Exceptional commitment to duty wins Sheikh Aadil COAS Commendation Medal
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JUNE 30 (STC): Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, has awarded the prestigious Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Commendation Medal to Sheikh Aadil, Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, in recognition of his distinguished service and exceptional commitment to duty.The honour acknowledges Sheikh Aadil’s dedication, professionalism, and…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq appeals India & Pakistan leadership to embrace dialogue
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JUNE 30 (STC): In a renewed appeal for India-Pakistan dialogue, Mirwaiz Dr Molvi Mohammad Umar Farooq on Tuesday said that if the United States and Iran can resume talks after decades of hostilities, the two South Asian neighbours can do the same.“If Iran and the United States can come to the negotiating…
Mahesh Dixit India’s first medical doctor turned Intelligence Chief
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, JUNE 30 (STC): Senior IPS officer Dr. Mahesh Dixit today took charge as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka. He is perhaps the first medical doctor to become head of the country’s premier intelligence agency.As already reported, Dixit is a 1993-batch IPS officer, and was…
Rise of Cancer: Are Stats Hinting at Something Catastrophic in Economically Challenged State?
The only question left is whether we have the backbone to fight it before it completely breaks us. Umair Ashraf Why is our valley slowly turning into an oncology ward?These aren’t just digits buried in a thick government file. They are our neighbors. Our relatives. Sometimes, the very people who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with us through…
The Call I Never Answered
A Father’s Love, Dementia, and the Conversations We Leave for Tomorrow Khurshid Ahmad Akhoon Some voices are not ignored because they are unimportant.They are ignored because we believe there will always be another chance to hear them.Only later does life teach us that silence often carries the loudest echoes. My father has always been a…
