Everything you need to know about Poonch: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Poonch: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched his election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, addressing an election rally in Kishtwar .
Shimla, April 15 (IANS) After the success of a Jammu and Kashmir motor rally that traverses through the historic Mughal Road - once a favourite route of emperors Akbar and Jehangir - for two consecutive years, the Himalayan Motorsport Association (HMA) has added motrcycles to the rally this year.
Jammu, April 14 (IANS) Enthused by the drastic decline in militancy and an all- pervasive upbeat mood in the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is determined to raise the issue of repeal of AFSPA from some areas in the state at the chief ministers' meet in New Delhi Monday, sources close to him said.
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Jammu, April 9 (IANS) Soldiers deployed on the Line of Control (LoC), which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, Monday caught a Pakistani trying to sneak into India, an army spokesperson said.
Rajouri (J-K), Mar.27 (ANI): The famous Mughal Road, an arterial highway connecting Rajouri and Poonch districts with the rest of Jammu and Kashmir has been closed due to heavy snowfall.
Poonch (J-K), Feb.21 (ANI): The Indian Army has organised a motivational tour for senior citizens in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.
Poonch (J-K), Feb.21 (ANI): The Indian Army has organised a motivational tour for senior citizens in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): A group of students from remote areas of Rajouri and Poonch Districts of Jammu and Kashmir, presently on an educational tour under "Operation Sadbhavna", met Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, here on Friday.
Poonch, Feb 4 (ANI): Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District on Saturday arrested a fellow officer, alleged to be involved in fake currency racket, which was being operated from across the border.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan.20 (ANI): Students from militancy hit backward areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District visited New Delhi this weekas part of the Indian Army's "Operation Sadbhavana" educational tour.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan.20 (ANI): Students from militancy hit backward areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District visited New Delhi this weekas part of the Indian Army's "Operation Sadbhavana" educational tour.
Poonch, Dec 21 (ANI): Residents in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District gave a call for shutdown protesting against the state government's decision to withdraw attestation and land registration powers from the judiciary and transferring it to the executive.
Rajouri, Dec 17 (ANI): Police seized a cache of ammunition in Rajouri district from Hamid Khan, a resident of Poonch, who was trying to pose as a police informer.
Poonch, Dec 17 (ANI): Senior officials of Border Security Force (BSF), deployed in Kashmir, have accused Pakistan of repeated violations of the ceasefire in the recent past.
Poonch, Dec 14 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda has said that militancy in the state has come down by 48 percent and they are keeping their guard on any infiltration attempts.
Poonch, Dec 13 (ANI): A live grenade has been recovered and defused by Indian Army officers in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.
Poonch, Dec 9 (ANI): Based on intelligence inputs, a Special Operation Group of the state police conducted an extensive search in Sheen Dara region of Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec.9 (ANI): The world, as we know it, seems to be going topsy-turvy of late. Pakistan, a sworn enemy of India since its inception as a Nation, seems to be warming up with India after six plus decades. At the same time, its relationship with its most abiding ally, the United States (US), is on the brink of a breakdown.
Poonch, Nov 17 (ANI): Taking a jibe at yoga guru Baba Ramdev and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Puri Shankaracharya Adhokshajanand Dev, has said that people who proclaim themselves to be ascetics must live an austere life.
Srinagar, Nov.7 (ANI): A minor earthquake struck parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening.
Poonch, Oct 27 (ANI): Officers and soldiers of the Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged sweets at the Line of Control (LoC) on the occasion of Diwali here on Wednesday.
Rajouri, Oct 14 (ANI): 24 schoolgirls belonging to diverse sections of the society and hailing from of Rajouri, Poonch and Nowshera have embarked on a tour of different places in India.
Poonch (J-K), Aug.15 (ANI): People in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, took part in an environment awareness-related run on Sunday.
Chakan da Bagh (J-K), Aug.12 (ANI): In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan Army has handed over a woman,Parveen Akhtar, to the Indian Army.
Poonch, Aug 7 (ANI): Security forces on Sunday shot dead a divisional commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.
