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'AI Chatbots Using Reason Emit More Carbon Than Those Responding Concisely'
A study found that carbon emissions from chat-based generative AI can be six times higher when responding to complex prompts, like abstract algebra or philosophy, compared to simpler prompts, such as high school history.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
New Dads' Mental Struggles Can Impact Kids' Health, Early Support Key
In Australia, an estimated one in 10 men experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression before and after their child is born (the perinatal period).
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Second batch of 443 Indians leave from Israel through Jordan, Egypt
The second batch of evacuation of Indian nationals from Israel on Monday saw two groups of 175 and 268 people leave through Israel's border with Jordan and Egypt, taking the total number of Indians taken out of the war-torn country to 603 in two days.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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India Has Oil Supplies To Last Several Weeks: Puri
India, the world's third-largest oil importer and fourth-biggest gas buyer, has enough energy supplies to meet requirements for several weeks and continues to receive supplies from several routes, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said amid escalating tensions in the globe's biggest energy supply regions.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Markets Slump On Heightened Tensions In Middle East; Sensex Drops 500 Pts
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Monday, as intensifying tensions in the Middle East after the US bombed three major nuclear sites in Iran unnerved investors.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Only 6? City Boss Guardiola Wanted Another Goal v Al-Ain
Manager Pep Guardiola was a little disappointed that Manchester City were unable to get a seventh goal in their rout of Al-Ain on Sunday despite the English club securing passage to the knockout stages of the Club World Cup.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Arab Countries Next Target Of US, Israel: Dr Farooq
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah warned the Arab countries on Monday that they will be the next target of Israel and the US as Tel Aviv and Washington are eyeing their oil and gas.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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IIT Guwahati Develops Mechanism To Treat 1,000 Litre Contaminated Water For Rs 20
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (PTI), Guwahati, have developed a low-cost community scale water treatment system that removes fluoride and iron from groundwater and can treat up to 20,000 litre of contaminated water per day, officials said.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
'Operation Sindoor Achieved All Set Goals: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, had successfully fulfilled all its strategic objectives and delivered a strong message to terror outfits operating in the region.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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"Pahalgam Bustling With Activity": Omar Abdullah On Tourism Revival
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the efforts put in by him and his colleagues for the revival of tourism in Kashmir are bearing fruit, as tourists are returning to the Valley.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Soaring Temperatures Trigger Surge In Water Demand Across Kashmir
As Kashmir reels under a rising heatwave, the demand for water supply has surged sharply across the valley.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Scorching Heat Drives Kashmiris to Natural Springs
With temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels, Kashmiris — long accustomed to mild and temperate summers — are now flocking to natural springs, streams, and waterfalls in search of relief.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Congressmen "So Disgusted With Sanjay Gandhi That...": Indira Gandhi Aide In Book
As principal secretary to Indira Gandhi in the run up to the Emergency and during her authoritarian regime of 21 months, PN Dhar had a rare insight into the goings-on of the period, and one central character who gets the most unflattering portrayal in his otherwise sober account of the era is the former prime minister's younger son Sanjay Gandhi.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Lost Ritual of Reading
In a world of glowing screens and endless scrolling, the old companionship of books is slipping away. What happens to us when we lose it?
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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US Visa Applicants Must Make Social Media Accounts Public For Screening
In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J non-immigrant visa are required to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media accounts to 'public' to facilitate vetting necessary to establish their identity and admissibility to the United States under U.S. law.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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The Gentle Coach of Kashmir
After a childhood accident left him struggling to walk, a Srinagar Samaritan found his way to fitness. Today, he's helping young people in Kashmir find their own strength.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Pakistani Experts Urge Rethink of Trump Nobel Nomination
Several Pakistani politicians and notable figures have asked the government to reconsider its decision to recommend President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize after the US bombed three nuclear sites in Iran.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Chief Secretary Stresses Timely Upgradation Of Services At SKIMS
In a high-level meeting convened on Monday Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo had a comprehensive review of the functioning of the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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8 Years On, Tral Mini-Secretariat Incomplete
SRINAGAR: Despite the elapsing of over eight years since it was sanctioned, the much-awaited mini-secretariat project in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district remains far from completion, sparking resentment among locals, who continue to face hardships in the absence of a dedicated administrative complex.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Status Of Rooftop Solar Installations Reviewed
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo Monday chaired a meeting of Engineers of KPDCL here at the Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex to review the status and progress of installation of Solar Rooftops under PM Surya Ghar-Muft Bijli Yojna (PMSGMBY).
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Tharoor Applauds Modi’s Global Dynamism, India’s Unity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remains a \"prime asset” for India on the global stage but deserves greater backing, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Monday, in remarks that are likely to irk his party and widen the growing cracks in his ties with its leadership.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Drain Completed 9 Months Ago, But Road Left in Shambles
Despite the completion of a drainage project nine months ago, Lane 6 of Acha Bagh, Mala Bagh near Masjid Ibrahim in Srinagar continues to suffer due to the non-repair of the road, leaving residents frustrated and helpless.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Soura Resident Sentenced To Jail For Forgery & Cheating
Nearly two decades after a fraudulent attempt to secure a government contract through deceit, the Court of City Judge (Judicial Magistrate 1st Class), Srinagar, has convicted a Soura resident for forgery, cheating, and criminal intent.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Heatwave Alert: Srinagar May Touch 36°C Today
Rain, Thunderstorms Expected in J&K From June 25
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Gold Falls Rs 160 To Rs 99,800 Per 10 G; Silver Trades Flat
Gold price fell by Rs 160 to Rs 99,800 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday due to continuous selling by jewellers and stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Rice Exporters Face Disruptions, Payment Delays Amid Iran-Israel War
With the escalation of Iran-Israel conflict, rice exporters in Haryana -- which accounts for 30 per cent of the country's basmati rice shipments to Iran -- are struggling with major disruptions in ship movements and payment delays.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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J&K Bank Donates Five Buses To Rural Colleges Under CSR Initiative
SRINAGAR: In a significant boost to rural education infrastructure, J&K Bank on Sunday donated five buses to Government Degree Colleges in Kashmir under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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10-day Summer Vacations For Colleges
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has revised the summer vacation schedule for Government Degree Colleges in the Kashmir Division.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Qatar Airspace Closure AI Express Diverts 2 Doha-bound Flights
Air India Express on Monday diverted two Doha-bound flights due to the closure of Qatar airspace.
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JUNE 24, 2025 ISSUE
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Sakina Itoo Reaffirms Govt’s Resolve For Fair Reservation Policy
Reiterating the government's resolve to uphold equity and social justice, Cabinet Minister for Higher Education Sakina Itoo on Monday affirmed that the reservation policy is being implemented fairly and with sincere intent.
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