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'Forgery Of GI QR Code' Showroom Blacklisted For Selling 'Fake' Carpet In Kashmir
Srinagar: In a major crackdown aimed at preserving the integrity of Kashmir's globally renowned handicrafts sector, the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has blacklisted and deregistered a Tangmarg-based showroom, The Kashmir Art Bazaar, for fraudulently selling a machine-made carpet as a hand-knotted Kashmiri Gl-certified piece to a tourist for %2.55 lakh.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Hope Dhankhar’s Successor Will Do Justice To VP’s Chair: CM
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday wished Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned as Vice President on Monday, good health and expressed hope that his successor would do justice to the office.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Anantnag Wins U19 Provincial Volleyball C'ship In Budgam
The Department of Youth Services and Sports Budgam-hosted Inter-District Provincial Level Volleyball Championship for Boys Under-19 came to an end at Sports Stadium Chrar-i-Sharief. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from multiple districts across Kashmir, with Anantnag emerging victorious in the final.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
SMC Cracks Down On Encroachments at Children's Hospital
In a much-needed move to restore order and ensure smooth movement around two of the city's busiest hospitals, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday launched an anti-encroachment drive outside JVC Hospital and the adjoining Children's Hospital in Bemina.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
No Link Between COVID Jabs & Sudden Deaths: Govt
Srinagar: The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE) has found no association between COVID-19 vaccination and unexplained sudden deaths among young adults in India, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
1,200 Hectares Of Crops Damaged In Jammu & Kashmir: Centre
EXTREME WEATHER
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
J&K Bank Hosts Mission YUVA Events To Empower Youth
In line with J&K Government's flagship — initiative Mission YUVA (Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan) aimed at empowering youth through entrepreneurship and self-employment, J&K Bank today organized the weekly login day events titled ‘Udyami YUVA Day’ at its Zonal Office Jammu and “Roz-e-Yuva” at Zonal Office Baramulla.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Directorate Of Handicrafts Organizes Capacity Building Programme
The Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, being the Implementing Agency under the World Bank-supported Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme, successfully conducted one-day Capacity Building Programme on Branding and Packaging at the Conference Hall, Exhibition Ground, Srinagar.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Houses Without Hope
Kashmir is building faster than it's thinking. As housing projects rise, the people who might live in them are leaving. Without jobs, a home is just a shell.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Amit Shah To Unveil National Cooperative Policy 2025
THE NEW EDUCATION POLICY IS NOW FIVE YEARS OLD. This is the time to evaluate where we have succeeded, where we have fallen short, and what more can be done to implement it better\".
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Why Kashmir's Weather Forecasts Go Wrong
Sonam Lotus Breaks Silence on 'Inaccurate’ Forecasts: “The Sky Doesn’t Obey Us”
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
2 Convicted In Acid Attack Case After 15 Years
Srinagar: After nearly 15 years of legal battle, a Fast Track Court in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday convicted two men in a 2010 acid attack that left a local schoolteacher permanently disabled and his wife severely injured.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
ENG v IND 4th Test: Injury-Hit India Take On Resilient England
An injury-plagued India is likely to go back to the Headingley template when it takes on a reinvigorated England in the fourth Test starting here on Wednesday, hoping to end a win-less record at the storied Old Trafford and draw level in what has been a compelling series so far.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Marriage Without Rights
Mehar is a legal right, not a gesture. But in Kashmir, women are battling families and officials to claim it.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
India’s Doctor-Population Ratio Improves To 1:811: Govt
India has significantly improved its doctor-population ratio, which now stands at approximately 1 doctor per 811 people, the Union Government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
BANGLADESH SCHOOL JET CRASH Death Toll Rises To 31
The death toll from the crash of the Bangladesh Air Force training fighter jet into a school building in Dhaka rose to 31 as more people succumbed to their injuries, authorities said on Tuesday.
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JULY 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Study Models How Malaria Vaccines Can Help Mitigate Climate-Driven Breaks In Disease Control
A study conducted in Madagascar's households has found that new malaria vaccines -- offering protection up to 10 months -- could help mitigate disruptions to disease control measures because of extreme weather events.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Grace in Grief
In the valley where silence sinks deeper than time, a young woman disappears into herself, and finds a voice on the page.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Re-invent Public Education System
Across the Valley, government school buildings are standing but the system is collapsing. The latest data paints a grim picture of disillusionment with Kashmir's public education sector.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Delhi-Srinagar Airfares Fell To Rs 10K On Govt Intervention Post Pahalgam Terror Attack
Airfare for Srinagar-Delhi flight fell from Rs 20,000 on April 21 to less than Rs 10,000 on April 24 following government intervention to curb surge pricing in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
9 Notices To Air India In 6 Months For Safety Violations
A total of nine show cause notices were issued to Air India in connection with five identified safety violations in the last six months and enforcement action has been completed with respect to one violation, the civil aviation ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
SKUAST-K Launches Capacity-Building Training For FPO Leaders
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) Monday inaugurated a comprehensive capacity-building program for the Chief Executive Officers, Chairmen, and Board of Directors of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) operating in the Kashmir division.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir’s Healthcare Challenges Part-1
19 Doctor Posts Leave 100,000 Without Proper Healthcare In Karnah
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Bumrah Will Play, Confirms Siraj Ahead Of Manchester Test
India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Monday confirmed Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the fourth Test beginning at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
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JULY 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Remain Vigilant, Innovate Tactics: DGP To Forces
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Saturday chaired a high-level security review meeting in Srinagar, urging all forces to remain vigilant and adopt innovative strategies to deal with emerging challenges, particularly in the backdrop of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Statehood Restoration: Police Foil Congress March
Police on Saturday thwarted a protest march by Congress leaders and workers in Srinagar who were demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
MLA Kupwara Questions Advisor’s Role, Cites Interference
Kupwara MLA Mir Muhammad Fayaz has written to the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, questioning the constitutional authority of Chief Minister's Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani, accusing him of interfering in constituency matters and bypassing the role of the elected legislator.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
3-Day Rain Forecast For J&K
MeT Sounds Yellow And Orange Alerts
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Why Kashmir's Government Schools Are Emptying Out
New Data Reveals Widening Learning Gaps, Rising Infrastructure Failures, And A Widening Trust Deficit In Public Schools Of The Valley
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Rs 300 Cr Earned As Handmade Exports Nearly Triple In Q1
Srinagar: In a major fillip to Kashmir's famed craft sector, handmade products worth 309.62 Cr have been exported to various overseas destinations in the First Quarter of the current financial year, up from 126.90 Cr in the same quarter last year.
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