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STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 23 (STC): Government of India has proposed a Union Territory-level legislative body for Ladakh with legislative, executive and financial powers vested in elected representatives. This marks a historic step toward democratic restoration in the region, reports Jammu-based local daily newspaper Excelsior.The proposal, as per the report, emerged during a meeting…

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 23 (STC): Negotiating the impact of the West Asia crisis, the state-owned fuel retailers continued passing on higher energy costs to consumers. Today, the authorities hiked the prices of petrol and diesel by 87 paise and 91 paise respectively. The increase in fuel prices is third in series in less…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 22 (STC): To reduce congestion on critical stretches and ensure smoother vehicular movement in twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar, the authorities in a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary Atul Dulloo said in Jammu city, 10 diversion routes are being utilized for traffic decongestion. Similarly, five diversion routes have been…

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, MAY 23 (STC): Even as agreeing with the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) criticism of alleged “bulldozer politics” in Jammu and Kashmir, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah has simultaneously blamed the PDP for facilitating the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) entry into the region and the…