News Topic:Poonch
Jammu
Ex-Army Havildar shoots himself dead in Poonch
A former Army Havildar who had subsequently joined Defence Service Corps (DSC) shot himself dead with his service weapon at Mendhar area of this district on Saturday, officials said.
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Jammu
Three members of a family killed in Pak shelling in Poonch: Officials
Three members of a family were killed in alleged ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu on Friday evening.
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Jammu
Injured in LoC firing, woman dies in Poonch
A sexagenarian woman who was injured in an alleged firing and shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Poonch district on July 08 last, succumbed to the injuries, officials said on Friday.
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Jammu
Sexagenarian woman killed in Cross LoC shelling in Balakot
India on Wednesday accused Pakistan of killing one woman and injuring another, by resorting to unprovoked shelling in Balakot sector of Poonch district, in which one elderly woman was killed and another injured.
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Jammu
Three Army porters detained for using WhatsApp in Poonch
Security forces in border district of Poonch detained three persons working with the Army as porters after they were found using social media platform WhatsApp in a manner which has been treated as 'sensitive'.
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J&K
COVID-19: With two fresh deaths, J&K toll 90
Jammu and Kashmir recorded two fresh deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the fatality toll due to the virus in J&K to 90.
Jammu
Ten more militants killed along LoC, toll 13: Army
Ten more militants were killed along LoC in Jammu division, taking the death toll to 13.
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Jammu
Man ‘hacked’ to death over land dispute in Poonch
A 60-year-old man was “hacked to death” allegedly by his relatives over a land dispute in Surankote area of this district in Jammu division of J&K on Saturday.
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