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Rupee Slumps 50 Paise To Near Record Low Of 90.84 Against Dollar
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Market Benchmarks Rebound After Two-Day Slump As Infosys Rallies
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Friday after a two-day decline, supported by buying in market heavyweights Infosys, HDFC Bank and TCS shares, shrugging off US tariff woes amid mixed global trends.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Verification of Mosques Aimed at Safeguarding Religious Properties: Dr Darakshan
Khateebs and mosques is purely administrative ‘to safeguard Waqf assets and dismiss any political motives, the
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
U-19 World Cup: India Start Favourites Against Bangladesh
Seeking to continue their confident start to the tournament, a well-balanced India will begin as firm favourites despite facing a tricky Bangladesh in their second match of the ICC U-19 World Cup here Saturday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
CBI Books 19 Over ₹1,000 Crore Mule Account Scam
The CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank and 18 others for allegedly opening mule accounts which were used to conceal and layer funds over Rs 1,000 crore generated from cybercrime and other illicit activities, officials said Friday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
LG Flags Off Kashmiri Youth for Mera Yuva Bharat Exchange
Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the first Group of 120 youth from Kashmir Division under Kashmiri Youth Exchange Program “Watan Ko Jaano”.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Stephen Fry: ‘Humans Created AI, Now Risk Being Replaced’
The gods are now crumbling statues, there is nothing on Mount Olympus, and in another 1,000 years, humans may also not be here, British writer-actor Sir Stephen John Fry said while drawing a parallel between the gradual fall of the Greek pantheon and the invention of artificial intelligence.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
CASO Launched in Parts of City Centre Ahead of Republic Day
Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, a speculative Search Operation was launched in parts of Srinagar city centre as part of enhanced security arrangements.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Shab-e-Meraj As a Call to Conscience
A sacred night offers a roadmap to end corruption and restore public faith in governance.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's Lost Art of Repair
Fixing things saved money, memory, and the land. Replacing them saves nothing, and Kashmir is losing more than we realise.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
UN Chief: Lawless World Order Threatens Global Cooperation
Asserting that the UN Charter is not “A la carte menu”, the UN chief Antonio Guterres denounced nations for brazenly violating international law, saying when leaders “pick and choose” which rules to follow, they undermine global order and set a “perilous” precedent.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Haj 2026 Booking Deadline Extended Till Jan 25
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has extended the deadline for completing Haj 2026 booking formalities through Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) and private tour operators till January 25, 2026, providing relief to thousands of pilgrims who were unable to meet the earlier cutoff.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Universities 2.0 Must Go Beyond Degrees: LG Says Campuses Lead Innovation & Social Change'
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said it is the era of \"Universities 2.0\" and called upon higher education institutions to look beyond degrees and transform campuses into epicentres of creative solutions, innovation, and social transformation.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
EPFO Members Can Withdraw EPF Money Through UPI By Apr
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Depleting Springs, Rivers Trigger Water Crisis
An unprecedented dry winter and the growing impact of climate change have triggered an alarming water crisis across several parts of Kashmir, with water levels in major rivers, rivulets and springs dipping to record lows, severely affecting drinking water supply schemes.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Centre- Ladakh Talks to Resume on Feb 4
The high-powered committee (HPC) constituted by the Union Home Ministry to deliberate on the issues of the Ladakh Union Territory is set to meet in the first week of February in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Indigo Says Refunds For Dec 3-5 Disruptions Fully Processed
Domestic carrier IndiGo has processed refunds to all passengers affected by flight cancellations between December 3 and 5, aviation safety regulator DGCA said on Friday.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
My Teenage Descent in Kashmir
What started as a shocking find on my cousin's phone turned into years of obsession and self-destruction. It shows how unhealed pain pushes young people in Kashmir toward secret addictions.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Kashmir's Higher Reaches Receive Snowfall
The higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall on Friday, while minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recorded a rise compared to the previous day, officials said.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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PM Modi Urges Startups to Lead Global Deep Tech in 10 Yrs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called on Indian startups to focus on manufacturing, deep technology, and global leadership, saying the next decade of Startup India must position the country at the forefront of innovation.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
BJP Triumphs Over Thackerays in Mumbai
Breaking the nearly three-decade-old dominance of the undivided Shiv Sena, the BJP on Friday emerged as the single largest party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, and also triumphed in Pune, where it made mincemeat of the alliance of NCP factions.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Rare Migratory Birds Arrive at Wular Lake
For the first time, a Tundra Bean Goose has been seen at Wular Lake, marking the species' first documented presence in Kashmir’s largest freshwater wetland.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
ICC Officials To Visit Bangladesh To Resolve T20 WC Imbroglio
A two-member team of the ICC will land in Dhaka on Saturday to resolve the deadlock surrounding Bangladesh's participation in next month's T20 World Cup in India, hoping to allay their security concerns having already indicated that a change of venue is impractical.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Trump: Back US Greenland Takeover Or Face Tariffs
President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland, a message that came as a Congressional delegation met Danish and Greenlandic lawmakers in Copenhagen and sought to lower tensions.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Mirwaiz Greets People on Meraj-un-Nabi (PBUH)
On the auspicious occasion of Me'raj-un-Nabi (peace be upon him), Mirwaiz-Umar Farooq extended his heartfelt greetings to the Muslim Ummah, particularly the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
Has Figure Skating Reached the Limits of Human Performance?
It was at a relatively minor event in upstate New York in September 2022 that Ilia Malinin, the self-anointed “Quad God\" who was fast becoming the biggest name in figure skating, finally landed the jump that so many people had thought impossible.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
The Pressure of Marks on Youth
Every year, board results take over public talk, while students shoulder the real pressure in silence. If we judge success through curiosity, creativity, and personal growth, we can change how young lives actually take shape.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
LG, CM Greet People On Shab-e-Meraj
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Shab-e-Meraj, praying for peace, harmony, and prosperity across Jammu and Kashmir.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
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Pahlavi Pledges Israel Recognition, Nuclear Shutdown if He Takes Power
DubaiExiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi laid out his aspirations on Thursday for how Iran would act if the Islamic Republic were toppled, saying a future Iran under his leadership would immediately recognise Israel, rebrand the Abraham Accords into what he called the “Cyrus Accords”, and bring Iran’s military nuclear programme to an end.
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JANUARY 17, 2026 ISSUE
Kashmir Observer
CS Favors Faster Development of Housing Colonies
In a significant push towards addressing the growing housing requirements of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, the Chief Secretary chaired a meeting on Thursday to assess the progress and future road-map of housing colonies being developed by the Jammu & Kashmir Housing Board (JKHB), Jammu Development Authority (JDA), and Srinagar Development Authority (SDA).
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