Jammu, July 11 (ANI): Former chief minister and patron of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has said the opening of road links between India and Pakistan would be the biggest step to strengthen peace in the region. ddressing a rally here on Sunday, Sayeed said: "If you ask me that what is the biggest step to strengthen peace process in Jammu and Kashmir then I would say the biggest step would be to open up the road links between Rawalakot-Poonch and Muzaffarabad-Srinagar. It might be possible that Suchetgarh route can also be opened. It is possible that we will be able to get a border like Wagah. Nothing will happen despite threats from militancy and money laundering."
Muzaffarabad/Lahore, June 27(ANI): Allegations of poll rigging have sparked violent protests in many parts of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, with political activists clashing with each other.
Poonch, June 23 (ANI): Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were today killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.
Poonch/Jammu, May 5 (ANI): In yet another incident of ceasefire violation, troops from Pakistani side fired rocket-propelled grenades and opened fire from Medium Machine Guns (MMGs) and small arms on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District on Thursday.
Srinagar, Apr 28 (ANI): An Army jawan shot dead four of his colleagues, including three jawans and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) inside their camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag District today.
Poonch, Apr 14 (ANI): The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Romeo Force, Rashtriya Rifles, K. A. S. Bhullar said here that militant training camps still exist in Pakistan which supports infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar. 20 (ANI): Poonch District police have seized over two kilograms of brown sugar worth over 10 million rupees from a group of four men.
Jammu, Mar 19 (ANI): The Indian Army has tightened security around the international border in Jammu and Kashmir amid reports of infiltration attempts by the militants.
New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Students from backward areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Poonch Districts visited New Delhi on Friday as part of the Indian Army's 'Operation Sadbhavana' educational tour.
Poonch, Jan 11 (ANI): Residents of Jammu and Kashmir have been facing problems in meeting with their relatives in Pakistan due to non-clearance of papers in Islamabad.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that there has been a significant improvement in the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the visit of the all-party parliamentary delegation and the appointment of interlocutors.
Poonch, Dec 29 (ANI): Security personnel in Kashmir have intensified vigilance along the Line of Control (LoC) as they fear infiltration to pick up with the melting of snow at high altitudes.
Poonch, Dec 29 (ANI): Security personnel in Kashmir have intensified vigilance along the Line of Control (LoC) as they fear infiltration to pick up with the melting of snow at high altitudes.
Srinagar/New Delhi, Dec. 24 (ANI): Dileep Padgaonkar, veteran Indian journalist and one of the three Kashmir interlocutors, said on Thursday, that they will submit the report with their recommendations to the Central Government within ten days.
Jammu, Dec 21 (ANI): Dileep Padgaonkar, a senior journalist and one of the interlocutors appointed by the Centre to seek out various shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir, after his visit to the border district of Rajouri and Poonch on Tuesday said the people want peace in the region.
Poonch, Dec 19 (ANI): The three interlocutors appointed by the Central Government to talk to a cross section of society and various communities in three different regions of Jammu and Kashmir, visited Poonch to get a sense of the problems faced by the people of the region.
Poonch (J-K), Nov 14 (ANI): Two militants have been killed in the Mendhar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, as they were trying to infiltrate into Indian territory.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct. 29 (ANI): A Union Home Ministry team, led by Joint Secretary K Skandan, visited the Poonch trade facilitation centre on Thursday to review trade infrastructure facilities with Pakistan and suggested a tightening of security measures.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.14 (ANI): Traders from India and Pakistan have met to discuss enhancement of trade between the two countries at the 'Chakan-da-Bagh' Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.
Srinagar, Sept.16 (ANI): Separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have rejected the outcome of Wednesday's over five-hour-long All-Party meeting, unanimously terming the endeavor a futile and time buying exercise aimed to deny Kashmiris their inalienable right to self-determination.
Jammu, Sept.15 (ANI): Three protesters were killed and ten seriously injured when police opened fire in Mendhar town of Poonch District on Wednesday. Other reports said at least 30 had been injured in the clash.
Poonch (J-K), Sep.7 (ANI): Officials of the Indian Army in Kashmir handed over a run away woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK to the Pakistan Army here on Monday after she crossed over to the Indian side.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (ANI): Given the turbulent situation in the Kashmir Valley, it is hardly surprising that Jammu or Ladakh for that matter (till the recent disaster there), doesn't find any mention in the national media, especially the electronic one.
