STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 24 (STC): Defending the government’s decision to increase electricity tariffs by 6.83 percent, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that the government had never promised that electricity tariffs would not be increased.He clarified that the government’s election promise was to provide 200 units of free electricity to the poorest families and…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 24 (STC): Issuing important instructions to all school and madrasa administrations regarding the safety of children, Batmaloo Police Station in Srinagar has asked the institutions in the area to ensure the process of handing over children to their parents or authorized persons and not to allow minor children to go out…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 24 (STC): Amid reports of fresh threat posters circulating on social media, targeting Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the Prime Minister’s Employment Package in Kashmir Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday termed these fresh threats as “highly concerning” and directed the security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation to trace…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 24 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi during which they discussed the overall situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the achievements of the 100-day anti-drug campaign. Lieutenant Governor presented him a coffee table book titled ‘Nashmukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan –…