ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: A Shared Concern and Joint Responsibility
Brari Nambal Encroachment Should Be a Wake-Up Call Ahmad Ayaz Kashmir is blessed with extraordinary natural beauty. Its pleasant climate, majestic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, wetlands, meadows, springs and rich biodiversity have given the region a character that is unique and admired far beyond its boundaries. Srinagar, the heart of Kashmir, derives much of its…
Resolution seeking TET exemption for pre-Oct 2019 teachers tabled in Assembly
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22 (STC): Education Minister Sakina Itoo today tabled a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly urging the Union Government to exempt all teachers appointed before October 31, 2019 from appearing in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).Moving the resolution in the House, Sakina urged the Centre to make the necessary…
BY THE WAY: Significance of Sign Language for Inclusive growth
When you cannot hear the pain or hear the request, just feel the pain Dr Noour Ali Zehgeer The world is going to celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages on 23rd September for the full realisation of the rights of hearing-impaired people. Sign language is a means of communication through body movements, especially hand,…
90 Register for Fankar-E-Kashmir Season 4, 15 to Make Finale Stage
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22 (STC): As many as 90 young artists have registered for the fourth season of Fankar-E-Kashmir, with 70 shortlisted for live auditions and the final 15 set to earn a place on the main stage at the season finale.The two-day live auditions will see 35 performers take the stage each day,…
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS: CM Omar opposes frequent power bill amnesty
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22 (STC): Frequent amnesty schemes for electricity consumers could discourage people from paying their bills on time and would be unfair to consumers who regularly clear their dues, said Chief Minister Omar in the Assembly here today.The Chief Minister was responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa in…
