India, May 28 -- The civil defence exercise scheduled to be held in Rajasthan and Gujarat on May 29 has been postponed due to administrative reasons.

A statement released by the Rajasthan state home department and the Gujarat information department said that the next dates for the exercise would be issued subsequently.

The government decided to conduct a civil defence exercise on Thursday in the states bordering Pakistan - Gujarat, Punjab, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Directorate General of Fire Service and Home Guards announced in a communication that the civil defence exercise "Operation Shield" will be carried out in the states on May 29.

On May 7, hours ahead of Operation Sindoor, the government had conducted ...