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Kashmir Through a 17-Year-Old's Eyes
Between school bells, poplar stumps, and a greying river, a young Kashmiri girl decides what she refuses to forget.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
DSEK Inspects Book Distribution at JKBOSE Bemina
Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Naseer Ahmad Wani paid a surprise visit to the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE), Bemina, to review the ongoing process of textbook distribution for students across the Kashmir division.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Hindu Family Gifts Land to Homeless Jouro, Sparks Unity Wave
In a rare and heartwarming display of communal harmony amid an escalating political storm, a Hindu family from Jammu has gifted a five-marla residential plot to freelance journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing, whose house was demolished by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) earlier this week.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Reading Patel Through a Kashmiri Lens
A new book takes a fresh look at India's first home minister and his role in Kashmir, raising clear questions, sharing new details and speaking from lived experience.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Seasonal Orchard Burning Sparks Health Concerns
Srinagar: As winter tightens its grip on Kashmir, a familiar practice in the Valley's orchards is turning into a public health emergency.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Earbud Economist of Downtown Kashmir
How a Kashmiri engineer traded classroom ridicule for corporate clients and wired the refund straight back to Srinagar’s unemployed.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
HC Rules Cross LoC Trade As 'Intra-State'
Dismisses Pleas Against GST Show- Cause Notices
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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'Return Law & Order; Revoke If We Fail: Omar
Cabinet to Take Up Reservation Rationalisation In Next Meeting Reaffirms Push for Special Status, Links Security to Return of Statehood
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Satish Sharma Calls for Digital Infrastructure Push
Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Transport, Youth Services & Sports and Information Technology, Satish Sharma called for expansion of broadband network and giving push to the digital infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Govt to Act Tough On Erring Pvt Schools: Itoo
Minister of Education Sakina Itoo on Friday said the government will take strict action against private schools found violating orders and norms issued by the authorities.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Respiratory Infections Rise as Cold Wave Hits Kashmir
With temperatures dipping steadily across Kashmir, doctors are reporting a rise in cases of common cold and upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs).
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Santosh Trophy's Final Round to be Held in Assam
The final round of the Santosh Trophy will be held in Assam next January, while the group stages will be organised at nine different venues between December 15 and 26, the AIFF said on Thursday.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Kashmir Walks to Witness
The glaciers are slipping away without a goodbye. People in Kashmir chase them with water bottles and trekking poles.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 ISSUE
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Loan Apps Harvest Apple Valley
A Rs 15,000 salary, one wedding, and a house full of broken hopes
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Op Sindoor A Defining Moment: Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the success of Operation Sindoor was a \"defining moment\" in India's counter terror and deterrence strategy, adding that the world had taken note of both the country's military capability and its \"moral clarity to act firmly, yet responsibly\" in the pursuit of peace.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Assam Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Polygamy
Enforces Penalties, Jail Terms For 2nd Marriage
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Fans Boo Gambhir After 408-run Hammering
Kotak, Siraj step in to douse fire
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Police Bust Drug Module in City
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar have busted a narcotics module operating in the Nowhatta and Rainawari areas with the seizure of over five kilograms of charas-like substance and the arrest of three accused persons in connection with FIR No. 57/2025.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Dr Darakhshan Inaugurates Sheesh Khana at Hazratbal
A modern, stateof-the-art Multipurpose Sheesh Khana was inaugurated on thursday by Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson Dr. Syed Darakhshan Andrabi at the revered Dargah Hazratbal in Srinagar.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Tral Schools Grapple With Poor Infrastructure
As the school education department is conducting enrollment drives in Kashmir to attract more and more students towards government schools, several institutions in Tral subdivision of south Kashmir's Pulwama district are grappling with staff shortage and poor infrastructure.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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KU’s Youth Festival ‘Sonzal-2025’ Concludes
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir's (KU) annual youth festival Sonzal-2025, organised by the Division of Youth Affairs under the aegis of Department of Students Welfare (DSW), concluded with a valedictory and prize distribution ceremony on Thursday. Held at the varsity's Convocation Complex, the event marked the closure of a week-long showcase of student talent and creativity.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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One In Four Indian Adults Obese, Claims New Report
Nearly one in four Indian adults is now obese, a study inaugurated by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in Delhi on Tuesday claimed, adding that India is at a turning point as obesity-driven diseases rise sharply across both urban and rural areas.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Kashmir's Lancet Love Test
Last month, a 26-year-old schoolteacher in Budgam brought sweets to her fiancé's house. The family asked for one more gift: a fresh blood-sugar report.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Mull Stringent Law To Deal With Derogatory Remarks Against Disabled: SC To Centre
Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities and rare genetic disorders a penal offence on the lines of the SC-ST Act.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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DC Reviews Eidgah Tehsil Office Construction
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo on Thursday inspected the progress of ongoing construction works for the new building for Tehsil Office Eidgah, aimed at modernizing and augmenting the revenue setup to enhance public service delivery.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Srinagar Athletic Championship Concludes
The District Srinagar Athletic Championship 2025 concluded at the Kashmir University Athletic Track, Hazratbal, witnessing the participation of over 300 athletes, both boys and girls.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Director Motor Garages Booked For 'Illegal Assets'
The Anti Corruption Bureau on Thursday booked a senior government officer and carried out searches at four locations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The agency also seized incriminating material during the raids.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Pant Says Sorry for Test Debacle Against SA
Promises team will regroup and refocus
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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President Releases First-Ever Kashmiri Translation of Constitution
The University of Kashmir has prepared the first Kashmiri translation of the Constitution of India, marking a historic moment for the region and its linguistic heritage.
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November 28, 2025 Issue
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Postdoc Turned Professor Brings Smart Tech Home
From apple orchards to avalanche zones, the valley-born engineer explains why data is the new crop and privacy is the fence around it.
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