Army sentry opens fire after noticing suspected drone over brigade headquarters in Jammu
The Hindu
The drone was seen by the sentry of an Army Garrison at Kalu Chack around 3 a.m. and he swiftly opened fire to bring it down, the sources said.
An Army sentry opened fire on noticing a suspected drone hovering over brigade headquarters in the outskirts of Jammu in the early hours of Monday, official sources said. The drone was seen by the sentry of an Army Garrison at Kalu Chack around 3 a.m. and he swiftly opened fire to bring it down, the sources said. They said the whole area outside the military station was cordoned off immediately and a massive search operation was going on when the last reports were received.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.