Union Home Ministry delegation arrives in Srinagar, holds important meetings with UT authorities
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 03 (STC): A high-level team of the Union Home Ministry held a special meeting in Srinagar in which various issues related to Jammu and Kashmir were discussed, said news agency reports.According to the reports, a high-level delegation of the Union Home Ministry has reached Srinagar to review important administrative, developmental and…
Extremely low water level in Jhelum River hints at squeezing water resources
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 03 (STC):After the water level in the Jhelum River has dropped to a very low level amid dry weather conditions, experts have warned of a serious water shortage in the long term. The changing weather conditions have increased the concerns of environmentalists and meteorologists.A news report by news agency National News…
Criminal justice system to undergo significant change after full implementation of the BNS: Home Minister Amit Shah
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 03 (STC): Announcing that the criminal justice system in the country will undergo a significant change after the full implementation of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the basic principle of the new law is “not punishment but justice”, while punishment will be given only where it…
Apni Party Chief Altaf Bukhari promises ‘proof’ in Saedpora hotel row
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 03 (STC) : Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari has vowed to release documentary proof linking the contractor of an allegedly unauthorised hotel at Saedpora Harwan in Srinagar to the National Conference (NC)top brass. Bukhari responded after the NC dismissed his charges and claimed the man at the centre of the controversy…
OUTSOURCING IN HOSPITALS: Accountability cannot be outsourced
Ahmad Ayaz Hospitals are unlike ordinary workplaces. They are places where people arrive when they are unwell, worried, anxious and often emotionally vulnerable. Patients may be in pain, while attendants may be struggling to understand procedures, locate wards, obtain medicines, complete formalities or simply find someone who can guide them. In such an environment, every…
