Tag: landmine

File Picture JAMMU, Feb 15: A forest fire activated a few landmines near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday.The landmines are part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system to maintain security at the borders in the Union Territory.Officials said a fire ...

Rajouri: A soldier was killed and two others were injured in a landmine blast near the Line of Control in Nowhera sector of Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. An official said the incident happened when the personnel were patrolling the Mendhar sector. “Three soldiers suffered injuries in the ...

Representational Image JAMMU, Oct 15: An army personnel was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a police official said. Rifleman Gurucharan Singh was on patrol duty when he accidentally stepped over ...

Jammu: An army porter was injured in an accidental landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.Mukhtiar Ahmad Mir, a resident of Gagrian village, was riding a horse when he accidentally triggered the landmine at Mauli Dhokh in ...

Samba/Mendhar: A rusted mortar shell and a landmine were detected and later defused in controlled explosions at separate places in Samba and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.The powerful mortar shell was noticed by some villagers in Nad village along the Samba-Udhampur road in Samba ...

Jammu: An Army personnel was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.The soldier suffered injuries when the landmine got activated after he accidentally stepped over it during patrolling in a forward village in Kerni ...

Poonch/Jammu: A 15-year-old boy was injured in a landmine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, sources said. Mohammad Shoaib was grazing his cattle as the landmine exploded in the forward area, they said. He was injured in the blast and ...

Trump lifted United States restrictions on anti-personnel landmine use, which had been banned in almost all of the world.United States President Joe Biden has set new rules for the military’s use of anti-personnel landmines, reversing a move by former President Donald Trump that allowed the weapons to be used ...

Jammu, May 30: An Army Major was injured in an “accidental” landmine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said.The incident took place when the officer was conducting routine patrolling along the LoC in Poonch sector, they said.The officer was ...

India oi-Deepika S | Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2022, 0:10 Srinagar, May 18: A forest fire triggered several landmine explosions along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Wednesday. Image credit: ANI The fire that started in a forest across the LoC on Monday ...