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Ammunition, explosive material recovered from hideout in J-K's Poonch

Security forces on Thursday busted a hideout and recovered ammunition and explosive material in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, sources said. A team of police, assisted by the Army, launched a search operation in the Naka Manjari area. It busted a hideout and recovered ammunition and explosive material, they said. Four AK rifle magazines with ammunition, two grenades, some explosive material, one binocular and other material were recovered, the sources said.

Grenade found near house of former MLA in J-K's Poonch, search underway

A grenade was found near the home of a former legislator in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday evening, his son said. Last Friday night, an explosion was reported at his house in Lasana village of Surankote tehsil. His family had a narrow escape as splinters pierced the ceiling of several rooms. "I had gone for a condolence meet when I received a call from home that a grenade was found near the house. It was close to our boundary wall," Showkat, the son of former Surankote MLA and prominent Gujjar leader Choudhary Mohammad Akram, told reporters. Police and Army personnel have cordoned off the area and a search is underway, he said. Expressing fear, Showkat also questioned the security measures being enforced in the area. "Why is this happening to us? This is the second such incident," he said while expressing faith in the security forces. Security guards have been increased at our house and floodlights installed, Showkat added.

Explosion at ex-MLA & prominent Gujjar leader's house in J-K's Poonch

An explosion was reported at the house of a former legislator in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. Former Surankote MLA and prominent Gujjar leader Choudhary Mohammad Akram said the incident occurred around 7.30 pm on Friday and his family had a narrow escape as splinters pierced the ceiling of several rooms of his house in Lassana village. "I was not home at the time of the incident. Later, I came to know that there was a powerful explosion, followed by some shots that were fired. Police and Army officials visited my house immediately after the incident and they are ascertaining the details," Akram told PTI in Jammu. Akram, who resigned from the Congress in solidarity with former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad last year but later distanced himself from Azad's Democratic Azad Party, demanded a thorough probe into the incident. A police official said empty cartridges of a 12-bore gun were found from the scene of the incident. "We c

Huge cache of weapons seized from terrorist hideout in J&K's Poonch

Security forces on Sunday busted a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Poonch, leading to the recovery of a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives, officials said. The hideout was busted during a joint operation by the police and the Army at Bahian Wali village in Surankote tehsil, they said. Three AK assault rifles, a box containing 10 grenades, a grenade thrower and some ammunition were recovered, the officials said. However, no one was arrested during the operation, which was still going on when the last reports were received.

Two terrorists shot dead along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch

The army has shot dead two terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Sunday. The terrorists were killed in the Balakote sector of the district late Saturday, they said. The officials said army personnel noticed suspicious movement at a forward village and opened fire. The two terrorists were neutralised, they said. The bodies of the slain terrorists were found when the army launched a search operation in the area this morning, the officials said.

J-K police detain woman after recovering IED-like substance in Poonch

Police on Wednesday detained a woman after a suspected IED was recovered in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. On a reliable input, police, along with other security agencies, recovered an IED- like substance in Poonch, they said. A woman suspect was detained for questioning in connection with the recovery, they said. Further investigation is going on, they added.

Security forces recover explosives near LoC in J-K's Poonch district

Security forces on Thursday recovered explosives near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. During a search operation, Army troops found a bag near the LoC in Noorkot area, they said. They recovered a radio set, grenades, one circuit and one metal box, which is likely to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), from the bag, they said. Further investigation is going on, they said.

11 dead, 29 injured as mini bus plunges into deep gorge in J-K's Poonch

Eleven people, including four women, died and 29 more were injured when an overcrowded mini-bus plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said here. The bus was on its way to Poonch from Gali Maidan when it met with the accident near Brari Nallah in the border belt of Sawjian around 8.30 am, they said. The officials said a joint rescue operation by the Army, police, and local villagers was immediately launched. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and several leaders from the Valley expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident. The officials said nine passengers were found dead on the spot, while two more succumbed to injuries at a hospital. The condition of nine of the 29 injured is critical, and six of them were airlifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu for specialised treatment, they said. The bus rolled down more than 250 feet into the gorge and

Army rescues four youth trapped in J-K's Poonch river flash flood

The Army on Thursday rescued four trapped youth in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district

UAPA case: SIA conducts raids at various places along LoC in Poonch

The team visited various important locations on the border and conducted search and seizure

Forest fire triggers several landmine explosions along LoC in Poonch

The fire triggered the explosion of nearly half a dozen landmines that were part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system, officials said

Coonoor crash grim reminder of similar accident in J&K's Poonch in 1963

The lone survivor in the Coonor crash, Group Captain Varun Singh, is currently under treatment at a military hospital in Wellington

After 20 days of anti-terror operation, authorities open Poonch Highway

Police said farmers have been advised to report any suspicious movement they might see in the area.

3 security personnel, captured Pak terrorist injured in Kashmir firing

Three security personnel and an arrested Pakistani terrorist were injured on Sunday when militants opened fire

Two army personnel killed in encounter in J-K's Poonch district

Two army personnel were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Friday. The operation is still going on in a forested area in the district's Mendhar sub-division, they said. "In an ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the general area of Nar Khas forest in Mendhar sub-division there was an exchange of fire between army troops and terrorists during the evening hours of Thursday," a defence public relation officer (PRO) said. During the exchange of fire, two army personnel were critically injured and they later succumbed to their injuries, he said, adding that the operation is still going on. Earlier, the PRO had said that the body of a junior commissioned officer (JCO) is yet to be recovered. However, he later said the body was identified of that of a jawan and not of the JCO. Efforts are being made to trace the missing JCO and the area is prone to danger, the officials said. Riflemen Vikram Singh Negi (26) and Yogambar S

Pakistani drone seen near LoC, Army launches search operation

The search operation was launched in Basoni, Dharana and adjoining areas shortly after the detection of the drone

Pak Army shells 4 sectors along LoC at Poonch-Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir

The Pakistan Army on Thursday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas and posts in four sectors along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. This is third consecutive day that the Pakistan Army has targeted hamlets and posts with mortar bombs and heavy firing triggering fear and panic among the residents along the LoC in Poonch district. Pakistan also opened fire along the International Border (IB) targeting hamlets and Border Out Posts (BoPs) in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district overnight, they said. "At about 0900 hours, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms & shelling with mortars along LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors in district Poonch and also in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district", a defence spokesman said. Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire 24 times this month.

Pak troops shell villages, forward posts along LoC, IB in Poonch and Kathua

Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Kathua

Pakistan continues ceasefire violation on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch

Continuing unprovoked ceasefire violation on the line of control (LoC), Pakistan resorted to heavy shelling to target Indian positions on Friday in J&K's Poonch district.

Pakistan army resorts to heavy shelling along LoC in Kashmir's Poonch

The Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday