EAM Jaishankar responds to JKSA appeal; says consular access granted. STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 07 (STC): The office of Union External Affairs MinisterDr. S. Jaishankar has responded to a request from the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), seeking his urgent intervention for repatriation of a Kashmiri engineer jailed in Saudi Arabia.In a statement, JKSA…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 07 (STC): Geographical Registry, Chennai, has assigned a new logo for the famed Kashmir Hand-Knotted Carpet under its Geographical Indication (GI) procedures.GI logo is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.Director Indian Institute of Carpet…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 07 (STC): Mirwaiz Kashmir Umar Farooq on Friday has condemned the two deaths since Wednesday in which a 25-year-old man, Makhan Din, died by suicide following alleged police torture and the shooting of a truck driver Wasim Ahmed by the Army in Baramulla on Wednesday night after he allegedly jumped a…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 07 (STC): Taking note of online threats to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq after his recent visit to Delhi, the Jammu and Kashmir Police is contemplating to restore his security cover, says a media report quoting official sources.As already reported, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq engaged himself in New Delhi in discussions with the Joint…
STC NEWS DESKFEBRUARY 07 (STC): Kashmiri Pandit Conference (KPC) has appealed the Union Home Minister for grant of a special financial assistance for overaged displaced Kashmiri Pandit community Youths.In a letter addressed to the Home Minister Amit Shah, the KPC President Kundan Kashmiri has stated that “this financial aid is not just a relief measure…
