Poonch
Proper noun
Meaning
A town, a district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
A district, a division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
a river in the autonomous territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
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Examples
A defence spokesperson said Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars in Balakote and Mendhar sectors of Poonch around 2 am.
Apart from north Kashmir, at least seven people, including two BSF porters, were injured in Jammu’s Poonch district as Pakistani troops resorted to intense mortar shelling and small arms fire “without provocation” in the Sawjian area.
Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Devender Anand said that at about 6.45 p.m. on Wednesday, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Kirni and Qasba sectors of Poonch district.
In the last 24 hours, there have been ceasefire violations on the LoC at Balakote and Manakote in Poonch, Keri and Tarkundi in Rajouri, Pallanwala in Akhnoor and Uri in Baramulla.
POONCH, Nov 3: Mendhar Cricket Premiere League concluded at Hill Stadium Mendhar, here today.
Jammu district, with 11 deaths, is topping the list in the number of COVID-19 deaths, followed by two in Doda and one each in Kathua, Udhampur, Samba and Poonch districts.