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Kashmir Observer
Bharat Bandh Likely to Hit Public Services Hard
Widespread Disruptions To Public Services And Local Transportation Networks Are Expected
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Only 53% of Class VI Students Know Tables Till 10
Only 55 per cent of Class III students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent of them in Class VI know tables up to 10, a Ministry of Education (MoE) survey has found.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Online Gambling Pushing Several Families Into Financial Crisis
Online gambling has emerged as a silent but devastating menace in Kashmir, pushing several families into deep financial and emotional crises.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Sensex Advances 270 Pts On Fag-End Buying In Banking Stocks
BSE Sensex closed higher by 270 points on Tuesday, helped by late-day buying in banking and select IT shares as well as positive trends in the Asian markets.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Street Protests Against Terrorism A Good Sign For Peace: LG
Two-Phase Ropeway Planned for Amarnath Shrine To Aid Elderly, Differently-Abled' | Says Srinagar Can Surpass Davos With Tattoo Ground
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
DGCA Vows Airfare Checks; MPs Raise Safety Concerns
Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday said it will put in place a mechanism to curb whopping surge in air fare, recently witnessed during the Maha Kumbh and post-Pahalgam terror attack.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
MHA To States: Improve Prison Conditions For Aged Inmates
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed all states and Union Territories to ensure special care, safety, and dignity for elderly prisoners by creating age-friendly facilities inside jails and correctional institutions.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Key Govt Portals Down In Kashmir For 2 Months
Several crucial government websites and portals in Kashmir have been nonoperational for the past two months, causing severe inconvenience to needy individuals relying on various social welfare schemes.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
DC Inspects Upgradation Works At Nishat & Harwan UPHCS
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, today conducted an onsite review of the infrastructural works at Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) located in Nishat and Harwan areas of the district to take appraisal of the overall health infra available at these two centres.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Sports Minister Launches Kashmir Super League 2025 In Srinagar
Minister for Youth Services and Sports Satish Sharma launched Kashmir Super Football League 2025 on Tuesday besides unveiling the tournament trophy and official jerseys.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Downtown Srinagar Faces Unprecedented Flooding After Rains
A massive civic embarrassment unfolded in Srinagar on Monday as several parts of the city's historic downtown area were inundated following a brief spell of rainfall, raising serious questions over the planning, execution, and accountability of the much-hyped Srinagar Smart City project.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'ELI Scheme To Promote Job Creation, Social Security'
The Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) announced in the budget for 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs one lakh crore, will promote job creation and provide social security, an official of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said on Tuesday.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
CME On Obstetric Sepsis Held At GMC Srinagar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar organized a one-day Continuing Medical Education (CME) program on \"Obstetric Sepsis — Fate or Failure to Act”.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Close To Making Deal With India, Says Trump Amid Fresh Tariffs On 14 Countries
The US is close to making a trade deal with India, President Donald Trump has said.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Netanyahu, Accused War Crimes, Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Trans Asia News
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
House Committee On JJM Holds 4th Meet At Srinagar
The House Committee on Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) today held its fourth meeting at Legislative Assembly Complex, Srinagar.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
A Father's Test in the Valley
When a small accident left his daughter in danger, a Kashmiri father discovered the depth of his love, and the unspoken pain of every father who fears for his child's future.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
DRINKING WATER CRISES: Sopore Faces Shortage Of 80 Lakh Litres Daily
SOPORE: Amid soaring summer temperatures and mounting public frustration, Sopore town in north Kashmir is facing an alarming drinking water deficit of nearly 80 lakh litres per day, with rural areas adding another 30 lakh litres to the shortfall.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Sopore Youth Bags Prestigious Chevening Scholarship
SOPORE: In a proud moment for Kashmir, Muhammed Daniyal Ubaidullah, a 26-year-old from Sopore, has been awarded the highly competitive Chevening Scholarship, the UK government’s premier international award for postgraduate study.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmiri Kids Deserve Climate-Ready Schools
As the Valley battles record heat, children return to classrooms unfit for learning or safety. The solution isn’t more holidays. It's urgent climate-ready school reform.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
India Abstains In UNGA On Draft Resolution On Afghanistan
India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Afghanistan, noting that a “business as usual” approach is unlikely to deliver outcomes that the global community envisions for the Afghan people.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Rana Felicitates Officials Of Wildlife Department At Dachigam
Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment, Javed Ahmed Rana on Tuesday Felicitated the officers and staff of the Wildlife Department for their outstanding achievement in conservation of protected areas in Jammu and Kashmir during an event organised at Dachigam National Park.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
E-Comm Platforms, Online Payments Services Being Abused For Terror Financing: FATF
Global terror financing watchdog FATF on Tuesday cited the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack, which killed 40 CRPF personnel, and the 2022 Gorakhnath Temple incident to say that e-commerce platforms and online payment services are being misused for terror financing.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'Two Wrongs Cannot Make One Right' HC Upholds Scrapping Of Budgam Class IV Selection
Observing that two wrongs cannot make one right, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has upheld the government’s decision to withdraw a notification in 2015 regarding filling up of Class IV vacancies in the School Education Department in Budgam district.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Water Woes Persist In Kashmir Despite Rainfall
A brief spell of rainfall on Monday brought down soaring temperatures across parts of Kashmir, but the region's worsening water crisis shows little sign of abating. Despite slight increases in river levels, many areas, especially in Srinagar, continue to face acute water shortages, sparking fresh protests.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Anti-Constitutional: Dr Farooq On Revision Of Electoral Rolls In Bihar
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday termed as “anti-Constitutional\" the decision of the Election Commission to undertake special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
GMC Srinagar Hosts Multidisciplinary CME On Obstetric Sepsis
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Government Lal Ded Hospital, GMC Srinagar, on Monday organised a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme titled “Obstetric Sepsis - Fate or Failure to Act”, drawing attention to one of the leading causes of maternal mortality.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
EPFO To Credit FY25 Interest Into Members' Account This Week: Mandaviya
Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said the retirement fund body will complete the process of crediting 8.25 per cent interest for FY25 into members’ accounts this week.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Dy CM Conducts Inspection Of CE R&B, PMGSY Offices
Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection of Chief Engineer PWD (R&B) and PMGSY offices in Rajbagh, Srinagar to assess the operational efficiency and employee punctuality.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Haj 2026 Applications Open, Deadline July 31
The Haj Committee of India, under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, officially opened the application process for Haj 2026 on Tuesday, offering Indian Muslims an opportunity to embark on the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca.
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