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Kashmir Observer
Ethiopia Volcano Ash Disrupts India Flights, No Weather Impact
Ash clouds from a major volcanic eruption in Ethiopia drifted into parts of India on Tuesday, disrupting flight operations across several regions, though authorities confirmed there was no impact on local weather or air quality.
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November 26, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Feed Community Animals Under New ABC Rules: SMC
The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday issued a public advisory, urging residents and community representatives to ensure the humane feeding and care of street and community animals across the city, in line with the revised Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023 notified by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
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November 26, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Winter Vacations In Phased Manner From Today
Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday announced the winter vacation schedule for schools of the Kashmir valley and the winter zone of the Jammu region.
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November 26, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
South Africa Close In as India Face Whitewash
India stared down the barrel as a ruthless South Africa slowly tortured the home side by posting an improbable victory target of 549 that has all but ensured the visitors' first series triumph here in 25 years at the end of the fourth day of the second Test.
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November 26, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Bihar Resident Dies in Bypass Accident
A 45-year-old man from Bihar died after being hit by a vehicle at Nowgam Bypass near Peaks automobiles on Sunday late night, officials said.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Jammu Division Conducts Record-Breaking E-Auction for Multi-Purpose Stalls
JAMMU: In a major push towards asset monetisation and non-fare revenue generation, the Jammu Division of Northern Railway has successfully completed a record-breaking mega e-auction for multipurpose stalls across key stations in the region.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
PDP Women's Wing Hit Streets Against Proposed Power Tariff Hike
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women’s wing on Monday staged a protest against the government’s proposed 20 per cent power tariff hike during peak hours.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Wealth Without Cash
Large houses and old assets hide a growing struggle in the valley: families need steady income more than ever in a changing economy.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Give Kashmir a Future-Ready Classroom
Letter to Editor
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Grand Mufti Condemns Delhi Terror Blast
Srinagar: The Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nisar-ul-Islam, on Monday strongly denounced the Delhi terror blast terming the loss of innocent lives a tragedy for all humanity.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
SC Defers Hearing On Wangchuk Detention Plea To Dec 8
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to December 8 the hearing on a plea filed by the wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, terming his detention under National Security Act as “illegal, and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights.”
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
NIT Rourkela Secures Patent for Breakthrough Autonomous Drone Mapping Tech
Researchers from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for \"BHU-MANACHITRA\", an autonomous real-time land mapping drone system, officials said.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Workshop on Data Analysis Begins at KU
The Department of Commerce, University of Kashmir (KU), on Monday began a three-day national workshop on “Mastering Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel” at the Main Campus.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
PM Modi To Hoist Saffron Flag At Ram Temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya on Tuesday to ceremonially hoist a saffron flag on the spire of the Ram temple, symbolising the completion of its construction.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
141 km of City Roads Macadamised Ahead of Winter
Srinagar: With barely over a month left for 2025 to end, the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department on Monday said it has completed over 141 kilometres of macadamisation work across Srinagar, as part of its pre-winter road improvement campaign.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Justice Surya Kant Takes Oath As 53rd CJI
Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts, including on abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir's special status and Bihar electoral rolls revision, took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on Monday.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Indian Scientists Discover 'Genetic Switch' Inside Womb That Leads To Pregnancy
A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research seeking to explain how a pregnancy is initiated has led to the discovery of a \"genetic switch” that allows an embryo to implant itself on the wall of the womb, leading to conception.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
J&K Launches First Ever Limestone Mine Auction
In a landmark move for the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir has launched its first ever auction of limestone mineral blocks, a step Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said will place the region firmly on the country’s mineral map.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The Village That Waits For You
A Kashmiri village speaks to its children who have gone far, asking only to be remembered.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir Shivers As Mercury Hits Season's Lowest
No Major Wet Spell Ahead: MeT
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Clear Picture On J&K Lithium Reserves After G2 Survey: Reddy
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said the initial findings do not indicate significant lithium deposits in Jammu and Kashmir and a clearer assessment will be available only after Geological Survey of India completes its ongoing G2-level exploration in January next year.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The Winter Teacher of Kashmir
Inside tin sheds and canvas tents, a Kashmiri teacher keeps learning alive for nomadic children who can't stay in one place.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
DHSK’s Daily Doctor Rosters Win Patient Praise
SRINAGAR: Patients and attendants across Kashmir have welcomed the decision of the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) directing all district hospitals and healthcare institutions to publicly display daily duty rosters of doctors, calling it a “long overdue reform” that will bring much-needed transparency and accountability to the healthcare system.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
'He Was Our He-Man': How Dharmendra Became Kashmir's Own Hero
His death at 89 has stirred a generation in Kashmir that grew up imagining life through his films.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Trump’s Immigration Gamble
America’s cultural fabric and labour needs demand prudence in immigration. Trump must not back off.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's New Style of Belonging
Kashmir has always dressed with pride. A pheran made in a workshop or a pashmina shawl full of careful handwork carries memories, effort and identity. Now, a young generation wants that story to travel beyond the valley.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Srinagar Police Check Doctor & Staff Lockers in Hospitals
Srinagar Police, in coordination with medical officers from the Health Department, on Monday conducted inspections of lockers used by doctors and staff across district hospitals, private hospitals, medical colleges and PHCs in the city as part of an ongoing security and accountability drive.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Locker Raids, Chemical Shop Checks Intensify
SRINAGAR: Police on Monday carried out surprise inspections of hospital lockers in Srinagar and Pulwama as part of heightened vigilance following the November 10 Delhi blast and the recent seizure of weapons linked to a “white collar” terror module.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
CM Omar Hopes J&K Won't Need Centre’s Financial Assistance Soon
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is looking forward to a day when Jammu and Kashmir would no longer need to approach the central government for financial assistance, but instead be self-sufficient and capable of contributing to the Centre.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Between Tea, Wool, and Words
Can Kashmiris hold on to who they are while moving with the world?
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