STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, APRIL 06 (STC):A devastating fire incident today at a religious seminary in the Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district left a 12-year-old student dead and many injured.An official told that fire broke out at Darul Uloom Shah-e-Hamdan in Tral town on Saturday late night, causing panic among students. The incident resulted…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, APRIL 05 (STC): The time taken to issue passports in Jammu and Kashmir has changed notably over the past five years, with recent years showing a trend towards more consistent processing.According to data of the Ministry of External Affairs quoted by local news agency KNO. passport processing in Jammu for normal applications…

STC NEWS DESKANANTNAG, APRIL 05 (STC): Reservation is a sensitive issue and the government is taking it very seriously, Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo said on Saturday.She said the cabinet- sub-committee tasked with it will submit its report within the six-month timeline.Addressing a press conference, Itoo said,” if Omar Abdullah government had not been…

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, APRIL 05 (STC): Union Home Minister Amit Shah is beginning his three-day J&K visit tomorrow. He will arrive in Jammu on Sunday and his visit is aimed at assessing the J&K’s security landscape. Besides, he will be inaugurating key development projects.The visit, originally scheduled for April 7, has been advanced by a…

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, APRIL 05 (STC): A massive five month long Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan was launched today by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo.As part of the formal launch, the Chief Secretary unveiled several key initiatives including the official web portal of the campaign www.nashamuktjk.org, providing a…