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Kashmiri Kids Deserve Climate-Ready Schools
As the Valley battles record heat, children return to classrooms unfit for learning or safety. The solution isn’t more holidays. It's urgent climate-ready school reform.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
India Abstains In UNGA On Draft Resolution On Afghanistan
India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Afghanistan, noting that a “business as usual” approach is unlikely to deliver outcomes that the global community envisions for the Afghan people.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Rana Felicitates Officials Of Wildlife Department At Dachigam
Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment, Javed Ahmed Rana on Tuesday Felicitated the officers and staff of the Wildlife Department for their outstanding achievement in conservation of protected areas in Jammu and Kashmir during an event organised at Dachigam National Park.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
E-Comm Platforms, Online Payments Services Being Abused For Terror Financing: FATF
Global terror financing watchdog FATF on Tuesday cited the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack, which killed 40 CRPF personnel, and the 2022 Gorakhnath Temple incident to say that e-commerce platforms and online payment services are being misused for terror financing.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'Two Wrongs Cannot Make One Right' HC Upholds Scrapping Of Budgam Class IV Selection
Observing that two wrongs cannot make one right, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh has upheld the government’s decision to withdraw a notification in 2015 regarding filling up of Class IV vacancies in the School Education Department in Budgam district.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Water Woes Persist In Kashmir Despite Rainfall
A brief spell of rainfall on Monday brought down soaring temperatures across parts of Kashmir, but the region's worsening water crisis shows little sign of abating. Despite slight increases in river levels, many areas, especially in Srinagar, continue to face acute water shortages, sparking fresh protests.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Anti-Constitutional: Dr Farooq On Revision Of Electoral Rolls In Bihar
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday termed as “anti-Constitutional\" the decision of the Election Commission to undertake special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
GMC Srinagar Hosts Multidisciplinary CME On Obstetric Sepsis
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Government Lal Ded Hospital, GMC Srinagar, on Monday organised a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme titled “Obstetric Sepsis - Fate or Failure to Act”, drawing attention to one of the leading causes of maternal mortality.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
EPFO To Credit FY25 Interest Into Members' Account This Week: Mandaviya
Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said the retirement fund body will complete the process of crediting 8.25 per cent interest for FY25 into members’ accounts this week.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Dy CM Conducts Inspection Of CE R&B, PMGSY Offices
Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection of Chief Engineer PWD (R&B) and PMGSY offices in Rajbagh, Srinagar to assess the operational efficiency and employee punctuality.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Haj 2026 Applications Open, Deadline July 31
The Haj Committee of India, under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, officially opened the application process for Haj 2026 on Tuesday, offering Indian Muslims an opportunity to embark on the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Srinagar's Future In Crisis, Say Kashmir's Former Top Officials
In a rare intervention, retired officers warn key Kashmir officials of toxic landfill fumes and unsafe waste handling amid Srinagar's planning failures.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
JKEDI Concludes MDPs In 4 Districts, Trains 81 Entrepreneurs Under RAMP
The Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) has successfully concluded a series of Management Development Programs (MDPs) across four districts under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) scheme.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
DLSA Pulwama Team Visits Central Jail
District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Pulwama under the chairmanship of Chairman DLSA, Malik Shabir Ahmad (Pr. District & Sessions Judge) Pulwama, Secretary DLSA Pulwama Mudasar Farooq, along with LADCs Pulwama, Shopian visited the Central Jail Srinagar and interacted with the under trial prisoners presently lodged in the Central Jail Srinagar.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Amarnath Yatra Crosses 1.11 lakh Mark In 6 days
LG Says Yatra Progressing Smoothly Via Baltal & Pahalgam Routes
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Gold Climbs Rs 550 To Rs 99,120/10 G; Silver Remains Flat
Gold prices climbed Rs 550 to Rs 99,120 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday due to fresh buying by stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's Viral Problem
From cringe reels to vulgar content, a wave of irresponsible influencers is reshaping how young Kashmiris see fame, values, and success.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir Can Beat Diabetes
A landmark study shows lifestyle changes work better than medicine in preventing diabetes. In Kashmir, where cases are rising fast, this could be our best shot at fighting back.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
SA Crush Zimbabwe In Heaviest Innings Defeat In 20 Years
Wiaan Mulder suitably took the last catch for South Africa to hand Zimbabwe its heaviest innings defeat in 20 years and clean sweep their two-test series on Tuesday.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
CM To Visit West Bengal For Tourism Promotion
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is set to visit West Bengal to participate in a tourism-related event and hold key meetings aimed at promoting tourism in the region, sources said.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir Schools Reopen Amid Timing Row
Five-year-old Zaid clung to his schoolbag at 6:00 am., still half-asleep. His mother tried to fix his collar as he rubbed his eyes, already exhausted before the school day even began. The new school schedule, with a reporting time of 7:30 a.m., meant children like Adil had to wake as early as 5:30 a.m. to catch their buses.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'Illegal' Bungalow Occupation Govt Issues Show-Cause Notice To Junaid Mattu
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has issued a show-cause notice to former high profile Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azeem Mattu for allegedly overstaying in a government bungalow at Church Lane, Sonwar, beyond his entitled period.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Two Ex-Ministers Guilty of Contempt
Mufti's Colleagues Asked To Show Why They Should Not Be Punished
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
FASTag Toll Collections Rise To ₹20,682 Cr In Q1 FY26
Toll collections across state and national highways through FASTag rose by 19.6 per cent to Rs 20,681.87 crore in the first quarter of 2025-26, as per National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) data.
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JULY 09, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir Gets Much-Needed Downpour
Srinagar Records Steep Temp Fall; Roads Submerged
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JULY 08, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Pahalgam Terror Attack NIA Custody Of 2 Accused Extended
A special court in Jammu on Monday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) 10 more days’ remand of the two accused arrested for allegedly harbouring Pakistani terrorists involved in the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in April, officials said.
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JULY 08, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
PM Advisor Reviews Key J&K Projects
Stresses Timely Completion and Coordination
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JULY 08, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Meadow Beyond Maps
Some meadows are found on maps. This one is found in stories, in footsteps, in the way the breeze carries your name.
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JULY 08, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Tempted To Play Kuldeep But Need Batting Depth: Gill
It is always tempting to have a wicket-taking spinner like Kuldeep Yadav in the playing eleven but Washington Sundar was preferred for the Edgbaston Test against england to add batting depth after two lower-order collapses at Leeds, India captain Shubman Gill has said.
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JULY 08, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's Craft Revival
In the Valley's silent workshops, a cultural revival is bringing dignity, confidence, and global reach to Kashmiri craftsmanship.
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