Around 9,000 Indian nationals currently in Iran, monitoring situation closely: MEA

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JANUARY 16 (STC): Around 9,000 Indian nationals are currently present in Iran. They include students, businesspersons, professionals, pilgrims and seafarers, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday during a weekly press briefing.“In view of the prevailing situation, we have issued advisories asking Indian nationals to avoid all travel to Iran….

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Mapping of mosques aimed at safeguarding religious institutions and those associated with them: Waqf Chairperson Dr. Darakshan Andrabi

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JANUARY 16 (STC): The verification process of Imams, Khateebs, and mosques should not be politicised. The exercise is solely aimed at safeguarding religious institutions and ensuring the welfare of those associated with them.Chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, stated this today. She said, “There is no hidden…

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Delhi court sends 5 accused in Delhi car bomb blast case to jail, extends judicial custody of 2 others

STC NEWS DESKNEW DELHI, JANUARY 16 (STC): A Delhi court on Friday sent five accused, including three doctors and a religious preacher, to judicial custody till February 13 in the Red Fort blast case, reports Press Trust of India (PTI).According to the reports, Special Judge Prashant Sharma allowed the National Investigating Agency’s (NIA) plea seeking…

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Establish permanent NLU headquarters in Kashmir, satellite campus in Jammu, says President JKHCBA

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JANUARY 16 (STC): Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) Srinagar, has strongly advocated for establishing the permanent campus and headquarters of National Law University in the Kashmir Valley. It’s president Adv Waseem Gul, in a statement, says this demand is fully supported by the Kashmir Advocates Association.“JKHCBA Srinagar firmly asserts…

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Wildlife Mis-governance: Civil society platforms allege Markhor poaching and smuggling of heads & horns in Kazinag; demands probe

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JANUARY 16. (STC): Various civil society platforms in a joint statement have expressed deep shock and grave concern over the alleged poaching of Markhor (Capra falconeri) in the Kazinag National Park landscape, Baramulla. It’s worth noting that Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has reported it in the public domain and formally brought to…

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