PoonchJ&K, India   

I was extremely pleased to see your website. It provides very useful information about Poonch and its history. I am also from Pallandri(Poonch) and now live in Norway. My father Sardar Kamal Khan (d. 1995) was a famous Poonchi peasant.
Salaam, Nameskar and Sat Siri Akal

I am a reserch scholar of Jammu University doing Ph.D in Zoology. I am very happy to see a detail about my ditrict,Poonch. Moreover nothing have been mentioned about poonch garden.City forest park etc., etc.

I was born in Poonch town in 1960. I am now a practising Architect and based in Mumbai . My maternal grandfather Mr. Daulat Ram Sharma was the Chief Engineer of Poonch who laid down his life in 1947 on way to inspection of the blown up bridge in Chhanjal area. Recently his British style mansion constructed by him before 1947 and located on way to the air strip was destroyed in the earthquake. I have very fond and everlasting memories of the said house and the town of Poonch during my childhood visits on vacations and my last such visit was in 1982. I love all things connected with Poonch. I was very happy to explore this site which is very informative and connects me immediately to the place which I love the most. I would be most happy if you could post more detailed pictures of Poonch town and bazaars to get the feel of the  place as it stands today. I congrat the people who contribute to this site .

I want to congratulate DIO Poonch for wonderful job that he has done by creating this nice website. It gives evenfeel of Poonch district. I sincerely hope and wish that this nice is regularly updated and improved. I started my service career from Poonch and I have many sweet memories of this district.

Thanks a lot to all you people. No doubt you have done a great job for people like me.Poonch is my birth place. I have come to know about some places people of Poonch from   my parents & sisters. I was very excited to know more about the place even willing to come. thanks again for the task. After surfing this site....just can't explain..........

I am Anayet Ullah a permanent residence of village Kalai, Teh.Heveli, Distt.Poonch.The Distt Poonch is a very beautyful place situated on the LOC. It is much nessary to improve this site.
THANKING YOU

Today is one the pleasureful day in my life, because i was in search since long ago to know about the "POONCH".This website provided me the opportunity. I am student of computer science in Pakistan but basically from Mandhole Bal Bazar Hajira Rawalakot in Pakistani Control Kashmir. I can say with confidence that it is my greatest wish in life to visit Kashmir specially the POONCH Mendhar Village BULNOIEE. BULNOIEE is my grand father village I congrate the founder and pioneer of this website. I hope that i will soon able to visit POONCH.

I am very happy to see my district site that my district have this much of progess . I am a student of Engineering Electronics and Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia. I belong to Surankote.

Mohammad Ishaq .

Very well done with the website. The information from the 2001 Census is particularly useful for those of doing research on J and K and should be replicated. Wondering if this website could be used as a forum for the divided families of Poonch to find out about and contact their   relatives. Perhaps under a special link such as "cross-border relations". Look
forward to more recent historical information. Was privileged to spend  4 weeks in Poonch - Rajouri area recently, it is truly a underdeveloped treasure and an area of spectacular beauty.

My name is Zaheer Nawaz and i belong to poonch district (trarkhel) Pakistan side. I am engineer in United Kingdom and I really very impressed by your work for Poonch district. I got lot of information about the Poonch from your website. I appriciate you for this excellent website.

Hi, I can't tell you how happy I am to see your site. I was just surffing the net managed to find your site about '' Poonch'' district. Both of my parents were from Poonch City. They migrated during 1947 war one of my aunty and her kids are still residing there in Poonch. After my mothers death, craving to find my lost relative is getting immense. Unfortunatley I have no idea where they are or there address. Last time we heard from them was in 1986. I was born in Islamabad (Pakistan) and currently I am living in England. I am really looking forward to track my long lost cousions and aunty can any one help me please?

Rep : You are required to furnish more information so that any body knowing somthing may help you.

Good Luck
Sincerely
Zabeer Ahmed Bajjar
Scientist, Department of Pharmacology
Regional Research Laboratory, Canal Road, Jammu

The territory of Poonch is dotted with a vast chain of scenic and  natural beauty spots amidst flowing streams, gushing springs and flowering plants. The mountain tops over the valley look like circular and rectangular caps. The panorama is really enchanting.
The valley rivals those of Loarn, Gagrin, Mandi, Ajot and poonch City in beauty and boasts of remarkable alpine scenery. It is drained by major rivers the Poonch.
The town is also famous for the beauty sports (Hockey). Almost all the area ice covered with green trees like deodar, pine and oak.

The Dak-bungalow –rest house- which is situated amidst the dense forest ( Gagrin, Loran, Mandi) is 1670 m above sea level.

Ajaz jan.

Special thanks to webmaster.Regards.

