CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Major Malik Munawar Khan Awan, a Pakistani commando officer who led the attack on Rajouri on the night of 15 September 1965, was later awarded the title “King of Rajouri” by the Government of Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Rajouri Day’ is being celebrated on April 13 every year to commemorate the bravery and valour of the soldiers who laid down their lives for the liberation of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district from rebels and the Pakistan Army personnel who had infiltrated from across the border in 1948.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 30,000 Hindus and Sikhs living in Rajauri were reportedly killed, wounded or abducted. Rajauri was recaptured on 12 April 1948 by the 19 Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army under the command of Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane.

Detailed explanation-4: -After Independence, Rajouri became part of the newly constituted Poonch-Rajouri District. On Ist January 1968, Rajouri emerged as a new District on the map of the State.