In the Quiet Company of Books
How Kashmir’s gardens can become spaces of reading, reflection, and shared learning Gowher Bhat There was a time when I lived in Delhi, and without fully realising it, I became part of something quietly transformative. It was not a structured initiative or a formal literary group, but a simple practice shared among a few friends…
SUNDAY BYTE: Jhelum Wonders! Who Serves, Who Speaks for Society and Why?
The Second Innings: Earning Trust in Public Service Beyond the Chair. Retirement offers a second opportunity to serve society. But citizens are equally entitled to ask whether today’s convictions echo yesterday’s actions. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili The afternoon light was softening over the Bund when I spotted him at Café Txx. A retired bureaucrat of…
BJP’s Ashok Koul chairs organisational meetings in Karnah, visits proposed Sadhna tunnel site
STC NEWS DESKKUPWARA, JULY 11 (STC): BJP General Secretary (Organisation) J&K and Ladakh, Ashok Koul, chaired an organisational meeting with the office bearers of the Karnah Constituency at Dak Bungalow, Tangdar, Kupwara, to review the party’s organisational activities and discuss strategies for further strengthening the party at the grassroots level.The meeting was attended by BJP…
FRIDAY SERMON: Foresight
“An Islamic Framework for Strategic Thinking, Ethical Leadership, and Future-Oriented Decision Making” Mohammad Younis Bhat (Zahid) “Indeed, Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.”(Qur’an 13:11) This verse reminds us that meaningful change begins with conscious thought, wise decisions, and responsible action. Foresight is one of the…
Six senior Kashmiri separatist leaders chargesheeted by NIA in 1996 Srinagar violence case
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKNEW DELHI, JULY 11 (STC):The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted six senior leaders of the separatist Hurriyat Conference in connection with a 1996 case of mob violence and indiscriminate firing on police personnel in Srinagar (J&K).The chargesheet, filed on today before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, has named Kashmiri separatist leaders…
