Government jobs alone not solution to unemployment: JK CM Omar Abdullah at Mega Job Fair
SRINAGAR, JULY 28 (STC): Even as government jobs alone are not the solution to unemployment, it is the government’s responsibility to create more avenues for youth through private sector recruitment, entrepreneurship and industry partnerships, said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah while addressing the valedictory session of the 77th State-Level Mega Job Fair, here…
IUST to Convene National Conference on Innovative Pedagogies for Future-Ready Higher Education
AWANTIPORA: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Kashmir, will host a two-day National Conference on “Innovative Pedagogies for Future-Ready Higher Education” from July 30 to July 31, 2026. Organised by the university’s Design Innovation Center (DIC) as part of a faculty capacity building initiative, the conference aims to address the critical transition from…
BY THE WAY: A Political Scapegoat
Changing the face is easy; changing the system is difficult. And India’s education system now needs difficult and honest reform, not easy. Dr Noour Ali Zehgeer The current situation in India’s education system is one where the problem isn’t confined to a single individual or a single ministry. It’s a multi-layered crisis, characterized by policy…
Security forces arrest UP citizens for posing ‘fake CRPF personnel’ on Amarnath Yatra route
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 28 (STC): A citizen from Uttar Pradesh allegedly posing as a fake Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official was arrested by the security forces on the Amarnath Yatra route. Reports quoting officials said the operation was carried out at Domel on the Pir Baltal route. “The arrested citizen has been identified…
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti tenders apology for Jantar Mantar remarks, calls it ‘slip of tongue’
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 28 (STC): In a bid to put public backlash at rest, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti expressed regret for her remarks at Jantar Mantar during Cockroach Janta Party(CJP) protests. She clarified that she had intended to say “Bahana Banta Hain” but instead slipped and uttered only “Banta Hain.”Mehbooba Mufti…
