Amritsar, May 7 -- As the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered to conduct a nationwide mock drill, authorities in Punjab's Amritsar carried out a civil defence mock drill exercise on Wednesday evening.

A senior police official informed that two mock drill exercises would be conducted in the city, out of which, one was conducted at 4 pm while the second one would be conducted at 10.30 pm today, where sirens will be heard.

Residents have been urged to turn off their lights at 10:30 PM as part of the drill. Power supply will resume shortly after, the official said.

In a video message, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Amritsar, Sakshi Sahni, said, "Mock drill will be carried out in two ways. A siren will be heard at 4 pm, which will...