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Kashmir Observer
Eid Costs Too Much for Kashmiri Labourers
In the run-up to Eid, many of Kashmiri workers face sleepless nights. Not from excitement, but from debt, pressure, and worry.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Grand Mufti Urges Simple Weddings
In a stirring address delivered at the annual Urs of Hazrat Ameer-e-Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA) at Khangah-e-Moula in Srinagar, the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, called on the people of the region to adopt austerity and simplicity in marriage ceremonies.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
ACB Files Chargesheet For Misappropriation Of MGNREGA Funds
Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau produced a chargesheet against five persons in the misappropriation of funds under MGNREGA in the Doda district.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The Hidden Cost of Earning in Kashmir
In low-income homes, one wrong financial move can ruin years of hard work.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Punjab Man Arrested For Sharing Army Details During Op Sindoor With Pak
A man hailing from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district was arrested for allegedly sharing with Pakistani intelligence operatives sensitive information about troop deployment and strategic locations during Operation Sindoor, police said on Tuesday.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Early School Timings In Kashmir Spark Parental Outcry
Srinagar: A recent decision by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) to shift school timings to an earlier summer schedule has ignited widespread concern among parents, who argue the change is detrimental to their children's well-being.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
LG Attends 'Telangana Formation Day' Celebrations At Raj Bhawan
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday attended the celebration of 'Telangana Formation Day', hosted by Jammu Kashmir Raj Bhawan at Srinagar. The event also observed Goa Day, which was celebrated on 30th May.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
How One Sufi and 700 Disciples Changed Kashmir Forever
Seven hundred years ago, a Sufi saint named Shah-i-Hamdan arrived in the Valley. What he left behind still shapes Kashmir's soul, brick by brick, prayer by prayer.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
What Rural Women Taught Me
A young professional left the classroom to work with women in rural Kashmir. What he found wasn’t just inequality. It was wisdom, strength, and a new way of seeing the world.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
City's Cycle Sharing Project Under Lens
JammuThe ambitious public bicycle sharing project rolled out in Srinagar under the Smart City Mission has come under scrutiny after official figures revealed that the scheme, which became operational in May 2023, has generated a meagre revenue of Rs 4.48 lakh, despite infrastructure and viability gap funding totalling a hefty Rs 13.20 crore.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's Stillness Tells a Story
After the Baisaran bloodbath, visitors disappeared and silence took over. But for Kashmiris, tourism isn't just about survival, it's about hope.
3 min |
June 01, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir University's Tech Reboot Impresses NAAC Team
After A Three-Day NAAC Evaluation, The University Of Kashmir Earns High Praise For Streamlining Exams & Digitizing Its Library.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Waqf Board Ensures Robust Arrangements For Eid: Dr Andrabi
As Kashmir prepares for Eid-Al-Adha, Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson Dr Darakhshan Andrabi on Monday said that comprehensive and well-coordinated measures are being implemented to ensure a smooth and hassle-free festival for the public.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Court Rejects Patanjali's Plea Against ₹273.5 Cr GST Penalty
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed Patanjali Ayurved Limited's petition challenging Rs 273.50-crore goods and service tax (GST) penalty.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
‘Mela Kheer Bhawani Centuries-Old Embodiment Of India’s Civilizational Heritage’
Reaffirming the cultural and spiritual significance of the Mela Kheer Bhawani, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said that the centuries-old festival is an embodiment of India’s civilisational heritage and would continue to be celebrated for generations to come, despite attempts by terrorists to create fear.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
A Poet Comes Home
In a hall packed with bards, scholars and schoolchildren, Dr. Rafiq Masoodi’s new poetry collection was a homecoming, a tribute, and a celebration of Kashmiri language and memory.
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June 01, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Google Knows Me, But I Don't Know Myself
In a hyper-connected world, a young Kashmiri voices the anguish of a generation fluent in data but foreign to its own depths.
3 min |
June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Passport Can't Be Seized for Pending Probe: HC
Orders Relief To Ex-IAS Officer
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
RCB & Virat Kohli Break 18-Year Jinx With Maiden IPL Title
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Virat Kohli washed away 18 years of hurt and disappointment on a dream Tuesday night, conquering Punjab Kings by six runs to lift their maiden Indian Premier League title here on Tuesday.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Mufti Seeks Half Kanal Land, 2 Reserved Seats For KPs
Meets LG First Time In Nearly 5 Yrs
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Severe Hailstorm Ravages South Kashmir Orchards
Farmers Demand Government Support
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The Generation We Forgot to Raise
As Kashmiri teenagers grow up in an uncertain world, many are drifting without guidance. A teacher asks: are we helping them fly or leaving them behind?
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The End of Adab in Kashmiri Classrooms
Once a cornerstone of moral and intellectual growth, the teacher-student relationship in Kashmir is unraveling. What’s driving this shift, and what does it mean for the future?
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Boy Dies After Falling Into Trench
SRINAGAR: A two-year-old boy died after accidentally slipping into a water trench, located in the lawn of his residential house at Gagingear area Gund.
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June 03, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Massive Plog Runs Organised In Multiple YSS Zones Of Anantnag
In celebration of World Environment Day 2025, the Department of Youth Services and Sports Anantnag organised Plog Run events across multiple zones under the global campaign \"Ending Plastic Pollution.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Sakina Itoo Reaffirms Govt’s Doorstep Service Commitment
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakina Itoo on Tuesday reaffirmed the government's commitment to delivering essential services to the public at their doorsteps.
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June 04, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
DC Chairs Rent Assessment Committee Meeting
In order to finalize the various Rent Assessment Cases of the buildings under utilisation of different Government Departments, meeting of the District Rent Assessment Committee (DRAC) was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat here at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex.
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June 01, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
J&K Should Be Bridge Of Friendship Between India & Pakistan: Mehbooba
People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that Jammu and Kashmir should be a bridge of friendship between India and Pakistan, and not a theatre of war.
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June 01, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Shoaib Akhtar Gets Rs. 1 Billion Legal Notice For Defamation
Television host and former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official Dr. Nauman Niaz has served a Rs1 billion (approximately INR 30.46 crore or 346 million) defamation notice on former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar following a controversial comment made during a channel show on May 25.
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June 01, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Ghosts in the Girdawari
Kashmir’s age-old crop inspection system, once rooted in field visits and firsthand observation, is now mostly done from behind a desk. The consequences are reshaping land rights, livelihoods, and rural justice.
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