Dr Ajit Singh Sidhu Sydney Australia

Dr. Amrit Kapoor

I have spent 20 wonderful years of my life in Poonch. I am very happy that we have completely updated website. Good work done Guys !!! I would be very happy to  contribute any thing to this website and to make it more informative and beautiful.

Thanks & Regards,

Sudhir Zutshi
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New Delhi (Mob. 9871399006)

I am a kashmiri pandit. My father worked in poonch.  I had started my education there.I am very much attached to poonch. I was very happy on visiting such marvelous website. I pray I should be able to visit the poonch once more in my life.

Today is one the pleasureful day in my life, because i was in search since long ago to know about the "POONCH". This website provided me the opportunity. I am engineer working in Pakistan but basically from Trarkhel Distt Rawalakot in Pakistani Control Kashmir. I can say with confidence that it is my greatest wish in life to visit Kashmir specially the POONCH. I congrate the founder and pioneer of this website. I hope that i will soon able to visit POONCH.

Sardar Muhammad Najib
Rawalakot Distt. POONCH
Pakistani Occupied Kashmir

I am a south Indian now residing in Canada, but I had my schooling in Poonch as my uncle had the only Bar and restaurent (Palace bar) and what lovely memories I had of those days of 1960's . I would like to visit during my next visit to India.my friends Mohinder Pyaasa and my guru GR Thakur are journalists, I would like to see them all.

I m a lecturer in a college in UK and originally come from Bagh, distt Poonch, controlled by Pakistan.Recently a book is published from Poonch city about the life of Shams Khan who was killed in Degwar. I m doing research on Maldial tribe of Poonch.Is it possible that you could provide me some information on the topic? It will be a great help. Kind of you.
Regards.
Abdul Assim

I belong to District Bagh of Pak Occupied Kashmir. More than 60 percent of our family (relatives) are in Poonch. I appreciate the nice work done on this website. Through this website i want to send message to my uncles (Arif Hussain Mir, Kifayat Hussain Sofi,  Muhammad Ali Sofi, Sajjad Shaikh and all) and my Nani also. We all are fine here and kindly contact us or visit us at Bagh soon because the roads are open now.

Hi... Poonch is the most beautiful heaven on earth.While surfing i just got through this site and i was amazed that site is so much updated. Eartquake photo's should have been taken in larger view. 2ndly Poonch village life photographs are shown. What about poonch town. What about intlletual people there. A lot of work is needed, I must apperiacte that at least you people have brought poonch to world map.
Thanks a million.
Nawal Kapoor
Proud resident of Poonch
Present In chandigarh
With Zee Tv 09872111170

Reply: Thanks for pointing towards to untouched aspect. It shall be taken up in near future.

My husband Late Th. Thakur Sehdev Singh, IAS (Retd.) served as Deputy Commissioner Poonch when Poonch-Rajouri was one combined district in year 1960-62. My heart broke down when I saw website of Poonch and found myself way back to year 1960. I wish the native of Poonch to progress by leaps and bounds.

Mrs.Shanti Devi W/o Late Thakur Sehdev Singh, IAS (Retd.)

It was wonderful to see that the district officials are taking genuine interest in updating the website. I am sure such sincere efforts are a new begining towards an era of peace and no frustation for the locals of this districts. Keep up the good show
Regards.

Hi...... I am Harpreet singh from Kathua. I have visited the website of district Poonch
and I really appreciate the efforts of the developers of this website. The religious photographs of various religions are good.

Oh!  I have never been able to get such a wondeful glimps. It is indeed fantastic experience going through history culture and natural beauty so captured.
Look forward for any updates.
My sincere thanks!

This web site is so cools and informatic. I am from Akhnoor and now reside in USA. I use to come to Poonch in my childhood to visit my dad who use to take construction works in Poonch. I remember he contructed Gujjar Hostel, a couple of wells and some other buildings in poonch. Good job, keep it up.

It need some modification in presentation. As an official site no need of dynamic text. The site accessing is very slow. Image display is very slow. Increase the standard of coding for site development and use the latest technlogy for coding.

Great job have been done for this web page. I was very happy to see all that usefull information and get to know   more of the place where my wife come from...I'm pakistani kashmir origin, living with my wife here in switzerland. I am very eager to see Poonch. Soon i shall plan to go first time in my life...and also the big surprise to meet my in-laws first time....

Thanks again for that work. keep it up..

I have visted Poonch website. It is wonderful. I belong to Pakistan. My relatives are in Poonch. I appreciate the efforts of those people who made this website.

My grandfater was in Poonch and now we are living in Pakistani Kashmir. I visited Poonch web-site and when we saw Poonch tears throun in my eyes. I love Poonch. May god bless to people of Poonch.

