Fresh snowfall, rains lash Kashmir; wet spell likely to continue till October 15

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 13 (STC): Owing to an active Western Disturbance, higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while rain continued across the plains, including Srinagar, today.The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has predicted unsettled weather over Jammu and Kashmir for the next two days, with the possibility of rainfall, snowfall and thunderstorms at several places.Light…

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Citizens equally responsible to protect environment: CM Omar Abdullah

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 12 (STC): Environmental protection cannot be the government’s responsibility alone. It simultaneously calls for collective public participation, said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here today.The Chief Minister was speaking at the J&K Agriculture Science Congress 2026 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K). The Chief…

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J&K harnesses just 3,540 MW of hydropower out of 18,000 MW estimated potential, reveals study

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 12 (STC): With an estimated hydropower potential of 18,000 megawatts (MW), Jammu and Kashmir has been able to harness only about one-fifth of its available resources, reveals a new economic study published in the journal Social Science & Humanities International.The study has flagged delayed project execution, seasonal generation constraints and distribution…

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Mamta Yadav takes charge as Director Information

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 12 (STC): Mamta Yadav assumed the charge as Director Information, Jammu and Kashmir. She held an introductory interaction with officers and officials of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) here today.The Director underlined the pivotal role of the Information Department in ensuring effective communication between the Government and the…

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NIA attaches property used to harbour Pakistani LeT terrorists in Srinagar

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, OCTOBER 12(STC): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a residential property at Khasra No. 315, Village Danihama, Hazratbal, Srinagar, belonging to accused Ghulam Mohammad Mir @ Mama Gas, in case RC-02/2026/NIA/JMU, which relates to a cross-border terrorist conspiracy involving the proscribed terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), reads the statement of the agency.The…

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