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J&K Government restoring ‘Darbar Move’ this year: Minister Javed Rana

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…

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PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti calls taking control of FAT schools an Attack on J&K’s Culture, Education

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”…

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Education Minister clarifies govt’s stand on takeover of FAT schools, slams opposition for misleading statements

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…

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