JAMMU — Amid growing concern over the mysterious death of 14 persons in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir over the past one month, health experts on Tuesday said certain neurotoxins have been found in the samples of the deceased. Further investigations are in progress, the experts said. The death toll due to the […]
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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 […]
After minor girl’s death, two more children from same family succumb to mysterious illness in Rajouri
JAMMU — Two more children died on Monday after six kids from a family were admitted to hospital due to a mysterious illness at Badhaal village in Rajouri district, officials said. Six children of Mohammad Aslam were taken to the community health centre for a medical check-up on Saturday evening. The children were initially referred […]
5-year-old girl dies of mysterious disease; Five siblings hospitalized in Rajouri
RAJOURI — A five-year-old girl died and her five other siblings were admitted to a hospital after they fell seriously ill in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. The siblings belonged to Badhaal village of Kotranka sub-division where nine members of two different families had lost their lives due […]
Rare Indian Pangolin rescued from forest near LoC in Rajouri
RAJOURI — The Indian Army and the Wildlife Protection Department rescued an Indian Pangolin, a critically endangered species, from a forest near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Friday. The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is listed as a Schedule-I animal under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and […]
Corps commander visits LoC in Rajouri & Poonch, reviews operations in progress
JAMMU — The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch on Friday to review security and operational preparedness, officials said. He also engaged with trainee IAS officers, discussing topics related to […]
Police attaches properties of two Pakistan-based militant handlers in Rajouri
RAJOURI (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir police has attached properties of two individuals in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. “Jammu and Kashmir Police attached 5 Kanals and 14 Marlas land of Ishtiaq Ahmed, son of Mohd Zaman and 2 Kanals and 4 marlas land of Zahid Ali Khan, son of Mohd Iqbal […]
Police attach properties of three PoJK based militants in Rajouri
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday attached the properties of three absconding militants currently operating from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in the Rajouri district, officials said. The attached land, measuring 7 kanals and 15 marlas, belongs to Khadim Hussain of Kandi, Muneer Hussain of Gakhrote, and Mohd Shabir of Panjnara, they […]
Five doctors of GMC suspended after pregnant woman’s death in Rajouri
JAMMU — Five doctors of the Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri were suspended following the death of a pregnant woman that sparked concerns about alleged medical negligence, officials said on Tuesday. Razim Akhter (35) of Badhaal Kotranka died at the GMC Rajouri on Sunday afternoon. She was five-and-a-half months pregnant and had been admitted with […]
Body of a cop found in mysterious conditions in Rajouri
JAMMU — A body of a cop was found in mysterious conditions near district police line Rajouri on Thursday. Officials told GNS that a cop was found lying near DPL Rajouri in unconscious state. Soon he was shifted to nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The deceased cop has been identified as Havaldar […]