JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP launched a scathing attack on the National Conference-led government in the Union Territory on Wednesday for its “inaction” over the “mysterious” deaths of 13 people, including 11 children, in a remote village in Rajouri district. It urged the Centre to rush experts to properly investigate […]
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Over dozen deaths in Rajouri not caused by any mysterious disease: Health Minister
JAMMU — More than a dozen deaths in three families in a remote village in the border district of Rajouri were not caused by any mysterious disease as tests conducted both within and outside the Union Territory have returned negative results, Health Minister Sakeena Masood said here on Wednesday. However, she said the deaths in […]
Mysterious deaths in Rajouri: Certain neurotoxins found in samples of dead persons
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 […]
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 […]