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2 Convicted In Acid Attack Case After 15 Years
Srinagar: After nearly 15 years of legal battle, a Fast Track Court in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday convicted two men in a 2010 acid attack that left a local schoolteacher permanently disabled and his wife severely injured.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
ENG v IND 4th Test: Injury-Hit India Take On Resilient England
An injury-plagued India is likely to go back to the Headingley template when it takes on a reinvigorated England in the fourth Test starting here on Wednesday, hoping to end a win-less record at the storied Old Trafford and draw level in what has been a compelling series so far.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Marriage Without Rights
Mehar is a legal right, not a gesture. But in Kashmir, women are battling families and officials to claim it.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
India’s Doctor-Population Ratio Improves To 1:811: Govt
India has significantly improved its doctor-population ratio, which now stands at approximately 1 doctor per 811 people, the Union Government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
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BANGLADESH SCHOOL JET CRASH Death Toll Rises To 31
The death toll from the crash of the Bangladesh Air Force training fighter jet into a school building in Dhaka rose to 31 as more people succumbed to their injuries, authorities said on Tuesday.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Study Models How Malaria Vaccines Can Help Mitigate Climate-Driven Breaks In Disease Control
A study conducted in Madagascar's households has found that new malaria vaccines -- offering protection up to 10 months -- could help mitigate disruptions to disease control measures because of extreme weather events.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Grace in Grief
In the valley where silence sinks deeper than time, a young woman disappears into herself, and finds a voice on the page.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Re-invent Public Education System
Across the Valley, government school buildings are standing but the system is collapsing. The latest data paints a grim picture of disillusionment with Kashmir's public education sector.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Delhi-Srinagar Airfares Fell To Rs 10K On Govt Intervention Post Pahalgam Terror Attack
Airfare for Srinagar-Delhi flight fell from Rs 20,000 on April 21 to less than Rs 10,000 on April 24 following government intervention to curb surge pricing in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
9 Notices To Air India In 6 Months For Safety Violations
A total of nine show cause notices were issued to Air India in connection with five identified safety violations in the last six months and enforcement action has been completed with respect to one violation, the civil aviation ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
SKUAST-K Launches Capacity-Building Training For FPO Leaders
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) Monday inaugurated a comprehensive capacity-building program for the Chief Executive Officers, Chairmen, and Board of Directors of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) operating in the Kashmir division.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir’s Healthcare Challenges Part-1
19 Doctor Posts Leave 100,000 Without Proper Healthcare In Karnah
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Bumrah Will Play, Confirms Siraj Ahead Of Manchester Test
India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Monday confirmed Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the fourth Test beginning at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Remain Vigilant, Innovate Tactics: DGP To Forces
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Saturday chaired a high-level security review meeting in Srinagar, urging all forces to remain vigilant and adopt innovative strategies to deal with emerging challenges, particularly in the backdrop of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Statehood Restoration: Police Foil Congress March
Police on Saturday thwarted a protest march by Congress leaders and workers in Srinagar who were demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
MLA Kupwara Questions Advisor’s Role, Cites Interference
Kupwara MLA Mir Muhammad Fayaz has written to the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, questioning the constitutional authority of Chief Minister's Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani, accusing him of interfering in constituency matters and bypassing the role of the elected legislator.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
3-Day Rain Forecast For J&K
MeT Sounds Yellow And Orange Alerts
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Why Kashmir's Government Schools Are Emptying Out
New Data Reveals Widening Learning Gaps, Rising Infrastructure Failures, And A Widening Trust Deficit In Public Schools Of The Valley
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Rs 300 Cr Earned As Handmade Exports Nearly Triple In Q1
Srinagar: In a major fillip to Kashmir's famed craft sector, handmade products worth 309.62 Cr have been exported to various overseas destinations in the First Quarter of the current financial year, up from 126.90 Cr in the same quarter last year.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Statehood Must Be Restored Without Delay: Sakina
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare, and Education, Sakina Itoo, on Saturday reiterated her party's firm demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, terming its abrogation as “illegal” and asserting that it must be returned to the people without delay.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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PAYAAM Honours Baramulla AYUSH Nodal Officer
BARAMULLA: Payaam International presented a Certificate Award of Honour to Dr Akhtar Hussain Naik District Nodal Officer AYUSH & Trainings Baramulla. in recognition of his remarkable commitment and support during the Free Medical Camp held at Kripal Pora Payeen (Hanjiwera), Pattan Baramulla.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Sikh Group Leads Awareness March Against Drug Menace
Srinagar, Jul 20: In a spirited stand against drug abuse, the All Sikh Minority Employees Association Kashmir organized a “Nasha Mukt Bharat” walk-athon in Srinagar on Saturday morning.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Is Kashmir the Next Japan?
With fertility rates dropping below replacement level, Kashmir may be headed toward the same demographic crisis Japan is already living through.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Book Reveals Secret Talks And 'Chenab Formula' For J&K Before Kargil War
Weeks before the Kargil war erupted between India and Pakistan in 1999, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif governments discussed through back-channel talks a communal division of Jammu & Kashmir along the Chenab river — the “Chenab Formula” — as one of the solutions to the Kashmir issue, a new book has revealed.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Govt Hopeful Of Statehood Restoration: Javid Dar
The Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar on Saturday expressed optimism about the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, stating that the Centre is expected to fulfill the commitment made in Parliament.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Reports On Al Plane Crash Premature; Fully Support AAIB Probe: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the board will continue to support the AAIB's investigation into the Air India plane crash, and that reports about the incident are premature and speculative.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
No Plans To Make Sanskrit Mandatory: SED
The School Education Department (SED), Jammu and Kashmir has strongly refuted reports claiming that Sanskrit is being introduced as a mandatory subject in schools across the Valley.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Teacher Accountability A Pillar Of Educational Reform: CS
Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Saturday chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the School Education Department to take stock of the teaching scenario and implementation of other education reforms in the Union Territory.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
China Begins Construction Of World's Biggest Dam Over Brahmaputra In Tibet
China on Saturday formally started the construction of a USD 167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Police Block Congress Statehood March
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President, Tariq Hameed Karra, on Saturday said that the police foiled a peaceful protest march planned by the Congress party in Srinagar to press for the restoration of statehood and democracy in the Union Territory.
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