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The Fading Green of the Valley
On World Environment Day, I’m writing from a place that once felt eternal. Now the trees are thinner, the air is heavier, and the lake is dying.
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June 05, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
MHA Slams States For Unused Prisoner Relief Funds
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has expressed serious concern over the underutilization of central funds meant to assist poor prisoners unable to secure bail or release due to unpaid fines linked to financial hardship.
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June 05, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
'8th Wonder If They Resolve Reservation Issue': Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday took a sharp dig at the J&K government over its attempt to rationalise the existing reservation policy, saying it would be nothing short of the \"eighth wonder of the world\" if the cabinet sub-committee comes up with any concrete resolution.
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June 05, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
DJMC IUST Holds Community Outreach Program At GDC Anantnag
As part of its ongoing Community Outreach Initiative, the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (DJMC), Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), visited SHMM Government Degree College, here on Wednesday.
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June 05, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Iran's Supreme Leader Calls U.S. Nuclear Deal Proposal 'Nonsense'
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that abandoning uranium enrichment was “100 percent” against Tehran’s interests, effectively rejecting a key U.S. demand in weeks of tense negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
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June 05, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir’s Vanity Economy
In the Valley, the pressure to flaunt a curated lifestyle online is distorting how people spend, save, and live. Under the glow of filtered reels and designer weddings, an economic strain is building—one that no hashtag can hide.
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June 05, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
2-Day Business Fest Begins at IUST to Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Department of Management Studies, in collaboration with the CIED IUST Foundation, inaugurated a two-day Business Fest at the campus today.
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June 05, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir Can't Afford to Sleepwalk Into Covid
Low numbers in J&K offer comfort, but not safety. Let's not forget how quickly the virus changes course.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
MLA Sopore Flags-Off Mini Marathon For A Drug-Free Society
The Department of Youth Services and Sports in Zones Dangerpora and Sopore, on Tuesday organised a Marathon under the “Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan”.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Hindi, Bhoti, Urdu, Purgi Among 5 Languages Notified As Official Languages
The Union Government on Tuesday notified English, Hindi, Urdu, Bhoti and Purgi as official languages of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
PM To Inaugurate Kashmir Rail Link On June 6
In his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the launch of Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the longawaited Kashmir rail project later this week, marking a historic leap in the region's connectivity.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
On Track Now
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate five new train services connecting Delhi to the Kashmir Valley on June 6, a development of profound significance for the region, which otherwise had so far only a road and air connectivity with the rest of the country.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Retired Employees Managing Food Distribution Centres
Staff Shortage In Pulwama
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Earthquake Sparks Escape Of 216 Inmates From Pak Prison
Al Jazeera
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
WED Celebrations Continue With Pledge Run Held Across Budgam
The ongoing World Environment Day celebrations under the global theme “Ending Plastic Pollution” entered their sixth day on Tuesday across District Budgam with a series of spirited activities organized under the directions of District Youth Services & Sports Officer Budgam Gh. Hassan Lone.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Impeachment Motion Against Justice Varma in Next Session
The government will bring an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma in Parliament’s next session and will seek to build an all-party consensus for action against the Allahabad High Court judge embroiled in a case of suspected corruption.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Markets Extend Losses For 3rd Session Amid Broad-Based Selloff; Sensex Slips Below 81k
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Tuesday, weighed down by a widespread sell-off amid renewed foreign fund outflows and growing geopolitical uncertainties.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Awareness Program Under 'End Plastic Pollution-Initiative' Held
Following the directions of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, and Social Forestry Department organized several environment awareness programmes in the City parts by launching Anti-Polythene, Anti-Plastic and cleanliness drives in Cheshma Shahi area and Hyderpora Block of the Social Forestry Department.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
52% of Indians Prefer Quieter Summer Spots: Report
As many as 52 per cent of Indian travellers are picking quieter locations over popular tourist destinations, marking a significant shift in choice of destinations this summer, reveals a new report.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Maharashtra to Introduce Basic Military Training from Class 1 in Schools
Basic military training will be imparted to students from Class 1 in Maharashtra in a move to instill a sense of patriotism, discipline and promote the habit of regular physical exercise, state School Education Minister Dada Bhuse has said.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Youth killed In Qazigund Accident
QAZIGUND: A teenage boy was killed and two others were injured after a motorcycle they were riding collided with a bus on Tuesday evening, officials said.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
India’s Active COVID-19 Cases Cross 4,000
India's active COVID-19 cases have crossed the 4,000 mark, with Kerala remaining the most affected state followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi, according to the Union Health Ministry data released on Tuesday.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Gold Marginally Higher; Silver Rises ₹100/kg
Gold prices gained Rs 70 to Rs 99,000 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, supported by rupee depreciation, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Al Disruption: Vanishing Jobs, Rising Anxiety
Al disruption and what individuals, leaders, and governments must do now.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Food Safety Dept Intensifies Market Checking
Following the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, the Food Safety Department intensified market checking across the City in order to ensure the highest Food Safety and Hygiene Standards across all sectors.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Back in the Newsroom
She paused her byline for lullabies. Now she returns, writing not just as a journalist, but as a mother.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kamal Haasan Refuses To Apologise
Movie \"Thug Life’ will not be released in Karnataka on June 5, the scheduled date for the pan-India release of the much anticipated movie, Kamal Haasan informed the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
CS Reviews Progress On PM Gati Shakti Implementation
Chief Secretary Jammu and Kashmir, Atul Dulloo Monday chaired a high level meeting to review progress on PM Gati Shakti (PMGS), National Master Plan implementation at Civil Secretariat here.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
All-party Indian delegations say terrorism must be eradicated in the interests of all humanity
All-party parliamentary delegations on Monday met with the leaders of several countries and highlighted India's resolve to combat terrorism, which they stressed must be eradicated in the interests of all humanity.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Urs Of Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) Observed With Religious Fervor
Srinagar: The annual Urs of Shah-e-Hamdan (RA), was observed with religious fervour across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, with a large gathering of devotees witnessed at the revered shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula in Srinagar and Khangah Faiz Panah in Tral alike.
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