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DYSSO Ganderbal Concludes Inter Zonal Chess & Carrom Events
The Department of Youth Services and Sports Ganderbal concluded its Inter-Zone District Level Chess and Carrom competitions for Boys U-17 at BHS Arch.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Covid Test, Vaccine Maker Stocks Jump As Cases Surge In Asia
Hong KongShares of Covid test kit and drug makers in Asia rose following a surge of cases.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Rijiju Unveils Statue Of 19th Gyalsras Kushok Bakula Rinpoche
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju unveiled a statue of 19th Gyalsras Kushok Bakula Rinpochey at Bakula Rinpoche Memorial Park in Leh.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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DC Budgam Assesses Progress On Construction Of New Distt Hospital
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Akshay Labroo on Monday visited the construction site of the 125-bedded District Hospital and the 100-bedded Critical Care Unit at Reshipora Budgam to review the ongoing progress of the work.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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4 killed, 20 injured in blast in Pakistan's Balochistan
A bomb exploded near a market in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, killing four people and injuring 20 others, according to a media report on Monday (May 19, 2025).
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Prolonged Use Of Steroid-Based Eye Drops Linked To Risk Of Glaucoma: Study
AIIMS Delhi has recorded cases of children as young as 10 and hailing from arid regions suffering from glaucoma, with doctors attributing this to prolonged use of steroid-based eye drops for treatment of ocular allergies without supervision.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Focus Shifts To Rebuilding As CSK, RR Face Off In Contest For Pride
The contest between laggards Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals holds no significance in the context of the play-offs, but both teams will aim to accelerate their rebuilding process with the MS Dhoni-led side looking to transform itself from a 'dad's army' into a young brigade.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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IAS Playing Vital Role In Strengthening India's Federal Governance: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State (independent charge) Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday said that the Indian Administrative Service is playing a vital role in strengthening India’s federal governance.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Microsoft wants Al 'agents' to work together and remember things
Microsoft envisions a future where any company's artificial intelligence agents can work together with agents from other firms and have better memories of their interactions, its chief technologist said on Sunday ahead of the company's annual software developer conference.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Heavy Downpour Sinks Bengaluru; Opposition Tears Into Govt On City Infra
Unusually heavy overnight rains pounding Bengaluru brought the country’s IT capital to its knees on Monday, with the usual monsoon-time scenes of inundation, people wading through water and evacuation by inflatables playing out on the streets of this cosmopolitan city.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Methodology Basic Challenge At Primary, Middle Class Levels: DSEK
Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) G N Itoo Monday said that the methodology was the basic challenge for the department at primary and middle class levels.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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‘India Saw Six More Days Of Dangerous Heat For Pregnant Women Each Year In 2020-24 Period’
India recorded an average of six additional days of dangerously high temperatures for pregnant women each year over the last five years, according to a new study published on Monday.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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DC Kulgam Reviews Infra Development Works AT GDC
KULGAM: To assess the progress of various ongoing developmental works aimed at strengthening the educational infrastructure in the district, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Athar Aamir visited Government Degree College (GDC) Kulgam.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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J&K MLAs Upset Over Delay In CDF
Srinagar: Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Jammu and Kashmir are expressing frustration over the prolonged delay in the release of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) by the J&K government.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Constituency Development Information System 'E-Nigrani' App Launched
With an aim to improve transparency, efficiency and accountability in the allocation and implementation of development funds, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Monday launched a Constituency Development Information System, 'e-Nigrani' an application/system for managing and tracking development projects within the Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar District.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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U.S. reinstating records for international students; too late for some
After the government terminated his legal status in the U.S., one student abruptly lost his laboratory job in Houston and, fearing detention, he returned to his home country in South Asia on a one-way ticket.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Dy CM Meets Several Delegations At Civil Secretariat
Several delegations and individuals called on Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, at Civil Secretariat Srinagar and projected their issues and demands.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Srinagar's Dog Crisis
Children walk to school with sticks. Residents sleep with earplugs. This is life in Srinagar's neighbourhood, gripped by fear of stray dogs.
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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CM Pushes For HUDD Revamp To Boost Urban Governance
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday chaired a meeting to review proposals for the reorganisation of departments and agencies under the Housing & Urban Development Department (HUDD)
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MAY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Tourism Takes Hit
For over three years, tourism in Kashmir has been consistently on the rise. So much so, it became not just a symbol of the prevailing normalcy but also underpinned it. In 2024, 2.95 million tourists visited Kashmir - 43,000 of them foreigners up from 2.71 million in 2023 and 2.67 million in 2022. This year, the government expected to beat this record but the Pahalgam attack has suddenly brought it down to a trickle.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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Pakistani woman praying for soldiers: MP teacher suspended
A government schoolteacher was placed under suspension in Sehore in Madhya Pradesh after she allegedly shared on social media a video of a Pakistani woman praying for the safety of soldiers of that country during Operation Sindoor, an official said on Sunday.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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Lufthansa flight flew without pilot for 10 minutes
Lufthansa flight from to Spain last year reportedly flew without an active pilot for 10 minutes after the co-pilot fainted while alone in the cockpit, German news agency dpa reported on Saturday.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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LG Offers Prayers At Zeethyar Temple
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid obeisance at the Zeethyar temple here on the occasion of Zeashta Mata Jayanti on Sunday, an official spokesperson said.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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Sports Minister Announces Multiple New Games Under Khelo India Scheme
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday announced the broadening of the scope of the Khelo India initiative with the introduction of multiple Games to cover school sports, martial arts, beach and water sports from this year onwards.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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A Timeless City on the Brink of Change
In the narrow alleys of Downtown Srinagar, the past doesn't just linger, it lives.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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Men Account For 72% Of Suicides In India
Experts Call For Urgent Action On Men's Mental Health Issue
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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DC Rajouri Assesses Damages In Shelling Affected Gonni Village
Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Abhishek Sharma visited Gonni village in the Dhangri area to assess the damages caused due to recent incidents of cross-border shelling. He was accompanied by Revenue Officers and other concerned officials.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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India's Smartphone Exports Soar, Surpassing Petroleum, Diamonds In FY25
New DelhiIndia's smartphone exports surged nearly fivefold to the US and about fourfold to Japan in the past three years, propelling the segment to surpass petroleum products and diamonds as the country's top exported goods, according to government data.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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BrahMos Hit Pak Bases: Shah
New Delh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that indigenously developed BrahMos missiles destroyed Pakistani air bases while its air defence system, borrowed from China, remained unused, during Operation Sindoor, which exposed its lies on terrorism to the world.
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MAY 19, 2025 ISSUE
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Stray Dog Crisis Deepens In Srinagar City
SRINAGAR: The persistent threat posed by stray dogs across Kashmir shows no sign of abating, with official figures revealing an average of 18 dog bite cases reported every single day.
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