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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
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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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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Statehood Must Be Restored Without Delay: Sakina
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare, and Education, Sakina Itoo, on Saturday reiterated her party's firm demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, terming its abrogation as “illegal” and asserting that it must be returned to the people without delay.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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PAYAAM Honours Baramulla AYUSH Nodal Officer
BARAMULLA: Payaam International presented a Certificate Award of Honour to Dr Akhtar Hussain Naik District Nodal Officer AYUSH & Trainings Baramulla. in recognition of his remarkable commitment and support during the Free Medical Camp held at Kripal Pora Payeen (Hanjiwera), Pattan Baramulla.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Sikh Group Leads Awareness March Against Drug Menace
Srinagar, Jul 20: In a spirited stand against drug abuse, the All Sikh Minority Employees Association Kashmir organized a “Nasha Mukt Bharat” walk-athon in Srinagar on Saturday morning.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Is Kashmir the Next Japan?
With fertility rates dropping below replacement level, Kashmir may be headed toward the same demographic crisis Japan is already living through.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Book Reveals Secret Talks And 'Chenab Formula' For J&K Before Kargil War
Weeks before the Kargil war erupted between India and Pakistan in 1999, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif governments discussed through back-channel talks a communal division of Jammu & Kashmir along the Chenab river — the “Chenab Formula” — as one of the solutions to the Kashmir issue, a new book has revealed.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Govt Hopeful Of Statehood Restoration: Javid Dar
The Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar on Saturday expressed optimism about the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, stating that the Centre is expected to fulfill the commitment made in Parliament.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Reports On Al Plane Crash Premature; Fully Support AAIB Probe: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the board will continue to support the AAIB's investigation into the Air India plane crash, and that reports about the incident are premature and speculative.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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No Plans To Make Sanskrit Mandatory: SED
The School Education Department (SED), Jammu and Kashmir has strongly refuted reports claiming that Sanskrit is being introduced as a mandatory subject in schools across the Valley.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Teacher Accountability A Pillar Of Educational Reform: CS
Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Saturday chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the School Education Department to take stock of the teaching scenario and implementation of other education reforms in the Union Territory.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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China Begins Construction Of World's Biggest Dam Over Brahmaputra In Tibet
China on Saturday formally started the construction of a USD 167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Police Block Congress Statehood March
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President, Tariq Hameed Karra, on Saturday said that the police foiled a peaceful protest march planned by the Congress party in Srinagar to press for the restoration of statehood and democracy in the Union Territory.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Roz-e-YUVA/Udyami YUVA Day By JK Bank
100’s Receive Sanction Letters At Ganderbal Event
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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'Decline In Aerosol Levels Could Be Driving Heatwaves More Than Greenhouse Gas Emissions'
Declining levels of aerosols -- particles that make up smog and air pollution -- could be making heatwaves more common compared to greenhouse gas emissions, especially in populated areas of the world, according to a study.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Satish Sharma Reviews Development Works In Chamb
JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Transport and Information Technology, Satish Sharma conducted an extensive tour of Chamb constituency to take stock of ongoing development works besides addressing the public concerns related to basic amenities and infrastructure.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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A Comedian's Wake-Up Call
In a surreal twist, one of Kashmir's beloved comedians, Bashir Kotur, was Saturday declared dead by some social media accounts.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Over 170 Vehicles Fined In Kulgam
In one of the major traffic enforcement initiatives this year, the Assistant Regional Transport Office Kulgam carried out a district-wide drive against vehicle law violators.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Amarnath Yatra Set To Cross 3 Lakh Mark
The ongoing Amarnath Yatra is set to achieve a major milestone, with the number of pilgrims expected to cross the 3 lakh mark by tomorrow.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Wombs That Remember
Before a Shia mother holds her child in her arms, she holds a story in her bones. In the hush of her womb, Karbala returns as heartbeat than history.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Lost At The Bridge
As grief flows beneath Kashmir's iconic bridges, urgent calls grow to break the silence around mental health.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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Why Kashmir’s
CONTD. FROM FRONT PAGE
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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KPDCL Faces Heat For Sparing ₹11 Cr Defaulter, Targeting Poor
PULWAMA: In a glaring example of alleged selective enforcement, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) in Kashmir has come under sharp criticism for failing to recover over Rs 11 crore in electricity dues from a private industrial unit in Lassipora, Pulwama—while continuing to disconnect power supply to poor domestic consumers for comparatively minor outstanding amounts.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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'Unwarranted Referrals' Overwhelm Kashmir's Tertiary Hospitals
Despite a marginal decline in recent months, unnecessary patient referrals from district and sub-district hospitals to tertiary care centres continue to strain Kashmir's top hospitals, raising concerns over systemic inefficiencies in the region's healthcare infrastructure.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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'Pedal Through Paradise': Boulevard To Remain Closed For Traffic Today Morning
Srinagar: In view of the upcoming cycle race “Pedal Through Paradise” being organized by J&K Police, the Srinagar Traffic Police on Saturday announced the closure of Boulevard Road for vehicular movement on Sunday morning i.e. today.
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JULY 20, 2025 ISSUE
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JK Congress To Hold March In Srinagar Today, Demand Full Statehood
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) will hold a march in Srinagar on Saturday, demanding the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
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JULY 19,2025 ISSUE
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Er Rashid To Move Resolution For Statehood In Parliament
Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) has announced that its President and incarcerated Member of Parliament from Baramulla Er Rashid will bring a resolution in the upcoming Parliament session beginning July 21, 2025, demanding the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
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JULY 19,2025 ISSUE
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Strange Turf War
A growing conflict between apple orchardists and poplar planters in Kashmir reveals deeper cracks in the rural land governance. The law is unclear, the trees are tall, and trust is withering.
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JULY 19,2025 ISSUE
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Doctors Call Off Strike At GMC Jammu
After two days of disruption, the doctors at Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu have officially called off their indefinite strike, bringing much-needed relief to the patients and restoring regular medical services across the hospital.
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