Overview

• Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced ₹10 lakh ex-gratia payments for families of civilians killed in Pakistani shelling over the past four days.
• Pakistani forces conducted heavy shelling across multiple sectors, including Poonch, Rajouri, Kupwara, and Uri, causing significant civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.
• The shelling has claimed the lives of 20 people, including an additional district development commissioner and senior administrative officer Raj Kumar Thapa.
• Indian forces had launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting nine terrorist infrastructure sites in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, triggering the escalation.
• Security and disaster response teams are clearing debris and recovering unexploded ordnance across impacted areas, including near the Aap Shambhu Temple in Jammu, where no casualties were reported.