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Home Ministry orders replacing ‘Raj Bhavan’ With ‘Lok Bhavan’ & ‘Raj Niwas’ with ‘Lok Niwas’ to end “smacks of colonialism”

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 01 (STC): A change in the nomenclature of the official residences of Governors and Lieutenant Governors has been ordered by the Union Home Ministry (MHA).Traditionally, “Raj Bhavan” refers to the official residence of a State Governor, while “Raj Niwas” designates the residence of a Lieutenant Governor in a Union Territory.The ministry…

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CBI arrests Srinagar man in 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 01 (STC): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested a man in connection with the Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case, report quoting sources said.The arrested individual has been identified as Shafat Ahmad Shungloo, s/o Saif-ud-Din, a resident of Hawal and presently putting up at Ishber Nishat, reveals the report.Shungloo was…

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SKIMS bags first prize in paper presentation at the Asia Pacific Conference on Hypertension

Dr. Pooja, PG Medicine, presented the paper based on her study titled “Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Hypertensive Crisis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kashmir, India.” STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 01 (STC): Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) has been awarded the “First Prize for Best Paper Presentation” at the Asia Pacific Conference on…

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BANKING UPDATE: What’s fate of 5-day week proposal for banks?

The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) submitted a proposal to declare all Saturdays as banking holidays. STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 01 (STC): Even as demand for five-day week in banks, seeking to make all Saturdays and Sundays bank holidays, has been strongly voiced by the banking fraternity for…

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