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Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari urges government to reopen tourist destinations, grant power bill amnesty, hike MBBS, BDS internship stipends

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 05 (STC): Former minister and Apni Party chief Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has listed his demands, including reopening of closed tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir, an amnesty on accumulated household power bills, and an immediate increase in the internship stipends for MBBS and BDS interns. Criticising the NC government in…

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​BJP Health & Medical Cell J&K Co-convenor slams NC-led government over grievances of MBBS & BDS medical interns

STC NEWS DESK​SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 04: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Health & Medical Cell, J&K UT, has strongly criticized the National Conference (NC)-led government and its alliance partner, the Indian National Congress, over the persistent neglect of protesting MBBS and BDS medical interns across Jammu & Kashmir.​In a strongly worded press statement, Khurshid Ahmad Naqati,…

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FRIDAY FOCUS: Kashmir Doesn’t Need Another Lecture. It Needs a Mirror

Kashmir’s Biggest Question: Log Kya Kahenge — Ya, Allah Kya Kahega? The Uncomfortable Question We Have Forgotten to Ask. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Kashmir has a strange contradiction. We are deeply concerned about ‘what people (relatives, neighbours, the mohalla, or social media say, whisper, or post behind our backs) will say?’ But strangely unconcerned about…

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Wular: The Lifeline of Kashmir’s Water System

Survival of Kashmir’s water bodies is ultimately the survival of Kashmir itself Dr. Touseef BhattKashmir is often described through its mountains, gardens and rivers, but its real ecological strength lies in a far more interconnected system—the network of lakes, wetlands, marshes, channels and the Jhelum River. At the heart of this system stands Wular Lake,…

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