STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 23 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir government is restoring the historic Darbar Move tradition this year, said cabinet minister Javed Ahmad Rana today.“This year we would restore the Darbar Move,” Rana told media.The Darbar Move, introduced by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872, was a biannual practice under which the Civil Secretariat and…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKNEW DELHI, AUGUST 22 (STC): A dozen out of India’s 30 sitting chief ministers have declared criminal cases against them in their affidavits, reveals a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) (ADR). The report has highlighted the deepening concern over the criminalization of politics.The report comes at a time when…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 23 (STC): Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today criticized the government for taking over the control of Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT) institutions. She called it an “attack on Jammu and Kashmir’s educational system and cultural identity.”The PDP Chief said the takeover of nearly 215 FAT-run schools was “deeply unfortunate”…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 23 (STC):Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Saturday lashed out at rivals, accusing them of exploiting the issue of government’s takeover of 215 Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT) schools, for ‘political mileage’.She recalled that the laws enabling such actions were introduced in 2002 when late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was in power.“At…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 23 (STC): An alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW), Altaf Hussain Wagay, son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Wagay, resident of Reban Gund, Behram, Shopian was arrested by the State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir today.In a statement, the SIA said the arrest was made as part of an ongoing investigation under FIR No. 01/2025…
