Anti-Drug Movement: SKIMS marks institutional participation in mass padyatra
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 03 (STC): Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) marked its institutional participation in mass padyatra against drug menace here today.Director SKIMS, Prof. Mohammad Ashraf Ganie, along with faculty members and staff of SKIMS, actively participated in the padyatra led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha as part of the ongoing anti-drug campaign…
STRAIGHT TALK: Is Journalism For Peace Missing?
It emphasises media’s role in conflict resolution, fostering dialogue, and providing credible information, especially in geographies loaded with crisis. Sajjad Bazaz Let me start with the World Press Freedom Day observed globally on May 3 every year. All of us know that the day, also known as ‘World Press Day’, got into the international calendar…
MLA Sajad Lone highlights threat to employment opportunities in J&K by outsourcing jobs
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 03 (STC): National Conference – led government is systematically converting secure government positions in the region into private roles, claims Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone while addressing a gathering at Lolab today.Sajad Lone said, “The biggest threat is, let me tell you, that they are…
World Press Freedom Day: Safeguarding Truth in an Age of Noise
When the press is free, society breathes freely—and when truth survives, democracy endures. Mushtaq Bala Every year on May 3rd, the world pauses to observe World Press Freedom Day—a moment not merely for celebration, but for reflection, responsibility, and renewed resolve. It is a day that underscores the indispensable role of a free, independent, and…
LG Sinha leads padyatra in Srinagar, calls drug peddlers’ enemies of nation
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 03 (STC): Today’s oath against drugs is not symbolic but reflects the pain of parents, anguish of families and concern of teachers who have seen young lives getting destroyed.Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha stated this in his address to a gathering at TRC Football Ground here today during the…
