Dr Umer Iqbal Kashmir is currently witnessing a surge in conjunctivitis cases, colloquially called “eye flu”, with hospitals reporting n-number of infections across the Valley. Patients are presenting with symptoms of redness, irritation, swelling of eyelids, itching, and discharge. Doctors say most cases are self-limiting, meaning they resolve on their own over about one to two weeks, provided proper…
Mental health is health, and until we treat it as such, we cannot call ourselves a truly healthy society. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili In Kashmir today, a silent crisis is growing—one we neither talk about openly nor act upon with the seriousness it deserves. Mental health, long brushed under the carpet, is emerging as one…
STC NEWS DESKLEH, SEPTEMBER 28 (STC): Peddling a narrative that foreign elements are involved in the recent Leh violence is baseless and misleading, says the Leh Apex Body (LAB) while strongly criticising the claims.A senior member of the LAB, Ashraf Ali, has said that the protests which turned violent on September 24 were driven by…
The annual interest exemption limit for TDS has been doubled to Rs.1,00,000. STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 28 (STC): The Central government has introduced significant changes to Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) rules effective from September 25, 2025. The changes, which cover interest on deposits, dividends, commissions, and lottery winnings, are expected to benefit senior…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 27 (STC): In the backdrop of heightened law and order concerns in Ladakh, following the recent unrest in Leh town, the Union Territory of Ladakh has constituted Advisory Boards under three key preventive detention and regulatory laws – the Public Safety Act (PSA), the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs…
