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Letter to Fellow ‘Simpletons’ of the World
The simple-minded, mocked and marginalized, often hold the key to moral clarity and human redemption.
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Fruit Growers Delay Apple Harvest Due To Highway Closure
As Kashmir's famed apple season begins, fruit growers in lower areas, where the season Starts early, are caught in a crisis yet again due to the frequent closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the valley's only all-weather road link with the rest of the country.
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Sikhs Seek Fresh Probe into Chittisinghpura Massacre
Srinagar: A delegation of Sikh residents from Chittisinghpura village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, seeking a fresh probe into the 2000 massacre of 35 Sikhs allegedly carried out by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Three Die Daily:
CONTD. FROM FRONT PAGE
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
A Deluge of Doubt
After a decade of promises and billions in aid, a single day's rain exposes the cracks in Jammu and Kashmir's flood defenses, leaving residents to wonder if corruption drowned their safety.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'J&K Rivers Require Major Dredging To Prevent Floods'
Mehbooba Mufti Calls for use of PM package and World Bank funds to prevent future floods
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
A Timeless Teacher
As Teacher’s Day coincides with His birth, the Prophet’s life reminds Kashmir and the world that true education shapes character, justice, and compassion.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'Servants of the Sahibs'
Between the Karakul and Western suits lies Kashmir’s fractured self, caught between pride, inferiority, and identity crisis.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Traffic Police Shift Vehicles For Public Safety, Not Own: SSP Traffic
SSP Traffic (City) Aijaz Ahmad on Friday refuted social media claims that traffic police had shifted vehicles to elevated spots to safeguard them from floodwaters, saying the move was solely for public safety.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Er Rashid Had Altercation With Transgenders, Say Jail Authorities
Tihar Jail authorities on Friday acknowledged that jailed Member Parliament from Baramulla Er Rashid had an altercation with transgenders lodged in the prison, but denied that there was any “murderous assault” on him.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
KCCI Urges Opening Of Mughal Road
Observer News Service
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Army Rescues 2 Korean Climbers in Ladakh; 1 Dies
The Indian Army rescued two critically ill South Korean nationals during a trekking expedition from a peak in the Union territory of Ladakh, officials said on Friday.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
‘Police on alert as threat message claims 14 terrorists have entered Mumbai with 400 kg of RDX
The Mumbai police are on a high alert after receiving a threat message claiming that 14 terrorists had entered the city with 400 kg of RDX and planted them in vehicles, an official said on Friday.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Lessons for Humanity
Milad ul Nabi is a reminder that wisdom does not fade with time. The lessons the Prophet Muhammad (#) shared about knowledge, dignity, and purpose continue to guide and uplift humanity even fifteen centuries later.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Jhelum Stabilises; Flows Safe At Sangam, Ram Munshi Bagh
All tributaries remain below danger levels; Chief Engineer I&FC says over 2 feet of water receded at R M Bagh, no breaches anywhere overnight, calls for vigilance
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Hazratbal Emblem Row Andrabi Calls It Assault on Constitution, Seeks FIR
Srinagar: The defacing of an inauguration plaque at the revered Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, which bore the State Emblem of India, has sparked a political controversy.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
District Ganderbal Rugby 7’s Championship 2025 Concludes In Kangan
Ganderbal witnessed two electrifying days of sporting spirit as the District Ganderbal Rugby Association, in collaboration with the J&K Rugby Association and sponsored by the J&K Sports Council, hosted the much-awaited District Ganderbal Rugby 7's Championship 2025 at the Niral Army Goodwill school Margund, Kangan, from September 4 to 5.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Flood-Hit Jammu’s Pargwal Reels Under Devastation
Days after floodwaters swallowed their homes and fields, the villagers of Pargwal walk barefoot through sludge and rubble, searching not just for belongings but for pieces of memory in the mud-filled farmlands that stretch to the International Border.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Teachers' Day Observed in Srinagar LG Urges Climate-Focused Education, Innovation
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called for reimagining the education system to focus on sustainable development, climate resilience, and innovation, while underlining the irreplaceable human touch that teachers bring to classrooms.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Sgr Police Warn Against Fake Flood Alerts On SM
Srinagar: Srinagar Police on Friday issued a public advisory cautioning citizens against circulating false and misleading reports on social media regarding flood management in the district.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
CM Reviews Flood Situation in Kashmir Valley
Calls for embankment reinforcement at vulnerable spots, swift relief measures, restoration of essential services
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Police Seize Rotten Meat, Expired Food Items In Ganderbal
Police in Ganderbal have lodged two separate FIRs after seizing rotten mutton products and expired food items from two different sale points in Safapora and Beehama areas of the district, officials said on Friday.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
J&K Judicial Academy Trains Judges
The Jammu & Kashmir Judicial Academy on Tuesday organised a daylong workshop at its Srinagar campus focusing on soft skill development, stress management, time management, and court management techniques for judicial officers.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Mirwaiz Urges Muslims To Embody Prophet's Teachings
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday urged Muslims to follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) in practice while strongly criticizing the administration for “deliberate negligence” in rescheduling the Milad-un-Nabi holiday and for failing to act on recurring flood threats.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
High Fees, Low Safety: How Kashmir’s Maid Market Exploits Families
Families pay lakhs for domestic help, but poor verification and minimal regulation leave homes exposed to theft, fraud, and stress.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
HC Sets Aside Order Retiring Judge Compulsorily In 2014
Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has set aside a government order by which a senior district judge was compulsorily retired, less than couple of months before his actual superannuation in 2014.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
What Actually Happens In Your Brain When You Change Your Mind?
The Conversation
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Teachers Protest Outside CM’s Residence
A group of teachers staged a protest in Srinagar on Friday against what they described as humiliation at the hands of the School Education Department after their names were dropped from the Best Teacher Award list at the last moment.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Border Dispute with China Biggest Challenge: CDS
The unresolved boundary dispute with China is the biggest national security challenge followed by Pakistan's proxy war and its strategy of “bleeding India by a thousand cuts\", Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said on Friday.
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Lookout circular against Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra in Rs 60 crore cheating case
The Mumbai police have issued a Lookout Circular (LOC) against film actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra in connection with a Rs 60 crore cheating case, officials said on Friday.
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