The News Behind The News
Kashmir defies analysis, prognostication and prediction. It is as enigmatic and mind twisting as it is mystifying. A prominent media house, the Kashmir Observer (KO) takes upon itself to unravel the mystery and mystique of Kashmir through its online TV channel.
The methods used to consume news have changed over time from newspapers, to television, to the Internet on our computers to carrying the news around with us 24/7 on smartphones in our pockets.
Kashmir Observer, with an experience spanning over quarter of a century, in news gathering, has pooled resources and utilised the best available talent to launch first online TV channel from Kashmir.
Kashmir Observer television will be available 24x7 on all digital platforms like laptops, cell phones or via Bluetooth on your smart TV’s across the world.
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Bangladeshi cops swooped in just hours before Eid to save “Donald Trump” — a 700-kg albino buffalo with flowing blond hair eerily resembling the US President’s trademark hairstyle. Instead of heading for sacrifice, the rare beast has now been whisked away to Dhaka’s national zoo under government protection.
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Eid al-Azha enters Kashmir with crowded markets, busy kitchens and families gathering after morning prayers. Children wait for gifts, relatives visit one another and neighbourhoods come alive with celebration.
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Kashmir has long taken pride in the closeness of its communities.
Children walked through villages with familiar faces around them. Parents trusted neighbours, local shopkeepers and crowded lanes that felt socially connected and emotionally secure.
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The Day of Arafah holds deep meaning for Muslims. Families in Kashmir spend the day in prayer, fasting and preparation for Eid al-Azha.
Homes prepare for guests, and markets stay busy deep into the night as people buy food, clothes and essentials for the days ahead.
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US Launches Strikes in Southern Iran as Tehran Sends Officials to Qatar for Talks
The United States has carried out strikes on missile launch sites and mine-laying vessels in southern Iran, with the US military describing the operation as an act of “self-defence.” Iranian media reported explosions in the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas following the attacks.
Amid escalating tensions, senior Iranian negotiators have travelled to Qatar for high-level discussions aimed at resolving key disputes in a possible deal to end the ongoing US-Israel conflict involving Iran. The latest developments come as fears of a wider regional escalation continue to grow across the Middle East.
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Efforts are underway to widen the busy Hawal Chowk junction in Srinagar’s old city to ease chronic traffic congestion, with MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq stating that authorities are in talks with several families whose properties fall within the proposed road expansion plan.
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By the time we crossed Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the road had already begun to thin into the mountains.
Srinagar felt far behind us. Traffic disappeared first, and then came long silences between scattered homes, army bunkers, and roadside shops. Dense deodar forests slowly closed around the road, turning the journey into something slower and more intimate.
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A young man collapses during a cricket match in Srinagar. A doctor in his early thirties suffers a fatal cardiac arrest after a long shift. A gym-going professional with no visible illness dies without warning.
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A young woman boards an auto in Srinagar after college. A group of men standing near a roadside tea stall pass obscene comments as she walks by. A mother traveling with her daughter lowers her eyes during a crowded bus ride because the driver and his friends laugh loudly at women on the road. A working woman chooses longer routes and earlier hours simply to avoid harassment near busy market areas.
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Nusrat stood near a walnut-wood pillar inside Khanqah-e-Moula, her fingers moving slowly over a worn rosary as hundreds of worshippers pressed through the shrine on the banks of the Jhelum River. She remained near that same spot for hours.
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