Amid risk of war, US urges embassy staff to leave Israel
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJERASULEM, FEBRUARY 27 (STC): Amid the heightened risks in Middle East, particularly linked to the prospect of U.S.-Iran confrontation, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has issued a security advisory, authorizing the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their families, reveals media reports.The reports state that American citizens have been advised to…
High Court slams Srinagar DM for ‘absurd’ preventive detention order; orders detenue’s release
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Srinagar Bench has sharply criticised the handling of a preventive detention order by the District Magistrate, Srinagar, describing the actions as lacking due application of mind and calling the resulting order “absurd.”The case concerns Muzaffar Farooq Mir, a 36-year-old resident of Kashmir, who has…
J&K Government to introduce digital building permission system
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 27 (STC): Jammu & Kashmir Government is introducing a fully digital system for building permissions in the Union Territory.The Housing & Urban Development Department has made key changes to the Unified Building Bye-Laws, 2021 (UBBL-2021), under powers vested in it by the Jammu & Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act, the Jammu &…
HISTORIC TRUMPH: J&K team first time heading to claim Ranji Trophy title; CM Omar Abdullah heads to Hubli to cheer team
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 27 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir cricket team is inching closer to their maiden Ranji Trophy title after a commanding performance against Karnataka team in the final at Hubli, Karnataka.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has travelled to Hubli, to witness the historic moment firsthand.Omar in a post on ‘X’ said,…
Plight of special parents
“There is only one child in the world and that child’s name is ALL children.”– Carl Sandburg, an American poet and writer Sajjad BazazLet me share a Facebook post of one of my friends living in Mumbai which caught my attention. The post reads: “There is still a stigma attached to the special needs kids…
