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With headquarters in the town of Poonch, it is bounded by the Line of Control (boundary between Indian and Pakistan administered Kashmir) on three sides (north, west and south). The 1947-48 war between India and Pakistan divided the earlier district into two parts.
Jul 12, 2024 · Independence Day 2023. What's New. News. Tender. Second SSR 2024 Claims and Objections. Handloom & Handicrafts Department. One District One Product – ODOP. Sanction of Relief under SDRF Norms for the Losses due to Natural Calamities during the year 2024-25. Ban on Storage Sale and use of Fire Crackers.
Jun 26, 2024 · About District Poonch Poonch has witnessed many historical era. Around 326 BC when Alexander the Great invaded the lower Jhelum belt to fight with Porus, this region was known as Dravabhisar.
Poonch district is one of the small 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir state. It falls between 33°-35°, to 34°-01°, north latitude and 73°-58° to 74°-35°, east longitude.
Jul 12, 2024 · History. In the 6th Century A.D. Chinese traveller Huien Tsang passed through Poonch. He wrote that Poonch was famous for graphics, fine tea (Musloom) and good horses. Around 850 A.D., Poonch became a sovereign state when Mr. Nar, a horse trader declared himself Raja of Poonch .
Poonch District (or Poonch Jagir) was a district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is currently divided between India and Pakistan. The Pakistani part of the erstwhile district is now the Poonch Division in the Azad Kashmir territory, whilst the Indian part of the district is the Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
3 days ago · Security forces have witnessed a death toll of 51 personnel in the Jammu region between 2021 and now, including the killing of three jawans and a captain on Tuesday during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K's) Doda district, with the high number of casualties being caused by the forces either being ambushed during normal operations or being lured into one, reported ThePrint on Tuesday.
In 1947, after the Partition of India, a rebellion started in the western part of the Poonch district (in the Bagh and Sudhanoti tehsils) against the Maharaja's rule and demanding accession to the newly independent Pakistan.
Poonch District. District Poonch which is popularly known as mini Kashmir is the smallest in area and the remotest district of Jammu and Kashmir state. It is bounded by the Actual Line of Control (ALC) from three sides.The ALC is about 103 Kms. from Tarkundi in Balakote to Sawjian in Mandi Block.
2 days ago · Investigations also suggested that the bullets used in the Poonch attack were from Afghanistan, left behind by US forces post-withdrawal. Security forces have often recovered sophisticated weapons ...
