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World Consumer Rights Day 2025: Empowering Consumers in Digital Age

Mushtaq Bala Every year on March 15, the global community observes World Consumer Rights Day, a day dedicated to promoting consumer rights and raising awareness about fair trade practices, product safety, and ethical business conduct. The occasion marks an opportunity to reflect on the challenges consumers face and the measures needed to ensure their protection….

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JKPC Chief Sajad Lone calls reservation system ‘rigged against Kashmir’

The biggest culprits in this system are Kashmiri officers themselves. STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MARCH 15 ( STC): “Shocker findings” highlighted by the Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on social media reveals stark regional imbalances in the issuance of reservation certificates across the region.According to data received through a question posed by the…

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Govt notifies road safety policy to reduce road accidents, fatalities by 50% by 2030

There are 22.66 lakh registered vehicles in J&K. STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, MARCH 13 (STC): Recognising that the road safety demands an integrated and holistic approach to tackle road safety issues in the UT, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified “The Jammu and Kashmir Road Safety Policy -2025”. The policy aims to achieve the goal…

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NIT Srinagar faculty earns prestigious ISRO funding for his research project

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MARCH 14 (STC): National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has secured funding from the prestigious RESPOND Programme of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for research project titled “Modelling or experimental work related to interplanetary/planetary dust.” The research project of Dr. Majid Hussain, Assistant Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, was approved…

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