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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Shopian

How Jaish posters led cops to Irfan Ahmad, Shopian cleric & ‘brain’ of Faridabad terror module

According to the police, 3 Nowgam residents who were arrested after they were seen putting up the posters had revealed that it was Maulvi Irfan who had handed the posters to them.

Security forces apprehend 2 ‘hybrid militants with links to LeT’ in J&K’s Shopian

Forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) Wednesday night in the Baskuchan area of Poonch following specific input.

2 terrorist associates arrested in J&K’s Shopian, arms recovered, investigation underway

The security forces recovered two pistols, four grenades, 43 live rounds, and other incriminating materials from their possession during a joint operation.

Born amid fires that swept southern Kashmir, a new generation of teen sportswomen pursue their dreams

In Part-4 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how young women are defying conservatism to chase their sporting goals.

Kashmir’s ‘Generation Rage’ takes poll plunge after decade lost battling Indian forces on streets

In Part-2 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at the hopes of ‘Generation Rage’ from a new political leadership.

‘Experiment’ that paved way — how 3 women IPS officers in Kashmir’s militant hotbeds defied scepticism

Shopian SSP Tanushree, Pulwama SSP PD Nitya & Sopore SSP Divya Dev played major role in attempts to restore people's trust in administration, opened doors for other women officers in J&K.

BJP ex-sarpanch killed in Shopian, party says it requested security but wasn’t taken ‘seriously’

Kashmir IG says probe is at 'incipient stage' & it would be 'premature & prejudicial' to say anything. In another attack, a tourist couple from Rajasthan were injured in Pahalgam.

Guns give way to ballots in Kashmir — militant hotbeds Tral, Shopian & Pulwama see record voting

Turnout defied expectations at Shopian, Tral & Pulwama with 45%, 37.52% and 39.25% voting, respectively. Shopian & Pulwama had recorded 3% & 2.15% voter turnout in 2019.

Lashkar terrorist wanted for killing of Lt Ummer Fayaz shot dead in Kashmir after 7 yrs

LeT’s Bilal Ahmed Bhat was wanted terrorist & accused of killing the Army officer in 2017. He initially began as overground worker for terror outfit before climbing up the ranks.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.