Poonch (J-K), Sep 5 (ANI): A suspected militant of the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed and a jawan injured in a gunbattle in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District on Sunday morning.
New Delhi, Sep.4 (ANI): Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the leader of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir, has, in a press conference in Srinagar on Aug, 31, laid down five pre-conditions which, he feels, would restore peace lead to re-initiation of the dialogue process.
New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the leader of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir, has, in a press conference in Srinagar on Aug, 31, laid down five pre-conditions which, he feels, would restore peace lead to re-initiation of the dialogue process.
New Delhi, Aug.30 (ANI): Member of Parliament and the chairman of the Flag foundation of India, Naveen Jindal, presented 25 racing bicycles to a unit of the Indian Army on Monday.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 29 (ANI): A Hizbul Mujaheedin (HM) militant has surrendered in the Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after being challenged by security forces.
Poonch, Aug 28 (ANI): Security forces have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch region.
Poonch, Aug 27 (ANI): Major General Om Prakash Commander of the Jammu Division of the Indian Army said the Pakistani Army has been violating the ceasefire to assist militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar, Aug 25 (ANI): The Government of Jammu and Kashmir, and Jammu Credit Cooperative Ltd have jointly taken initiatives to empower women by launching women credit cooperative banks in rural areas of the state.here are eight branches of the women's cooperative bank in Jammu division, with 40 female employees. These branches are in district Sambha, R. S. Pura, Bisnah, Purkhoo, Pargwal and Marh among others.
Srinagar, Aug 25 (ANI): The Government of Jammu and Kashmir, and Jammu Credit Cooperative Ltd have jointly taken initiatives to empower women by launching women credit cooperative banks in rural areas of the state.here are eight branches of the women's cooperative bank in Jammu division, with 40 female employees. These branches are in district Sambha, R. S. Pura, Bisnah, Purkhoo, Pargwal and Marh among others.
Poonch, Aug.20 (ANI): Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again on Thursday by lobbing rockets and mortars at Indian forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 19 (ANI): There has been a major ceasefire violation in the Krishnaghati sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District, with Pakistani troops targeting forward Indian posts with rockets, mortars and heavy firing on Thursday morning.
New Delhi, Aug.14 (ANI): As the nation celebrates its 64th Independence Day here on Sunday, this year the Indian Air Force will be the coordinating agency and thus the Guard of Honour presented to the Prime Minister on this occasion will be commanded by Wg Cdr P Panda.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 10 (ANI): In a joint combing operation, the security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch region.
Poonch (Jammu-Kashmir), Aug.10 (ANI): Urs, also known as Ziarat, was celebrated at the Dargah of Baba Thanpir, a Sufi saint in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district this weekend.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 5 (ANI): In view of the widespread deforestation, the Indian Army has launched an operation to re-green vast areas of barren land in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 2 (ANI): The Chakan Da Bagh Bridge at the Line of Control (LoC) has been reconstructed as a steel bridge with a height of 50 feet in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District.ncessant heavy rainfall in the district caused a collapse of the bridge's crossing point on Friday.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), July 31 (ANI): Cross border trade between India and Pakistan is likely to be affected following the collapse of a bridge at Chakan Da- Bagh.
Dehradun, July 26 (ANI): The body of Gorkha Rifles soldier Rohit Gurung, who died during patrolling two days ago in Kashmir, was brought to his hometown in Dehradun, Uttarakhand for final rites on Monday.
Poonch (J-K), July 25 (ANI): The Haj Committee in Jammu and Kashmir conducted an orientation camp for prospective Muslim pilgrims from the Poonch region.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), July 19 (ANI): The top brass of the Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said the Indian Army proposes to call off the combing operation following seven days of fierce encounter with the militants in the Beri Rakh forest range in Poonch district.
Srinagar, July 19 (ANI): Arms, ammunition and medicines were recovered from a militant hideout in the Beri Rakh forest, following gun-battle between security forces and militants in Poonch District.
Jammu, July 16 (ANI): An Army major and two jawans were injured in a gunbattle with militants in Poonch district as the operation against the ultras entered its fourth day on Friday.
Poonch, July 15 (ANI): A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in an encounter with the Army in Beri-Rakh forest in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Thursday.
