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<image:caption>Waste collection at a glance in Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Jammu and Kashmir's daily waste generated, collected and treated faces huge gap.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ward level source segregation of waste material in Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Legacy waste across Jammu division dumpsites.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Environmental compensation imposed and recovered between April 2025 and March 2026 in Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Environmental compensation imposed by the authorities on Urban Local Bodies in Jammu and Kashmir.</image:caption>
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<news:title>J&amp;K Collects Nearly All Its Waste But Where Does 428 Tonnes a Day Go?</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/child-development-and-rehab-centres-for-children-with-special-needs-without-regulations</loc>
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<image:caption>J&amp;K administration officials interacting with staff members of the Child Welfare Centres in Srinagar, Kashmir to ascertain facilities available for children with special needs. Image is representational.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-19T10:43:26.263Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Child Development and Rehab Centres for Children With Special Needs Without Regulations</news:title>
<news:keywords>Rehabilitation Policy, Centres, Children With Special Needs, Society, Health, Mental Health, Economy, Medical, Education</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/kashmirs-horticulture-from-orchards-to-economy-of-value</loc>
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<image:caption>The CAG report on Jammu and Kashmir economy points out poor financial management. The image is representational.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-18T12:37:58.170Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kashmir’s Horticulture: From Orchards to Economy of Value</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kashmir, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Economy, Horticulture, Development, Sustainable Future, Energy, Green Wealth, Highways, Agriculture</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/borrowed-trucks-threatened-bikes-the-making-of-an-independence-day-in-kashmir</loc>
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<image:caption>A collage of photos of Har Ghar Tiranga rallies in Kashmir on the occasion of Independence Day.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-18T09:28:52.449Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Borrowed Trucks, Threatened Bikes: The Making of an Independence Day in Kashmir</news:title>
<news:keywords>Independence Day, India, Kashmir, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Coercion, Har Ghar Tiranga, Freedom Rallies, Crackdown, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Politics, PDP, CPIM, Vande Mataram</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/kashmiri-migrants-and-politics-of-return</loc>
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<image:caption>Four visions for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir Valley. Image is representational.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T12:26:57.160Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kashmiri Migrants and Politics of Return</news:title>
<news:keywords>Kashmir, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits, Kashmiri Muslims, Forced Displacements, Politics, Kashmiri Pandits Return, Justice, Dialogue and Reconciliation, Trust, Abrogation of Article 370, Public Safety Act, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Resettlement</news:keywords>
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