......Khan

Dear Sir/Madam,
      First of all thanks to every one who so ever contributed the efforts for putting together the web site. After looking into the web site I realized that I should do some thing to help the kids of this area.
I have been having burning desire to open the cost free early childhood education center and give some thing to the future generation to improve their living. I have been in education business and have resources to spare and spend to start the project at the basic level. By doing this the children will have some thing to look for every day in the morning to do and go for it. Any official or body see this request, please feel free to ask any questions and give comments. I assure you that there is no string attached to it.
Sincerely
D.K.Singh 

Dear Sir,
     I am from Poonch. Your site is too good!  I was wondering whether I could upload some images from your site. I would be very greatful if you allow me to do so.
....Kumar saorabh sharma

Congratulations on this wonderfull web site about Poonch. The Village information is especially great. If you can add general photos of the Villages this will be even better.

My father migrated from the Poonch village of Salotri in 1947. He has always described how beatutifull the Poonch area is. I hope myself and my children will be able to visit this area in my lifetime to see the land of our forefathers.

I am Mumtaz Ahmed from R/O Village Marhote Teh. Surannkote District Poonch. District poonch is very beautiful place of Jammu and kashmir. Why the the State government and centre goernment ignoring the district poonch?  Kashmir is paradise on earth, but poonch district is also a paradise on the earth. The climate of district poonch is very good in every points of view. In summer the climate of Poonch is very calm. In the Summer temprature is not more than 36degree centigrade.

(I LOVE MY DISTRICT POONCH ).

I am very pleased to visit my hometown online b'coz i dont had such a joyish moment ever before in concern with Poonch {The heart of kashmir}.Now I realised what the natural beauty is exactly and all the credit goes to the site developer who made a termendous affort and gave the natural beauty a golden and technical touch. I am a native of Poonch n recently living in Delhi n every time on the net I used to search about my hometown I got very disappointed but now it has been changed into a great joy n cheer.Finaly I would like to draw the attentions of concerned authorties to come forward with their significant responsibilities that could be assitable for the concerned development and matainance of the said city. Thanx n Regards.

I think your website of your province is very interesting. It is very well laid out. This is superb for anyone asking me questions because you have answered nearly all the questions! I wish a few European provinces would follow your layout and be as clear about the population details, households/land holdings, farming vs urban etc. Very well done. Now I will really consider if I should visit Poonch as a tourist. Do you have low cost living or living in with families? I am not intersted in expensive hotels. Living in with familes is becoming very popular - it is a little like bed-and- breakfast in England. It makes a little extra money for the family and they meet westerners. English helps but most westerners will have a phrase book (should it be Hindi or Urdu?) if they want to visit your parts. Many thanks and best wishes

The webmaster has done a tremendous job by putting so much information about Poonch District.Though the design of the website is not appealing but the content is what that makes this site worth visiting. The image gallery is good but size of the images is too small and picture quality is bad in some pics. There should be forum section on the site so that visitors can post messages and can communicate with each other. Thank You

Hello,  I am much pleased to view the site of my city. I was really surprised. We are the kashmiri pandits and were residing in kashmir(poonch) by my childhood and i just migrated and moved to Delhi for better future prospectus. Presently we are residing at muzaffarnagar ( UP). I am glad to know that there is a site to provide the information and culture of kashmir valley. Really i am much pleased to view this site and evertime when i view the site of my motherland "My Kashmir" and specially Poonch District. I really be much glad.

    Website of Poonch district  is one of the best sites I have visited. It offers lot  of historicl insight  and   the material available is worth reading. Three cheers for you and your team.

Regards
MohitKandhari Staff Correspondent
The Pioneer, Jammu

      Your district site is one of the most updated sites in the state.We have been getting lot of inputs from your end on net. Keep it up.

Regards Ashwani Kumar
Senior Special Correspondent
AAJTAK , Jammu.

At this time of earthquake crisis our prayers are with you all on both sides of the border. May all mighty give you strength & faith so that you all can bring your lives back to normal. We the kashmiries abroad are doing every thing we can to get badly needed help.Personal strength of Kashmiries to rebuild themselves is the key for us. By Grace of God "WE SHALL OVERCOME"

I strongly believe that if kashmir is heaven on earth then poonch,for sure,is "Neglected Heaven".......I wish the authorities start paying due attention to this "VEILED PARADISE".

Hi. I am doing my B.D.S in bangalore. I came to know about this website through my cousin in pune on my way to bangalore.I am basically a native of surankote but born and brought up in Jammu.I have some special affinity for surankote although i never get to stay there for more than 2 or 3 days in a year.I was so delighted to see this website.Its really an appreciable effort to make the world familiar with our place.Govt.should take steps for the development of this place.So many switzerlands can be found in this hilly beauty.Very few people are aware of this place..So govt.should make efforts to attract the tourists so thst the financial conditions of this place also improves...waiting to see more of it.