Poonch (J-K), July 14 (ANI): An Army Major was killed and six other personnel including a Colonel were injured in a fierce encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch area last night.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), July 11(ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police officials and district administration have tightened security in Poonch District ahead of the annual Buddha Amarnath pilgrimage.
Poonch, June 16 (ANI): Security personnel recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District on Tuesday In a joint operation, paramilitary and state police personnel recovered the arms from the Mandi sector of the district.
Poonch, June 4 (ANI): The Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police along with an outfit of Army busted a hideout of militants and recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives in Poonch District on Thursday.
Poonch, June 3 (ANI), June 3 (ANI): Security forces gunned down a commander of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Wednesday.
Srinagar, Apr.25 (ANI): The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Vijay Kumar Singh, has said territorial integrity and security is paramount for the country's armed forces.
Poonch (Jammu-Kashmir), April 20 (ANI): Visitors from Pakistan have sought for simplification of procedures to enable them to visiting here.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), Apr 5 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday baton charged thousands of irate Pakistani refugees, who were demanding citizenship in Jammu district.
Poonch, Apr 5 (ANI): A street play against child marriage was staged in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch region on Sunday.
Poonch, Apr 3 (ANI): Three militant hideouts were busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Ramban Districts from where a huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered.
Srinagar, Mar 27(ANI): In a joint extensive surveillance and search operation, security personnel have recovered a huge cache of ammunition and RDX from a hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Sawjian sector in Poonch District.
Jammu, March 23 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla on Tuesday said 38,119 families comprising 34,202 Kashmiri Pandits families, 2,168 Muslim families and 1,749 Sikh families, migrated from the Valley due to the disturbed condition.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar 2 (ANI): The Sikh community here celebrated the spring festival of 'Hola Mohalla' with devotion and took out a procession to mark the occasion.
Poonch, Feb 28 (ANI): Security forces have busted a rebel hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district and recovered arms and ammunition.
Poonch, Feb 23 (ANI): Around 300 villagers of Deri village, near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, who had fled their homes to escape Pakistani shelling in 2002, have returned after assurances from security forces.
Poonch, Feb 6 (ANI): Security forces busted two hideouts and recovered arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 30 (ANI): The migrants from the Reasi and Rajouri districts, who had to shift from their homes in the militancy-infested areas of northern Jammu are demanding timely and adequate relief packages.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Security has been tightened in New Delhi and surrounding areas for Republic day celebrations as intelligence agencies have warned of possible terror attacks.
New Delhi, Jan 22(ANI): India on Friday conveyed a strong protest to Pakistan over repeated incidents of cease-fire violations across the international border.
Jammu, Jan 22 (ANI): Relatives of people displaced from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir during the 1947 partition have received compensation from the state government.
KG Sector/Shidharwan Border Outpost (J-K), Jan 20 (ANI): Poonch Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Manmohan Singh has said there has been rise in the number of infiltration attempts from the Pakistan side in Jammu and Kashmir state.
Srinagar, Jan 19 (ANI): Fruit growers and exporters of Kashmir trading across the line of control (LoC) with Pakistan administered Kashmir threaten to suspend their trade from next week if their demands for lifting ban on certain essential commodities are not met.
Poonch (J-K), Jan 11 (ANI): A five-day adventure camp for children organised by Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district concluded on Sunday.
Chakan Da Bagh, (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 1 (ANI): Kashmir traders are disappointed at the move of the Pakistani authorities to ban the export of moong dal, a popular pulse and other commodities such as ginger to India.
Jammu, Dec 31 (ANI): Despite recession, the real estate sector in Jammu here is witnessing a manifold increase in property prices.
Dara Dullian (J-K), Dec 31 (ANI): Two bombs dropped during India's war with Pakistan in the 1960s and 1970s have been recovered from Dara Dullian village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 29 (ANI) : A soldier was injured when an army patrol was ambushed by a group of militants here on Tuesday.
Samba, Dec.22 (ANI): Alert Border Security Force (BSF) personnel successfully foiled an infiltration bid by militants at the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 22 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) hindered major infiltration bids by militants to enter Indian territory on Tuesday as Pakistani troops fired at two forward posts in the Samba sector.
