PSAJK President contests Rs 240 crore school textbook market estimate, calls it ‘misleading’
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04 (STC): Even as the textbook market may be Rs 240 crore, the figures being calculated on the basis of Rs 4,000 per set are not correct. There’s need to look at the issue in a broader perspective when it comes to about books and knowledge.Private Schools Association Jammu and Kashmir…
Union Health Minister JP Nadda inaugurating AIIMS Awantipora tomorrow
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04 (STC):All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Awantipora will be formally inaugurated tomorrow (Thursday) by the Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda. AIIMS Awantipora is being described as a major step towards strengthening the medical infrastructure in the region and a shot in the arm of providing modern medical facilities…
Central government approves two-year “second tour of duty” for Agniveers; Defence Minister thanks PM
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04 (STC): The Central government has approved an additional two-year “second tour of duty” for Agniveers recruited under the Agniveer scheme. Under this decision, Agniveers will be given the opportunity to serve in the armed forces for another two years after the initial four-year service period.Informing about this important decision in…
J&K HC empowers newly appointed civil judges with powers of Judicial Magistrate First Class
STC NEWS DESKSTINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04 (STC): The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has conferred the powers of Judicial Magistrate First Class on civil judges, during which they will have the powers to record confessional statements, supervise the sealing and sampling of drug samples and verify affidavits. The order states that under this decision, the newly…
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha underlines need to equip students with knowledge, research, creative skills and practical experiences
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04 (STC): Emphasizing that the purpose of higher education should not be only to provide degrees, Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said that equipping students with knowledge, research, creativity and practical experience to face the challenges of the future should also be among the core priorities of the education system.Lt. Governor Manoj…
