation Sindoor’, come two weeks after the massacre of 26 civilians in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

“A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed,” the defence ministry said in a statement at 1.44 am.

The ministry said that the actions by the Indian armed forces have been “focused, measured and non-escalatory” in nature and that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.

“India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” it said.

The operation was named Operation Sindoor, a symbolic reference to the red vermillion worn by Hindu women to signify marriage. In the Pahalgam terror attack, several women witnessed their husbands being killed before their eyes, including the wife of an Indian Navy officer.

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