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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicPoonch district

Topic: Poonch district

Sirens, shelling & a morning of eerie silence: My longest night in Poonch in wake of Op Sindoor

ThePrint journalist who travelled to Poonch huddled with others amid relentless shelling. As blasts roared, they chased updates, but as the hours passed, silence fell.

‘3 splinters hit him, 1 got lodged in his lung’—fear & death in Poonch after shelling by Pakistan

Pakistan launched intense shelling early Wednesday morning in J&K’s Poonch district following India's Operation Sindoor. Civilians, including a woman and 3 children killed.

Security forces launch search & cordon op after terrorists attack IAF convoy in J&K’s Poonch

Several personnel suffered injuries in the attack that took place Saturday evening around the Shah Sitar area in Poonch sector.

Terrorism in Kashmir is changing. Look for lessons in an operation two decades old

Hill Kaka, where militants had dug in during early 2003, became the de facto headquarters of Terror Inc. Then the Army launched its biggest pincer movement called Op Sarp Vinash.

Rajouri killing shows a worrying pattern. Terrorists are trapping Army soldiers

The rise in terrorist activities in the area after nearly 15 years is cause for concern for India, with Pakistan seen to be fuelling ambushes in an attempt to worsen the Kashmir problem after the nullification of Article 370.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.