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Chandigarh, May 29, 2025: The Punjab Home Guards & Civil Defence Department has officially announced the second edition of the Civil Defence Exercise "Operation Shield" to be conducted across all districts of the state on May 31, 2025, at 6:00 PM. This follows a fresh directive issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on May 29, 2025.Initially planned for May 29, the exercise was postponed due to concurrent training of Punjab’s civil defence personnel with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The upcoming drill is designed to enhance preparedness against potential hostile attacks, specifically in border states…