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Nearly Half Of MSMEs Polled Prefer UPI For Business Transactions, Says Report
Nearly half of MSMEs surveyed prefer UPI as a mode of transaction to grow their business, followed by Aadhaar-enabled banking, says a report.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'India's Rights In WTO To Retaliate On US Auto Tariffs Wont Affect Trade Deal Talks'
India's decision to reserve its rights to impose retaliatory duties on the US over imposition of tariffs on auto parts is a procedural move under the WTO agreement on safeguards and it will not affect ongoing negotiations on the proposed trade pact between the two countries, an official said.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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'Stimulating Brain With Weak Electric Currents May Help Improve Learning Maths'
A new study in young adults has found that stimulating the brain with safe electric currents may help them solve mathematical problems more efficiently.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Race for Ranks
The push for academic success in Kashmir is draining families and shaping young lives in ways we can no longer afford to ignore.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Bilawal Says Pak Open To Extraditing ‘Individuals Of Concern’ To India
Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his country had no objection to extraditing “individuals of concern” to India as a confidence-building measure, as long as New Delhi showed willingness to cooperate in the process.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Muharram in Poonch's Many Tongues
From Punjabi elegies to Pahari chants, Poonch carries Muharram in the sound of many voices.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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SMC Observes 10th Anniversary Of PMAY-Urban 2.0
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is observing the 10th Anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U 2.0) with a dedicated series of public outreach and awareness activities across the city.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Market Manipulation Is Not Going To Be Tolerated: Sebi Chairman Pandey
Capital markets regulator Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Saturday made it clear that market manipulation is not going to be tolerated.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Why Ashura Still Matters
Ashura remains a call to conscience, echoing across time for those who face injustice.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Number Of Poor Rising, Wealth Getting Concentrated In Hands Of Some Rich: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday expressed concern over the \"rising\" number of poor, and said wealth was getting concentrated in the hands of some affluent people.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Karbala’s Haunting Hours
From the first arrow to the final prayer, the battlefield of Karbala became a memory that time could not bury.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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'No Other Option': Street Vendors In City Work Through Intense Heat
With Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday surpassing a 70-year-old record by witnessing the season's highest temperature at 37.4 degrees Celsius, street vendors across the valley said they have no choice but to bear the heat and continue working.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Research Suggests Mental Health Support For Burn Survivors In Health Facilities To Deal With Stigma
Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health have identified key areas where India's health system can improve support for patients seeking care for burn injuries, officials said.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Mourning Procession Carried Out In Mir Behri, Dal
On the ninth day of Muharram, the mourners from the floating areas of Dal Lake in Srinagar came together to observe the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) with a solemn and symbolic procession.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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PM Modi Arrives In Argentina On Two-Day Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived here on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the country's top leadership to review ongoing bilateral cooperation and discuss ways to enhance India-Argentina partnership in key areas.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Police Attach Property In Terror-Linked Case
Srinagar Police has attached a residential property, comprising 8 Marla's and 202 sqft of land along with the building structure, worth Rs 1.5 crore under unlawful activities act.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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NC Not Afraid Of Polls: CM’s Advisor
Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's Advisor, Nasir Aslam Wani, on Saturday asserted that holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not a prerequisite for the restoration of statehood.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Study Finds Human Brain Cells Continue To Form Into Late Adulthood
A study has shown that neurons or nerve cells continue to form well into late adulthood in the brain's hippocampus, which manages memory -- a finding that presents compelling new evidence about the human brain's adaptability.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Over 100 BBC Staff Accuse Broadcaster of Pro-Israel Bias
More than 100 current BBC employees have signed a scathing open letter accusing the broadcaster of failing its editorial standards and acting as “a mouthpiece” for Israel amid its coverage of the war in Gaza.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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India’s First National Cooperative University Will End Nepotism In Sector, Training Vacuum: Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said India’s first national university for cooperatives coming up in Gujarat will work to end nepotism as only persons trained by it will get jobs in this sector in the future.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Dalai Lama Hopes To Live Beyond 130 Years, Much Longer Than Predicted
NEWS MAKERS
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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India, Maldives Hold Talks To Deepen Trade And Investment Ties
India and the Maldives discussed ways to explore new opportunities for economic cooperation and trade enhancement, state-run media said on Saturday.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Summer's Toll on Students
When schools become ovens, learning can't survive. Kashmir's classrooms need urgent attention.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Langars At Baltal Serve Pilgrims Round-The-Clock With Food
THE FACILITY WILL ENSURE 24X7 AVAILABILITY OF SUPER- SPECIALTY doctors and surgeons as well as emergency services
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Sakeena Itoo Reviews Arrangements For Ashura
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today visited Imam Baras at Shahoo in Kulgam and took stock of arrangements for the 10th Muharram.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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J&K To Host Maiden National Tourism Secretaries’ Conference at SKICC On July 7, 8
Union Tourism Minister, Tourism heads of all States, UTs to participate
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Dir Agri Inaugurates Commercial Vermicompost Unit Under HADP
In a significant step toward promoting organic farming and empowering women farmers, the Director Agriculture Jammu, S. Arvinder Singh Reen today inaugurated a Commercial Vermicompost Unit under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) at Bhajwal-A, Nadani, Sunderbani, District Rajouri. The unit has been established by progressive woman farmer Kulwanti Devi, serving as a model for sustainable and chemical-free agricultural practices in the region.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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Govt Slashes Toll Rates by Up to 50% on Highways with Bridges, Tunnels
The government has reduced the toll rates up to 50 per cent for the sections of National Highways that have structures like tunnels, bridges, flyovers or elevated stretches, a move which will lower travelling cost for motorists.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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The Valley Bets Big
In tea shops and on bus rides, the buzz of stock alerts is replacing old conversations about land, gold, and orchards.
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JULY 6, 2025 ISSUE
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BCCI, BCB Agree To Defer White Ball Series In Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series between Bangladesh and India, which was scheduled to be held in August 2025 to September 2026.
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