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Woman accused of providing sensitive information to ISI arrested in Punjab

Police also registers case against two army personnel. STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 11 (STC): The Counter Intelligence Wing of Punjab Police has arrested a woman on charges of providing classified information about military installations to Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), while a case has also been registered against two army personnel for their role…

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Diabetes: A Silent Epidemic – Why the Order You Eat Matters

Meal order supports treatment; it does not replace it. Do not stop diabetes medicines because you have changed your diet. Dr. Fayaz ShawlMD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI (Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington University:Director, Interventional Cardiology: Adventist HealthCare, White Oak Medical Center USA:Email: Fshawlmd@aol.com :Founder, The Fayaz Shawl Philanthropic Foundation) For many American families, a meal…

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SUNDAY BYTES: Where Is Kashmir’s Baitul Maal?

Perhaps the time has come to ask a more demanding question.If we have never lacked compassion, why have we hesitated to institutionalize it? Dr. Fiaz Maqbool FaziliEvery Ramadan, a familiar procession arrives in Kashmir. Representatives of madrasas, orphanages, seminaries, and welfare organizations from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and elsewhere travel across the Valley seeking…

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FCIK lashes at former J&K bureaucrats for opposing regulatory reforms to provide relief to entrepreneurs

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10 (STC): The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) on Saturday strongly rejected concerns raised by the Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) over the Jammu and Kashmir Ease of Doing Business Act, 2026, accusing the group of overlooking statutory safeguards and questioning why former senior bureaucrats were opposing reforms aimed…

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