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Indo-Pak war veteran Havaldar Baldev Singh passes away in Rajouri at 93 • Jan. 7, 2025, 12:44 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Army has increased operational footprint in Jammu region: Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva • Dec. 22, 2024, 12:56 AM ET (The Indian Express)
2 held with 5 kg of heroin near LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri • Dec. 15, 2024, 6:07 PM ET (The Indian Express)

Rajouri, town, western Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India, in the Kashmir region of the Indian subcontinent. The town is situated in a deep valley of the southern flank of the Pir Panjal Range on the Tawi River. It was referred to as Rajpuri in Kalhana’s Rajatarangini (12th century ce). In 1947, at the time of the partition of British India between India and Pakistan, Pashtun tribesmen intervened in the region, and almost the entire population of the town was massacred. Tatta Pani, hot sulfur springs noted for their medicinal properties, and Shahdra Sharif, a Muslim pilgrimage centre, are ...(100 of 204 words)

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