BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur questions Waleed Karra’s presence in govt meeting

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR , FEBRUARY 20 ( STC): Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir spokesman Altaf Thakur today strongly criticized the presence of Waleed Karra, son of MLA Tariq Hamid Karra, at a high-level government review meeting in Srinagar, calling it a “blatant example of political nepotism” and a “gross violation of democratic norms.”“How…

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Govt to launch Credit Cards for small businesses with Rs 5 Lakh limit from April

STC NEWS DESKFEBRUARY 20 (STC): Keeping its promise announced in Budget 2025, the government is all set to issue credit cards with a limit of Rs 5 lakh from April to micro-entrepreneurs.According to the reports, this facility will potentially provide micro-units with an additional Rs 30,000 crore in funding over the next few years, supplementing…

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Learners need to control academic journey, foster creativity & independent thinking: CM Omar Abdullah

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, FEBRUARY 20 (STC): J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day workshop on “Capacity Building in Innovation Pedagogy” stressed the need for a mindset shift among both students and teachers to embrace the “Design Your Degree” concept.The workshop is being held under the National Education Policy (NEP)…

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HC admits petition urging the MEA to ensure consular access to Kashmiri engineer jailed in Saudi Arabia

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 19 (STC): High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has admitted a writ petition urging the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to ensure consular access to Kashmiri engineer, Abdul Rafi Baba, jailed in Saudi Arabia on cyber-crime and terror charges, as mandated under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,…

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