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Frailty, Depression In Older Adults May Together Account For 17% Of Dementia Risk: Study
Older adults who are frail and have depression could be at a higher risk of dementia, with the factors combined contributing to 17 per cent of the overall risk, according to a study.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
ED Attaches Al Falah University Assets, Files Chargesheet
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth about Rs 140 crore of Haryana-based Al Falah University that came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast and filed a charge sheet against Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui and his trust, officials said.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Owaisi’s AIMIM Wins 114 Seats in Maharashtra Civic Polls
Asaduddin Owaisi's door-to-door campaign as well as the hurt of narrow losses in previous polls galvanised the workers of All India Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the Maharashtra civic elections, resulting in the party winning 114 seats across the state, its leader Shareque Naqshbandi said here on Friday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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25-Yr-Old Gets 14 Yrs' Jail For Assault On Minor
A Fast Track Court for POCSO cases here on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 14 years' simple imprisonment and imposed Rs 15,000 fine for sexual assault on a minor, while also awarding Rs 5 lakh as victim compensation for the survivor's rehabilitation.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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BJP Likely to Name Nitin Nabin as Party President
The BJP on Friday released the schedule to elect its national president, saying the nominations for the post will be filed on January 19 and the name of the new chief will be announced the next day.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Barcelona Scrape Into Copa Del Rey Quarter-Finals, Day After Real Madrid's Embarrassing Exit
Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Racing Santander and into the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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This Is About Trust, Not Selling J&K: CM To Travel Fraternity
Calls For Partnership To Project J&K As All- Season Destination
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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India-EU FTA Will Be ‘Mother’ Of All Deals: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the free trade agreement between India and the 27-nation bloc EU, the negotiations for which are at the last leg, will be the \"mother of all deals”.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Ladakh Meeting in February, First Since Sep 24 Clashes
The High Powered Committee (HPC) on the Union Territory of Ladakh will hold its first meeting after the September clashes last year on February 4, marking the resumption of suspended deliberations between the Centre and representatives from the Union Territory.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Police Arrest Two in Checkpoint Raid
Police in central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Friday said they had seized 14 grams of a narcotic substance (brown sugar) during a checkpoint operation.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Silver Defies Gravity; Hits Another Record Of Rs 2.92 Lakh/kg In Delhi
Silver price extended its record-setting rally for the sixth straight day by rising Rs 3,600 to Rs 2,92,600 per kg in the national capital on Friday amid sustained buying by stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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The New Kashmiri Masculinity
Masculinity in the valley is being rewritten through pay slips that never arrive, exams that repeat every year, and homes where grown men wait for phone alerts that rarely bring good news.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Rupee Slumps 50 Paise To Near Record Low Of 90.84 Against Dollar
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Market Benchmarks Rebound After Two-Day Slump As Infosys Rallies
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Friday after a two-day decline, supported by buying in market heavyweights Infosys, HDFC Bank and TCS shares, shrugging off US tariff woes amid mixed global trends.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Verification of Mosques Aimed at Safeguarding Religious Properties: Dr Darakshan
Khateebs and mosques is purely administrative ‘to safeguard Waqf assets and dismiss any political motives, the
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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U-19 World Cup: India Start Favourites Against Bangladesh
Seeking to continue their confident start to the tournament, a well-balanced India will begin as firm favourites despite facing a tricky Bangladesh in their second match of the ICC U-19 World Cup here Saturday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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CBI Books 19 Over ₹1,000 Crore Mule Account Scam
The CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank and 18 others for allegedly opening mule accounts which were used to conceal and layer funds over Rs 1,000 crore generated from cybercrime and other illicit activities, officials said Friday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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LG Flags Off Kashmiri Youth for Mera Yuva Bharat Exchange
Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the first Group of 120 youth from Kashmir Division under Kashmiri Youth Exchange Program “Watan Ko Jaano”.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Stephen Fry: ‘Humans Created AI, Now Risk Being Replaced’
The gods are now crumbling statues, there is nothing on Mount Olympus, and in another 1,000 years, humans may also not be here, British writer-actor Sir Stephen John Fry said while drawing a parallel between the gradual fall of the Greek pantheon and the invention of artificial intelligence.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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CASO Launched in Parts of City Centre Ahead of Republic Day
Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, a speculative Search Operation was launched in parts of Srinagar city centre as part of enhanced security arrangements.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Shab-e-Meraj As a Call to Conscience
A sacred night offers a roadmap to end corruption and restore public faith in governance.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Kashmir's Lost Art of Repair
Fixing things saved money, memory, and the land. Replacing them saves nothing, and Kashmir is losing more than we realise.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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UN Chief: Lawless World Order Threatens Global Cooperation
Asserting that the UN Charter is not “A la carte menu”, the UN chief Antonio Guterres denounced nations for brazenly violating international law, saying when leaders “pick and choose” which rules to follow, they undermine global order and set a “perilous” precedent.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Haj 2026 Booking Deadline Extended Till Jan 25
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has extended the deadline for completing Haj 2026 booking formalities through Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) and private tour operators till January 25, 2026, providing relief to thousands of pilgrims who were unable to meet the earlier cutoff.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Universities 2.0 Must Go Beyond Degrees: LG Says Campuses Lead Innovation & Social Change'
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said it is the era of \"Universities 2.0\" and called upon higher education institutions to look beyond degrees and transform campuses into epicentres of creative solutions, innovation, and social transformation.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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EPFO Members Can Withdraw EPF Money Through UPI By Apr
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Depleting Springs, Rivers Trigger Water Crisis
An unprecedented dry winter and the growing impact of climate change have triggered an alarming water crisis across several parts of Kashmir, with water levels in major rivers, rivulets and springs dipping to record lows, severely affecting drinking water supply schemes.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Centre- Ladakh Talks to Resume on Feb 4
The high-powered committee (HPC) constituted by the Union Home Ministry to deliberate on the issues of the Ladakh Union Territory is set to meet in the first week of February in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Indigo Says Refunds For Dec 3-5 Disruptions Fully Processed
Domestic carrier IndiGo has processed refunds to all passengers affected by flight cancellations between December 3 and 5, aviation safety regulator DGCA said on Friday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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My Teenage Descent in Kashmir
What started as a shocking find on my cousin's phone turned into years of obsession and self-destruction. It shows how unhealed pain pushes young people in Kashmir toward secret addictions.
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