Chandigarh, May 10 -- Amid the escalating tension between India and Pakistan, Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Nishant Yadav on Saturday said the administration is conducting a voluntary training and enrolment camp for civil defence volunteers at Tagore Theatre.

"We are conducting a voluntary training and enrollment camp for Civil Defence Volunteers at Tagore Theatre. People's response is really good. We have enrolled over 1000 people. They are being trained at Tagore Theatre," Yadav told ANI.

He said that due to the large turnout, another venue has been set up. "A large number of people had turned up. So, we have sent the rest of the people to Tiranga Park, to the second camp. The second batch of Civil Defence training will begin there s...