JAMMU — With the operation to track down militants who escaped after an encounter in Poonch district entering the fifth day on Friday, a senior police official said security agencies have formulated an action plan by identifying areas with suspected terrorist presence. He said terrorism, which has re-emerged over the past one-and-a-half to two years, […]
JAMMU — A brief exchange of fire took place between militants and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The gunfire rattled the Lasana village of Surankote Monday night when security forces launched a search operation following information about the presence of terrorists, the officials said. “Contact […]
POONCH — An army man got injured Sunday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The landmine went off when a group of soldiers was patrolling a forward area in the Balakote sector of Mendhar, they said. They said the soldier suffered injuries in the right foot […]
MENDHAR — A 20-year-old student was allegedly stabbed to death during a birthday party in Poonch district on Saturday, police said. Four people — all of them the victim’s friends — were arrested, along with the weapon of the offence, they said. Israr Ali, a student of government degree college in Mendhar, suffered critical injuries […]
JAMMU — A senior army officer on Saturday visited three sectors in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and reviewed the security situation, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lt Gen P K Mishra, visited Krishna Ghati and Bhimber Gali sectors two days after India and Pakistan armies held […]
POONCH (KIMS) — A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday. He has been identified as Mohd Imran @Polla, son of Itfaq Khan, resident of Mankote, District Poonch, under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978. The accused […]
JAMMU — The Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire on Monday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, and the Indian Army retaliated befittingly, officials said. “Pakistani Army violated bilateral ceasefire on the LoC today in Digwar sector of Poonch district. Indian Army retaliated befittingly,” officials said. A search operation has […]
JAMMU — The Pakistan Army intruded into the Indian side and also violated the ceasefire by opening fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday. The violation took place at 1.10 pm on Tuesday and the Indian troops responded with “controlled and calibrated” […]
POONCH — Security forces resorted to brief firing following a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The mine blast occurred under suspicious circumstances in a forward area of the Krishna Gati sector early this morning, they said. This prompted the troops deployed along […]
POONCH — Security forces on Tuesday launched search operations in five areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The operations are part of enhanced security measures aimed at maintaining high vigilance in the border district, they said. The search operations were conducted by joint teams of the Special Operations Group (SoG) of the […]
