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1 week ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
Srinagar- A speech by National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi in north Kashmir’s Sopore has reignited speculation over whether the outspoken parliamentarian is preparing to float a new political party, something his close aides have firmly denied.
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4 weeks ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
On World No Tobacco Day, concerning statistics have revealed that Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) ranks sixth among Indian states and union territories for the highest rates of tobacco consumption. Health officials report that over 20 percent of J&K’s population uses tobacco in some form. Smoking tobacco has a prevalence rate of 20.8%, placing the region behind only Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, and Mizoram.
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1 month ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
Srinagar- Kashmir has reported its first COVID-19 cases in the current wave, with two female postgraduate students at Government Dental College (GDC) Srinagar testing positive for the virus. The students, both MDS scholars and residents of Kerala, had recently returned to the Valley after visiting their home state. According to health officials, the duo reported mild symptoms and underwent COVID-19 testing at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, where they were found positive.
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1 month ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
Quality journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce and despite all the hardships we still do it. Our reporters and editors are working overtime in Kashmir and beyond to cover what you care about, break big stories, and expose injustices that can change lives. Today more people are reading Kashmir Observer than ever, but only a handful are paying while advertising revenues are falling fast.
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1 month ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
SRINAGAR — Each year, as pilgrims gathered at Srinagar’s Hajj House with suitcases and prayers, Abdul Rehman Kumar stood off to the side. He carried no luggage, held no ticket. For 35 years, he came not to leave, but to watch others go. At 67, Rehman lives alone in a modest corner of the city. He has no stable income or family to rely on. What he’s carried instead is a dream that never let go. “Every year I came just to watch,” he said. “That was enough to bring me peace.
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1 month ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
Quality journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce and despite all the hardships we still do it. Our reporters and editors are working overtime in Kashmir and beyond to cover what you care about, break big stories, and expose injustices that can change lives. Today more people are reading Kashmir Observer than ever, but only a handful are paying while advertising revenues are falling fast.
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2 months ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
Whenever tensions flared in his life and times, it was Maulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari people often turned to first. No matter how deep the mistrust, no matter how angry the streets grew, he would find a way to bring calm back into the room. He did not do it by preaching from high pulpits or shouting across walls. He simply showed up, listened carefully, and spoke in a way that made even the most furious voices slow down. His strength was not in the size of his following.
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2 months ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
Srinagar- Early this year, Attiya Zehra scored 84.10 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), one of India’s toughest engineering entrance tests. It wasn’t enough for the schools she had hoped for, but she didn’t dwell on the result. A few months later, she came back with 99.84 percentile, the highest score among female candidates in Jammu & Kashmir. “I just focused on what I had to do better,” she said.
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2 months ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
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2 months ago | 
kashmirobserver.net | Dabirah Hassan
Mohammad Talib Beigh lived a life of profound scholarship, unwavering faith, and deep compassion. Born into the respected Beigh family of Reshipora, with ancestral roots in Malpora Budgam, he was destined for a path of intellectual and spiritual distinction. His early education began at a local school, but it was at Jamia Babul Ilm Budgam where his true academic journey flourished.
