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Kartik Sharma: I Couldn't Stop Crying Even After Bidding
Overwhelmed with emotion, 19-year-old Kartik Sharma was left in tears after five-time champions Chennai Super Kings secured him for a record Rs 14.20 crore at the IPL 2026 mini auction, making him the joint-highest paid uncapped player in the league's history.
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December 18, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Doping Woes: India Tops Positivity Rate in WADA Report
There seems no end in sight to India’s doping woes, with the country throwing up the highest number of violators among nations which conducted 5,000 or more tests in the World Anti-Doping Agency's Testing Figures Report for 2024.
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December 18, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
A Young Woman's Compassionate Campaign
Her welfare work shows that empathy can turn individual pain into collective change.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Police Act on Viral Car Stunt Video, Youth Counselled
A few days after a video about dangerous car stunts on Srinagar roads went viral on social media, police on Tuesday traced the vehicle and its owner.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
EOW Files Chargesheet in Municipal Fraud Case
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before a special anti-corruption court in Srinagar in connection with an alleged municipal fraud case involving the illegal allotment of government property in Budgam district, the CBK said on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Dry December Pushes Rivers To New Lows
Jhelum & Tributaries Hit Season's Lowest Levels
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Terror-linked Social Activism Network CIK Searches 12 Locations Across Kashmir
Counter Intelligence Kashmir on Tuesday conducted coordinated searches across multiple districts of the Valley as part of an investigation into an alleged terror linked social activism network, officials said.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
IPL 2026 to be Held from March 26 to May 31
The 19th Indian Premier League will be held from March 26 to May 31 but it remains to be seen if defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s home base gets a game after a deadly stampede halted all big-ticket cricket at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Heart of Chadoora
Through simple acts of love and devotion, she became a guiding light in her community.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
J&K's Fertility Rate Falls To 1.4, Among Lowest In India
NFHS-5 Data Shows The UT Has Slipped Into Sustained Below Replacement Fertility
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Too Poor to Heal
Many Kashmiri families struggle to access healthcare as rising costs, broken infrastructure, and uneven services leave the most vulnerable with little hope.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
CSK Sign Prashant, Kartik Rs 14.20 Crore
KKR Buy Green, Pathirana
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Markets and Mindsets
Why patience, balance and long-term thinking matter more than timing the market.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Cardiac Cases Climb as Kashmir Battles Severe Cold
Cardiologists in Kashmir have expressed concern over a rise in heart attacks and strokes during the harsh winter months, warning that extreme cold significantly strains the cardiovascular system.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Director Agriculture Reviews Expenditure Under HADP
Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah, on Tuesday reviewed the expenditure and implementation status of key agriculture schemes, including the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP), Capex and Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), in Srinagar district.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
CM Omar Urges Gujjar Institutions to Research on Climate Change
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called upon Gujjar institutions to undertake scientific research on the impact of climate change and reservation on the Gujjar-Bakerwal community, saying such studies would help shape effective policies for the future.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Grenade, Ammunition Recovered from Graveyard
Srinagar police during the intervening night, recovered arms, ammunition and other incriminating material from a graveyard at Tar Natipora in Srinagar in comnection with an ongoing investigation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
GoI Highlights MGNREGS Success in J&K
The Union Ministry Tuesday said that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has played an important role in supporting rural livelihoods and generating employment in Jammu and Kashmir.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Shaheed Gunj Blaze Leaves Two Homes Damaged
Srinagar: Two residential houses were damaged in a fire incident that broke out in Shaheed Gunj area of Srinagar on Tuesday officials said.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Trump Sues BBC For USD 10 Billion
President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking USD 10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's Cultural Icons
In the early 2000s, a comedian appeared on Kashmir cable television and quickly became a crowd favourite.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The Long Run-up of Auqib Nabi Dar
Better Late Than Never
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir Bets Big on Theme Gardens
The autumn experiment shows how theme gardens can soften seasonal swings and strengthen local economies.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Centre Releases Rs 235 Cr for Panchayati Raj Institutions: GoI
The Centre on Tuesday said that it has released Rs 235 crore during the past five years to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Jammu and Kashmir.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Police Attaches Property of Drug Peddler
Srinagar: In a major action against the drug menace, Srinagar Police has achieved a significant breakthrough in its sustained campaign to curb narcotics trafficking and dismantle the financial infrastructure supporting drugrelated crimes.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Floods Damage 0.78 Lakh Hectares of Crop Area in J&K: GoI
Heavy rains and floods damaged crops over nearly 0.78 lakh hectares across Jammu and Kashmir during the current year, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Study: Indian School Kids Start Drugs, Smoking Around Age 13
School-going children are picking up drug and smoking habits and engaging in consumption of alcohol, with the average age of introduction to such harmful substances found to be around 13 years, suggesting a need for earlier interventions as early as primary school, a multi-city survey by AIIMS-Delhi said.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Dry Weather, Climate Change Dominate SKUAST-K RC Meet
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) concluded its two-day 68th Meeting of the Research Council (RCM) for Rabi 2025-2026 on Tuesday at the Shalimar Campus.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Lok Sabha Passes Bill Raising Insurance FDI To 100%
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, with a view to providing insurance to all by 2047.
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December 17, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmiri Leaders Slam Nitish Kumar For Pulling Down Veil Of Woman
Press Trust Of India
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