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Cop Turned Coach
Once a maverick officer known across Kashmir for his ‘poet policing’ and controversial actions, Basant Rath now steps into classrooms, offering free coaching to civil service aspirants from J&K, Ladakh, and the Northeast.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Planting Trees In Tropics May Provide Strongest Returns In Cooling Planet: Study
Planting trees in the tropics, rather than in higher latitudes, could be more rewarding in terms of cooling the planet, according to a new study on regional effects of afforestation.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Highway Boost: J&K, Ladakh Get ₹28,000 Cr Projects Since 2021
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has reported major progress in highway construction and upgradation across Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh, with projects worth nearly ₹28,000 crore sanctioned over the past four years.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Voices Of Youth Now Heard In Stadiums, Not Streets: LG
Says Khelo India Has Replaced Hartal Calendars
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Baramulla Girls Shine At Zonal Volleyball & Handball Competitions
Department of Youth Services and Sports Baramulla on Thursday started its Inter-Zonal District Level Volleyball and Handball competitions for Girls Under-14, 17 and 19.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Young Kashmir Kayaker Mohsin Ali Wins Gold At Water Sports Festival
From rowing a 'shikara' at the scenic Dal Lake to winning a bronze in kayaking at the National Games in Uttarakhand earlier this year, young Mohsin Ali Kand's success story has been a fascinating one and he achieved more glory on Thursday, winning the gold medal at the Khelo India Water Sports Festival here.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Woman Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances in Shopian
In the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, a 27-year-old woman from Takibal Reban, Zainapora, died under circumstances that have raised alarm in her village. Urfi Jan, wife of Showkat Ahmad Lone, was brought to Yaripora hospital on Thursday in an unconscious state, local police said. Doctors declared her dead on arrival.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Kashmir Educators Draft Safer Classroom Plan
WISCOMP Scholars & Kashmiri Academics Stress Accountability & Equity In Higher Education
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Priority Is To Retrieve Bodies, Rehabilitate Survivors: CM
Chairs High-Level Meet On Kishtwar, Seeks Holistic Disaster Mitigation
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Centre Releases ₹1,000 Crore to J&K Under CRIF Since 2020
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released detailed figures on road development under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) over the past five years, highlighting both the financial support extended to Jammu and Kashmir and the systemic limitations faced under the scheme.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Exhibition On Quran, Karbala & Devotion Held At KU
Srinagar: The Tebyan Quranic Research Institute on Thursday organised an art exhibition titled “The Art of Devotion, Love & Ashura” at Gandhi Bhawan, University of Kashmir.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Govt In RS: Terror Perpetrators Not Same As Victims
The Indian government has made it clear that Pakistan, the perpetrator of terrorism, “cannot be equated” with India, the victim of cross-border terrorism, the Centre told Parliament on Thursday.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Gunmen loot Budgam village
Police are on the lookout for some unidentified gunmen who ‘raided’ several houses in a village here to extort money. They decamped with the booty ranging between Rs five and Rs 2,000. In another case, where a shopkeeper was relieved of Rs 8,800, an FIR No 2472 was lodged with the police on Friday.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Why Kashmir’s Grand Projects Keep Vanishing
From Sawalkote to Chenani-Nashri, a wave of cancelled tenders has stalled J&K’s infrastructure and left citizens disheartened while investors lose faith.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Tears Behind Screens
The law exists, yet enforcement falters. Protecting young lives online must become a collective priority.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Awareness Prog On Anti-Human Trafficking Held
Srinagar: To strengthen the existing framework and address the pitfalls of Human Trafficking in the digital era, Crime Branch — Headquarters J&K in collaboration with MHA, GOI conducted a UT level conference on Anti Human Trafficking at Tagore Hall, Srinagar. The aim of the conference was to make students in particular and the public in general aware about the danger of Human trafficking and its social impact.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Family Wins Case After 39 Years
SRINAGAR BLAST
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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J&K Power Sector Owes Over ₹143 Cr To GoI
Power sector of Jammu and Kashmir owes a whopping amount of over Rs 143 Crores to the Government of India (GoI) on account of pool deficit recovery.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Kashmir Is Running Out of Water
The story of water is turning into a story of loss in Kashmir. The Jhelum, once called the valley’s lifeline, is shrinking. Dal and Wular are gasping under silt, pollution, and declining inflows. Snow in the Himalayas, once so abundant that it fed streams deep into summer, now falls less and melts faster. The valley is drying in plain sight.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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When Delhi Met Kashmir Over Lunch
Two Kashmiri friends on a birthday outing cross paths with a group of women travellers, discovering how small talk can bloom into big reflections.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Kashmir's First Female Voice, Now A Global Story
Nearly a decade after her demise, Kashmir's legendary voice is coming alive again.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Kashmir’s Almond Legacy Under Threat as Orchards Make Way For Apples
Once fondly remembered as the “land of almonds”, Kashmir is now witnessing a rapid decline in its almond orchards, as farmers increasingly cut down trees to plant high-density apple varieties or sell land for construction.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Name And Shame
The rotten meat scandal has shaken public confidence in Kashmir's entire food supply chain, sent shockwaves through its hospitality industry, and left honest businesses reeling. Restaurants report an 80 percent crash in footfall, home delivery services have seen orders dry up, and thousands of jobs are now at risk. In a Valley where in recent years, eating out had become part of urban culture and tourism depended on its cuisine, this is nothing short of an economic and social crisis.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Polluted Water Supply to 7 Lakh City Residents
Lawmakers Inspect Doodh Ganga Treatment Plant
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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BJP Has Earned People’s Trust In Kashmir: Ashok Koul
Ashok Koul, General Secretary (Organization), J&K BJP, chaired the twin meetings of the office bearers of Anantnag and Shopian districts at Church Lane, Srinagar.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Govt Bringing J&K Back On Development Track: Javed Dar
Cabinet Minister Javed Dar on Thursday said that the government is committed to fast-tracking development across Jammu and Kashmir, promising improved roads, schools and hospitals in the coming years.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Sports Week Celebrations Begin In Budgam
The District Youth Services and Sports Office Budgam kick-started the Sports Week Celebrations on Thursday to pay tribute to legendary hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Rupesh Kumar Gets Addl Charge Of Director Information
Rupesh Kumar (IAS) was on Thursday assigned the additional charge of the post of Director Information, J&K.
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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J&K FDA Tightens Rules On Frozen Meat
-18°C Storage Mandatory; Chilled Meat Allowed At 4°C For 2-4 days
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AUGUST 22, 2025 ISSUE
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Study Finds People In Poorer Nations Might Be Paying More For Same Essential Drugs, Compared To Rich Countries
An analysis of prices of about 550 medicines across 72 countries in 2022 has found that people in lowand middle-income nations could be paying more compared to wealthier ones for the same essential drugs, thereby placing a disproportionate cost burden on patients in poorer nations.
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