POONCH — Three infiltrators were apprehended one of them in an injured condition while as a huge consignment of narcotics, arms and ammunition were recovered by the army at Gulpur area on the Line of Control in Poonch district, defence officials said Wednesday. A defence official said, the army resorted to firing after noticing a […]
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday said that the April 21 attack in Bhata Durian area of Poonch in which five soldiers were killed was carried out with active local support and militants had used steel-coated armour-piercing bullets and IEDs to target army vehicle to inflict maximum damage. […]
POONCH — More than 40 persons have been detained for questioning as part of a massive operation currently underway to track down the militants involved in the Poonch militant attack, officials said on Monday. Additional troops have been inducted to further intensify the cordon-and-search operation (CASO) in Bhata Dhurian-Tota Gali and neighbouring areas. As the […]
JAMMU — Day after the terrorist attack in Poonch that killed five Army personnel and injured one, the National Investigative Agency (NIA) took over the investigation of the case and visited the spot while the Director General Border Security Force reviewed the security situation. Meanwhile, a massive manhunt has been launched to nab the terrorists […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least five armymen were killed and another was injured after their vehicle was fired upon by unidentified militants in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The incident took place around 3:00 pm when the Army vehicle was moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector. The unidentified […]
POONCH — Deputy Commissioner Poonch Inder Jeet (JKAS) on Wednesday placed under suspension 14 employees for remaining absent from their legitimate duties without any authorization. Moreover, official sources told GNS, show cause notices have been issued to 21 employees including some gazetted officers of Jal Shakti, PMGSY and Floriculture Departments. Acting on complaints received from […]
POONCH — At least sixteen women were injured after a residential house collapsed in Khanetar village of Poonch district on Thursday. The incident happened when people had assembled in the house of Zakir Hussain Shah of Khanetar village of the district to mourn death of a family member. Due to heavy load amid large presence […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — One intruder was killed and two others were arrested after Indian Army foiled major infiltration bid in Poonch sector. Devender Anand, PRO Defense, Jammu in a statement said, On 08 April 2023 at approx 2215 hours, own alert troops deployed on the Line of Control in the Poonch Sector observed a suspicious […]
