Peerzada Masrat Shah In Kashmir, where snow-draped peaks cradle valleys steeped in the aroma of kehwa, a peculiar tradition thrives alongside the region’s storied poetry and politics. It’s called Dapaan—a deceptively simple Kashmiri word meaning “they say.” But who are they? No one knows. Yet, their whispers shape narratives, spark panics, and, occasionally, rewrite reality…
STC NEWS DESKPOONCH, MAY 18 (STC): At least 42 unexploded shells were destroyed by army’s bomb disposal squad in border areas of Poonch district on Sunday, reveals a report.“Indian Army in close coordination with local police authorities, successfully conducted a controlled operation for the safe destruction of 42 unexploded shells in the border areas of…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKMAY 18 (STC): The Madras High Court has stayed the declaration of NEET-UG 2025 results following the hearing of pleas of 13 candidates who claimed that their exam experience was severely affected by a power outage at the Avadi examination centre near Chennai, reports Economic Times (ET).Justice V. Lakshminarayanan issued the interim…
He wants PM and HM to take advantage of the spontaneous protests by Kashmiris against Pakistan after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. STC NEWS MONITORING DESKMAY 28 (STC): Member of Parliament (MP) and chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to “adopt…
A Mindset Forged in Uncertainty OR Indecisiveness. DR. FIAZ MAQBOOL FAZILI It’s a topic I didn’t want to address—a story I preferred previously not to revisit. But after witnessing frenzied scenes where we the Kashmiris tend to overreact in certain situations, I feel compelled to speak up on people scrambling at gas stations, crowding grocery…
