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DC Presides Training Programme (Training-II) For YUVA DOOTS
SRINAGAR: A day-long training-cum-orientation programme for YUVA DOOTS (Youth Ambassadors) under Mission Yuva initiative was held at the Kashmir Government Polytechnic College (KGPC), Gogjibagh, with the participation of YUVA doots who have been assigned the task of implementation of Project YUVA.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Turkiye Will Fine Airline Passengers Who Unbuckle Before The Plane Stops
ANKARA: Airline passengers in Turkiye who unbuckle their seat belts, access overhead compartments, or occupy the aisle before their plane has fully stopped now face fines under new regulations issued by the country’s civil aviation authority.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Ayush Anantnag Organizes Yoga Event At Martand Temple
ANANTNAG: To promote health and wellness through traditional practices, the District Ayush Office, Anantnag on Wednesday organized a grand yoga event at famous and historic Martand Sun Temple under the theme of 'Harit Yoga,' symbolizing harmony between nature and human well-being.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Eight Staff Members Of Paras Hospital Suspended Over Alleged Medical Negligence
In response to serious allegations of medical negligence, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Srinagar has issued a formal suspension order against eight members of the medical and paramedical staff at Paras Hospital, Srinagar. The action comes in the wake of mounting public anger over the death of a patient, Waseem Ahmad Pathan, who reportedly passed away under questionable circumstances while receiving treatment at the hospital.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Fresh Mock Drills
CONTD. FROM FRONT PAGE
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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HC Raps Judge, Woman Over Husband's Plea For Ailing Son's Custody
The Bombay High Court has slammed a family court judge for refusing urgent hearing on a man's plea seeking interim custody of his 2-year-old son who has to undergo an open heart surgery, noting such conduct was \"unbecoming of a judge”.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Too Hot to Learn
A brutal heatwave closes schools across the Valley. But if this is our climate plan, we're failing our children.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Heart Attack Or Panic Attack? Why Young Men Calling Ambulances For Unmanaged Anxiety
The Conversation
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Rupee Settles Flat 85.40 Against US Dollar
The rupee pared losses and settled on a flat note at 85.40 (provisional) against the US dollar in a volatile trade on Wednesday amid rising crude oil prices and a negative trend in domestic equities.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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King Charles Picks A Side As Trump Pushes Canada To Join US
King Charles III will outline new Prime Minister Mark Carney's government priorities in a speech in the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday, 27 May. It's widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by US President Donald Trump.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Industrial Output Growth Slips To 2.7% In April, Dragged By Mining, Power Sectors
India’s industrial production growth slowed to 2.7 per cent in April 2025 due to poor performance of manufacturing, mining and power sectors, according to official data released on Wednesday.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Drive Launched To Prevent Sunlight Exposure Of PET Bottles
With an aim of ensuring shopkeepers don't keep water and soft drinks packed in Polyethylene Terephthalate PET bottles exposed to sunlight in the summer months, Tehsildar Sopore Sheikh Tariq on Wednesday launched an awareness campaign advising the shop-keepers selling packed water and soft-drinks to keep the water inside shops rather than displaying the same outside shops which is harmful to health.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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One Last Look at Madinah
A personal account of one Kashmiri man's final moments in Madinah, where every tear carried a prayer and every step whispered a name.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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'Faking Green Credentials Can Hamper Brand Value; Discourage Sustainable Shopping'
Exaggerating or faking “green credentials\" can lead to a drop in brand value by damaging trust of consumers and discourage sustainable shopping, a study by Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow has found.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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From Suryavanshi's Ton To Pant's Struggles: IPL's Highs & Lows Till Now
IPL's costliest-ever player Rishabh Pant at last delivered the goods with a ton in the final match but Lucknow Super Giants missed the bus. Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals nosedived from cruise control. Former winners Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders cut a sorry figure while Sunrisers Hyderabad misfired all the way through.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Protests In Labertal Budgam Over Smart Meters
A rousing chorus of women’s voices echoed through the narrow lanes of Labertal village in central Kashmir's Budgam district earlier on Wednesday as local residents led largely by young women halted a government team attempting to install smart electricity meters in the village. The women, some with tin boxes, others with sticks, stage protests over smart meter installation.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Aligarh Mob Attack: Seized Meat Sample Not from 'Cow'
The ongoing police investigation into a mob violence case in Harduaganj has taken a twist after a laboratory report confirmed that the seized meat sample did not belong to a \"cow or any cow progeny\", a police officer said.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Inter Zonal District Level Martial Arts Events Held In Budgam
Department of Youth Services and Sports Budgam is organising Inter-School and Inter-Zonal Level competitions across the district. On Wednesday, the department held Inter-Zonal District Level Martial arts competitions at Indoor Stadium for U-14, U-17 and U-19 girls in Taekwondo, Kick Boxing, Judo, Karate and Weightlifting, etc.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Policies, Subsidies Boost EV Sales In India But Market Share Remain Modest: Study
While central and state policies helped increase the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sales between 2014 and 2023, they did not do enough to increase their share in the overall vehicle market due to challenges like consumer preference for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and a lack of charging infrastructure, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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J&K Speaker Constitutes 9 House Committees
Ruling Alliance To Head 6 Panels, Opposition 3
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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‘Around 60% Women Still Rely On Cloth For Menstrual Protection In J&K’
A considerable proportion of women in Jammu and Kashmir continue to rely on traditional cloth for menstrual protection, which poses risks of infections that could lead to infertility, according to medical experts.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Dy CM Inspects Progress On 250 Bedded IPD In SKIMS
Sets 3 Month Deadline For Completion Of Pending Works
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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‘Single Hand Can't Clap’ SC Gives Interim Bail To 23-year-old Influencer In Rape Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave interim bail toa 23-year-old accused of raping a 40-year-old, noting that charges had not been framed even though he has been in jail for nine months. It also said the woman was “not a baby” and “a single hand can't clap”.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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'Library On Wheels' Rolls into Rainawari To Empower Girls
The 14th edition of Alisha’s Library on Wheels was inaugurated at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Rainawari, bringing a mobile collection of competitive exam books to female students aiming for ambitious careers.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Local Weather Conditions Can Impact Prevalence Of Tuberculosis: Study
Researchers who mapped tuberculosis cases in African countries found that local weather conditions and access to cities can influence prevalence of the bacterial disease.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Linguistic Resilience
In Kashmir and beyond, young people aren't abandoning identity, they're reinventing it. To mourn this evolution and call it erosion, is to misunderstand how culture really survives.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Student Held For Post On Indo-Pak Conflict Released From Pune Jail
It was an emotional reunion for a teen student with her family as she walked out of jail on Tuesday night after having spent over a fortnight behind bars for her social media post criticising the Indian government amid the Indo-Pak conflict.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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'BJP Super Spokesperson': Tharoor Slammed for LoC Remark
Congress leader Udit Raj on Wednesday slammed party colleague Shashi Tharoor for his reported remarks that India breached the Line of Control (Loc) for the first time during the 2016 surgical strike on a terror base, saying he should be declared a \"super spokesperson of the BJP\".
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Kashmir's Sikkim Dream
Despite clean produce, willing farmers, and a 500 crore fund, Kashmir's organic push lacks one vital ingredient: political will.
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MAY 29, 2025 ISSUE
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CM Woos Tourists With Gondola Ride, Selfies, Assurances Says Three Power Centres Must Sync To Ensure Security
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is leading the campaign for revival of tourism in the Kashmir Valley which has virtually come to a standstill after the April Pahalgam carnage.
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