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Kashmir Observer
Should Kashmir Compensate Families Living on Illegal Riverbanks?
Every monsoon, images of waterlogged homes and stranded families flood Kashmir’s news feeds. Boats navigate narrow lanes, rescuers pull children from flooded homes, and devastated families mourn their lost possessions. Many of these scenes repeat with uncanny regularity.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Ancient Wisdom in Kashmir Homes
A year-long study in Srinagar shows that traditional Dhajji-Dewari houses naturally maintain comfort across seasons, consume far less energy than modern buildings, and provide lessons for sustainable construction in Kashmir’s changing climate.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
NH Closure Triggers Price Hike In Kashmir
Vegetables, Poultry Being Sold At Exorbitant Rates, Locals Seek Action
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Ticket Sales Halt, LG Urged To Restore Red Cross In J&K
Two years without Red Cross events have left J&K with a ₹2 crore shortfall, jeopardizing relief programs and public trust.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
FIGUR(E)ING Fractured Earth
From Kabul to Kashmir, tectonic forces lie in wait. Without urgent action, millions may face preventable disaster.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
No Entry Permit For Foreigners Involved In Anti-National Acts
States To Set Up Detention Camps
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
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Anantnag CEO Cancels School Picnics
Srinagar: The Chief Education Officer (CEO) Anantnag on Tuesday cancelled all permissions earlier granted for school picnics and excursions in the district, following an adverse weather advisory issued by the Department of Metrology.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Pune Resident Found Dead In City
Srinagar: A 43-year-old man from Pune, Maharashtra was found dead at a hotel room in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Initiates Infrastructure Upgradation Works At DC Office
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, on Tuesday initiated renovation and infrastructure upgradation works at the DC office complex, here.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Rapid Glacier Melt Could Trigger GLOFS In Kishtwar
Srinagar: The sudden shifts in water volume due to rapid melting of glaciers or lake outbursts can lead to devastating floods in the areas around the river Chenab, reveals a risk assessment of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) Kishtwar.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
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NIT Bags Twin Research Project Grants From ANRF
Srinagar: In a major boost to research and innovation at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, two faculty members have secured prestigious research grants from the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India, amounting to more than 1.11 crore.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
IGP Kashmir Calls For Audit Of Buildings
Kashmir Police chief V K Birdi on Tuesday called for conducting a safety audit of buildings to ensure preparedness and evacuation in case of flash floods and cloudbursts in view of the inclement weather forecast.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
AI, Data Analytics Key To Studying Cloudbursts: Shah
Chairs High Level Meet; Reviews Flood Damage in J&K
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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SCO Condemns Pahalgam Attack
Concurs With India That Double Standards To Fight Terrorism Unacceptable
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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Sakeena Reviews Functioning Of BGSBU
Minister for Education, Sakeena Itoo on Monday conducted a comprehensive review of the academic and administrative functioning of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU), Rajouri, in a high-level meeting held at Civil Secretariat here.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Cost of a Signature
Guarantors often sign out of trust or duty. The law treats them as debtors, with consequences that can devastate families.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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What Kashmir Can Learn from Vietnam’s Green Warriors
In Vietnam's capital Hanoi, nearly 10,000 women collect and sort plastic waste every day, forming what experts call an “invisible army” of informal workers who prevent tonnes of plastic from choking landfills, rivers and oceans.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
HM Shah Praises Security Forces For Smooth Amarnath Yatra
Praising — security agencies for the smooth conduct of the annual Amarnath Yatra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday called for eliminating terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Clean Money Advantage
With tax-paid salaries and financial credibility, the govt employees are better placed than most to build long-term wealth.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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Afghan Earthquake Claims 800 Lives
Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Artists Remember Veteran Actor Ashok Jailkhani At Condolence Meet
A condolence meeting was held at the iconic Tagore Hall to pay tribute to the late Ashok Jailkhani, the renowned actor, director, and former Assistant Director General (ADG) of Doordarshan.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Need to Respect Nature?
Another week, another tragedy. Jammu and Kashmir has now witnessed its fifth cloudburst in just two weeks, with eleven more lives lost, seven of them from one family buried alive in Reasi district.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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NH Closure Sparks Crisis In Kashmir Fruit Trade
Srinagar:With the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway blocked for nearly a week, Kashmir's fruit industry is staring at massive financial losses, with growers warning that hundreds of crores could be wiped out as truckloads of Bagogosha pears and Gala apples rot on the roadside.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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Mutton Supply Hit As NH Closure Triggers ‘Shortage Fears’
The Kashmir Mutton Dealers Association on Monday expressed concern over the disrupted supply of mutton in the Valley following frequent closures of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, warning of a severe shortage in the coming days.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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Indian Railways & State Bank Of India Sign MoU
A landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday between two of India’s leading institutions - Indian Railways (IR), one the largest rail networks in the world, and the State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest public sector bank.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Minister Sharma Visits Flood-Affected Areas Of Chowki Choura
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Transport, Satish Sharma on Monday visited the flood-affected areas of Block Chowki Choura, including Panchayat Rah (village Rah) and Hardu Mallara, to take stock of the situation caused by heavy rains and flash floods.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
DC Bandipora Reviews Traffic Management
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Indu Kanwal Chib on Monday chaired a meeting of officers to review traffic management in Bandipora town.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Warwan Cloudburst: 190 Houses Damaged, 45 Cattle Killed
Around 190 houses were damaged and 45 cattle killed following a cloudburst that hit the Warwan Valley of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district last Tuesday, and multiple agencies are engaged in massive relief and rehabilitation operations.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Jhelum Flows Below Warning Point, Says I&FC
While fresh rainfall was experienced in Kashmir parts, the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department on Monday said that the department has been put on high alert for the next 15 days.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 ISSUE
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A Brown Man’s Burden in an ‘Open’ World
From Kashmir to the West, a modern LEtranger (Camusian outsider) confronts identity, hybridity, and the elusive promise of belonging.
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