News Topic:Poonch
Jammu
Border dwellers shifted to safer locations, panic in Jammu
In view of heavy shelling along the international border and the LoC, the administration has shifted the border dwellers to safer locations in several areas across Jammu.
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J&K
Army soldier among 15 people killed in cross-border shelling in Poonch
14 civilians, including a woman and four children, and an Army soldier were killed and as many as 60 injured after Pakistan resorted to heavy mortar shelling.
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J&K
12 civilians killed; 60 hurt in cross-border shelling in Poonch
At least 12 civilians, including a woman and four children, were killed and as many as 60 injured after Pakistan resorted to heavy mortar shelling and artillery firing in Poonch.
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J&K
Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire for fourth consecutive night
Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked small arms fire across the LoC in Kashmir's Kupwara and Jammu's Poonch sectors for the fourth consecutive night.
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Jammu
Soldier found dead after suspected suicide bid in Poonch
A soldier posted in Poonch was found dead after a suspected suicide bid on Sunday, officials said.
Jammu
Two ‘hybrid’ militants arrested in Poonch
Security forces in arrested two 'hybrid' militants linked to the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) in Poonch district, the police said in a statement on Saturday.
Jammu
Soldier killed as army foils infiltration bid in Jammu’s Poonch
A soldier was killed in the line of duty as the army thwarted an infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu's Poonch district early Tuesday.
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Jammu
Gunbattle erupts as militants attempt infiltration in Poonch
Indian army troops foiled an infiltration attempt by suspected militants in the Battal sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said.
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