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Topic: Rajouri

Poonch & Rajouri matter as much as Pahalgam. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs died there too

What I saw in J&K border towns made me sob and weep. It also gave me hope

Schools reopen after two weeks in areas of J&K’s Rajouri affected by Pakistani shelling

Many residential houses were also damaged due to shelling in the areas. Injuries have also occurred to a few individuals, including a mother and son duo.

Pakistan’s shelling kills govt official, 2 civilians in Rajouri, red alert sirens & blackouts witnessed

A shell fell on the house of Rajouri Additional District Development Commissioner Raj Kumar Thapa Friday night. Shelling targeted civilian areas in Poonch, the main city came under heavy fire.

Health facilities strengthened in J-K’s Rajouri after unidentified illness claims 17 lives

Entire Budhal declared containment zone; symptoms include fever, sweating, vomiting, dehydration, and episodic loss of consciousness.

In Jammu’s Budhal, fear grips villagers in wake of 17 ‘mysterious deaths’ in 45 days

MHA has formed inter-ministerial team, while J&K Police has formed SIT to probe cause of deaths of 17 members of three interrelated families in Budhal between 5 Dec and 19 Jan.

Delhi man shot dead in ‘Burger King’ Rajouri Garden outlet

Three unidentified assailants opened fire on the man in J block of Rajouri Garden. He received multiple bullet injuries and was declared dead by doctors in the hospital.

A vote ‘for hope’: Glimpses from J&K’s Anantnag-Rajouri seat that saw record voter turnout

Polling was held in Anantnag-Rajouri seat in 6th phase Saturday. Many, like 82-yr-old Mohammed Bhat, said they were happy about being able to exercise their right to vote.

PDP chief in fray, Azad’s flip flop, Paharis, delimitation — why Anantnag-Rajouri is a must-watch seat

Though battle is between NC & PDP on paper, results cannot be taken for granted as there are players like DPAP, Apni Party. Constituency is geographically & ethnically diverse.

Situation in Poonch-Rajouri a ‘concern’ — Army chief outlines operational challenges in J&K

Army chief General Manoj Pande says Army has adopted village in Poonch from where 8 civilians were picked up for questioning, of whom three were later found dead.

Govt right to hold soldiers accountable for J&K civilian killings—focus on security system too

Local Gujjar residents had played a critical role in military operations against the Lashkar-e-Taiba in the Pir Panjal mountains before 2003, setting up special militia to fight terrorism.

On Camera

India’s solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.