US starts screening of social media for issuing H-1B visas

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 15 (STC): The United States has begun screening and vetting the social media accounts of all H-1B visa applicants and their dependent H-4 visa applicants, starting today (December 15). As per the Donald Trump-led administration order quited by a cross section of media, the aim of the enhanced screening is…

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Police slaps FIR against “social media hawker” for spreading misinformation about Lok Adalat

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 15 (STC): Spreading misinformation on social media claiming that major electricity bills and traffic challans would be waived off during the Lok Adalat, has landed a “social media hawker” in trouble as the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have registered a case against him.As per the reports, the individual allegedly…

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Parliamentary panel finds Sonam Wangchuk’s HIAL model ‘exemplary’; recommends its UGC recognition

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKNEW DELHI, DECEMBER 14 (STC): A Parliamentary panel headed by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh in its report tabled in Parliament earlier this week, has recommended that the Ministry of Education closely study Sonam Wangchuk’s Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL) model and consider how it can be replicated elsewhere through Centres of Innovation…

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LG Sinha asks Kashmir University to focus on innovation, employability, and entrepreneurship

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 14 (STC): The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, emphasized the need to introduce contemporary, interdisciplinary and skill-oriented academic programmes aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP-2020).The Lieutenant Governor was speaking today while chairing the 84th Meeting of the University Council of the University of Kashmir (KU), at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar.He stressed that…

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KPDCL cannot waive electricity bills, says Superintending Engineer

“Lok Adalats are meant to resolve disputes, not to grant amnesty or exemptions in electricity bills.” STC NEWS DRSKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 14 (STC): The power distribution wing has clarified that it has no authority to waive electricity bills or grant exemptions, stating that all billing is done through a centralized online system and payments collected go…

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