Urgent need to protect domestic horticulture industry from unfair global competition: Tariq Karra
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 19 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra had warned that the Jammu & Kashmir’s horticulture sector—the backbone of its economy—faces an imminent “disastrous collapse” unless the domestic industry is shielded from unfair global competition.Addressing concerns over the potential impact of such pacts, Karra said the sector generates an…
Regularisation of daily rated workers in phased manner from next financial year: CM Omar Abdullah
STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, FEBRUARY 19 (STC): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced that the long-pending issue of regularisation of daily rated workers will be addressed in a phased manner beginning next financial year.The proposed phased mechanism may involve categorisation based on length of service, departmental requirements, and financial viability. However, the Government has not yet…
Sajad Lone slams police verification process, calls it “collective punishment”
STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, FEBRUARY 19 (STC): Former Minister and Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone has dubbed the police verification process as a “sword hanging over the necks” of Kashmiri youth.Lone urged the Chief Minister to convey to New Delhi that Kashmiri youth are suffering because of this process. “At least please go and tell…
JEE-2026 Main Session 1: J&K’s Amiteshwar Singh emerges Topper, Secures 99.83 percentile
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 19 (STC): A Jammuite student, Amiteshwar Singh, of PhysicsWallah (PW) and has secured the highest score in Jammu and Kashmir in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Session 1. Amiteshwar achieved an overall score of 99.83 percentile, with a notable 99.48 in Physics, 99.72 in Chemistry, and 99.76 in Mathematics.The…
HP Chief Minister claims attacks on Kashmiris politically motivated, blames RSS for spreading narratives
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 19 (STC): Attacks on Kashmiri migrants and students in Himachal Pradesh (HP) are “rare” and such incidents are often “exaggerated” for political motives, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. He said his government moved swiftly to arrest the accused in a recent case.Speaking to media upon his arrival in…
