POONCH — An army personnel was injured in an accidental landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The blast occurred at 10.50 am in the Nangi-Takeri area of Krishna Ghati sector of Mendhar when the Army personnel were on patrol duty, the officials […]
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Army soldier injured in landmine explosion near LoC in Poonch
POONCH — An army soldier was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The 32-year-old soldier was part of a patrolling party when he accidentally stepped over the landmine in Krishna Ghati sector, the officials said. They said the mine […]
Six army personnel injured in landmine explosion in Rajouri
JAMMU — At least six Army personnel were on Tuesday injured in a landmine explosion in a forward village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The troops were on patrol duty when one of the soldiers accidentally stepped over the landmine near Khamba Fort in Nowshera sector around 10.45 am, triggering the […]
Several landmines explode amid forest fire along LoC in Poonch
JAMMU — The forest fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Balakote and Mendhar areas raged for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, causing several landmines along the Line of Control to explode, officials said. The fire, which broke out in a forest along the LoC in the mountainous area of Poonch district, is spreading, they said. […]
Landmine explosion near LoC in Rajouri, 2 Army porters injured
JAMMU — At least two Army porters were injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu region on Sunday. The landmine explosion took place in forward Kalal area of Nowshera sector on Saturday, Officials said according to PTI. Two Army porters namely Raj Kumar and Ashwani Kumar, […]