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NIT Rourkela Secures Patent for Breakthrough Autonomous Drone Mapping Tech
Researchers from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for \"BHU-MANACHITRA\", an autonomous real-time land mapping drone system, officials said.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Workshop on Data Analysis Begins at KU
The Department of Commerce, University of Kashmir (KU), on Monday began a three-day national workshop on “Mastering Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel” at the Main Campus.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
PM Modi To Hoist Saffron Flag At Ram Temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya on Tuesday to ceremonially hoist a saffron flag on the spire of the Ram temple, symbolising the completion of its construction.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
141 km of City Roads Macadamised Ahead of Winter
Srinagar: With barely over a month left for 2025 to end, the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department on Monday said it has completed over 141 kilometres of macadamisation work across Srinagar, as part of its pre-winter road improvement campaign.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Justice Surya Kant Takes Oath As 53rd CJI
Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts, including on abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir's special status and Bihar electoral rolls revision, took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on Monday.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Indian Scientists Discover 'Genetic Switch' Inside Womb That Leads To Pregnancy
A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research seeking to explain how a pregnancy is initiated has led to the discovery of a \"genetic switch” that allows an embryo to implant itself on the wall of the womb, leading to conception.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
J&K Launches First Ever Limestone Mine Auction
In a landmark move for the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir has launched its first ever auction of limestone mineral blocks, a step Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said will place the region firmly on the country’s mineral map.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The Village That Waits For You
A Kashmiri village speaks to its children who have gone far, asking only to be remembered.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir Shivers As Mercury Hits Season's Lowest
No Major Wet Spell Ahead: MeT
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Clear Picture On J&K Lithium Reserves After G2 Survey: Reddy
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said the initial findings do not indicate significant lithium deposits in Jammu and Kashmir and a clearer assessment will be available only after Geological Survey of India completes its ongoing G2-level exploration in January next year.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
The Winter Teacher of Kashmir
Inside tin sheds and canvas tents, a Kashmiri teacher keeps learning alive for nomadic children who can't stay in one place.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
DHSK’s Daily Doctor Rosters Win Patient Praise
SRINAGAR: Patients and attendants across Kashmir have welcomed the decision of the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) directing all district hospitals and healthcare institutions to publicly display daily duty rosters of doctors, calling it a “long overdue reform” that will bring much-needed transparency and accountability to the healthcare system.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
'He Was Our He-Man': How Dharmendra Became Kashmir's Own Hero
His death at 89 has stirred a generation in Kashmir that grew up imagining life through his films.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Trump’s Immigration Gamble
America’s cultural fabric and labour needs demand prudence in immigration. Trump must not back off.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's New Style of Belonging
Kashmir has always dressed with pride. A pheran made in a workshop or a pashmina shawl full of careful handwork carries memories, effort and identity. Now, a young generation wants that story to travel beyond the valley.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Srinagar Police Check Doctor & Staff Lockers in Hospitals
Srinagar Police, in coordination with medical officers from the Health Department, on Monday conducted inspections of lockers used by doctors and staff across district hospitals, private hospitals, medical colleges and PHCs in the city as part of an ongoing security and accountability drive.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Locker Raids, Chemical Shop Checks Intensify
SRINAGAR: Police on Monday carried out surprise inspections of hospital lockers in Srinagar and Pulwama as part of heightened vigilance following the November 10 Delhi blast and the recent seizure of weapons linked to a “white collar” terror module.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
CM Omar Hopes J&K Won't Need Centre’s Financial Assistance Soon
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is looking forward to a day when Jammu and Kashmir would no longer need to approach the central government for financial assistance, but instead be self-sufficient and capable of contributing to the Centre.
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November 25, 2025 Issue
Kashmir Observer
Between Tea, Wool, and Words
Can Kashmiris hold on to who they are while moving with the world?
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Winter Visitors Return: Dal, Wular See Major Bird Influx
With over a million migratory birds having already arrived in Kashmir this winter, the Department of Wildlife Protection has deployed multiple staff teams at Dal Lake and Wular Lake and other key wetlands to monitor the birds during their stay, officials said.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Beyond the Bell
Teaching is a life lived in classrooms. Decision-makers need that experience too.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
J&K to Host 17th ATOAI Adventure Convention in Dec
Jammu & Kashmir will host the 17th Annual Adventure Convention of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) from December 17 to 20, 2025, marking a significant push to promote the Union Territory as a leading destination for adventure tourism.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Fight Over Pages
Officials want every child to read the same worn out books. Private schools want kids ready for tomorrow. The losers are the children.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Our Ego Is Blocking the Road
Kashmir's growing traffic crisis is wasting our time and testing our patience. Smarter systems and kinder driving can turn the road into a shared space again.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Unregulated Antibiotics Pushing Kashmir Toward A Health Emergency
Srinagar: Antimicrobial resistance has become a growing concern for doctors in Kashmir, who warn that the world may soon face a time when common infections are no longer easy to cure. They fear that the region is gradually moving toward a post antibiotic era, where routine illnesses could again become life threatening.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Heat, Trees, and the Price of Power
A new electricity rule in Kashmir stirs an old fear: that warmth may return to wood and axes.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Australia Win Ashes Opener; Head Hits Brilliant Ton
Travis Head flipped the narrative and dominated the England pace bowlers with one of the great centuries in Ashes cricket Saturday as Australia raced to an eight-wicket victory with three days to spare in the first Test.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Bowlers Give India Upper-hand
South Africa End Day One at 247/6
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
CS for Creating Analytical Tools on PMGS Portal
Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Saturday chaired a high-level meeting of all concerned Administrative Heads to review the status of data layers uploaded on the PM Gati Shakti (PMGS) Portal across Jammu & Kashmir and to assess progress in leveraging the platform as a comprehensive decision-support system for holistic and evidence-based governance.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2025 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Security Situation In Srinagar Has Improved: CRPF IG
Says Troops Fully Deployed, Coordination At Its Best
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