NIA Court reserves order on jailed Er Rashid’s plea to attend Parliament session

STC NEWS DESKNEW DELHI, JULY 15 (STC): Delhi High Court has reserved its orders on Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) President and Member of Parliament from Baramulla Engineer Rashid’s plea to attend Parliament Session, which are expected to be pronounced on July 21, the opening day of the Parliament session.Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief spokesperson Inam…

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Manhandling of Chief Minister by security forces amounts to insult to democratic mandate: Dy CM Surinder Choudhary

STC NEWS DESKSrinagar, July 15 (STC): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah being manhandled by security forces during his visit to the graveyard amounted to an insult to the democratic mandate given by the people of the Union Territory, said Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary.He said that Omar Abdullah leads an elected government under…

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Apni Party Sr. Vice President G. H. Mir criticises CM Omar Abdullah for ‘improper’ visit to Martyrs’ Graveyard

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 15 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for the way he forced himself on Monday to reach the Martyrs’ Graveyard in downtown Srinagar.Senior vice-president of Apni Party, Ghulam Hassan Mir, said the manner in which Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited the martyrs’ graveyard on Monday…

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BJP welcomes CAT stay on Urdu mandate for Naib Tehsildar posts in J&K

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, JULY 15 (STC): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for staying the government order making Urdu mandatory for applying to the post of Naib Tehsildar in Jammu and Kashmir.Notably, the CAT has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) to accept…

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Education Minister Sakina Itoo directs de-freezing of General Line Teachers posts

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 14 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir government is intending to de-freeze half of General Line Teachers (GLTs) posts that were freezed by the erstwhile State Administrative Council (SAC) in December-2018, says a report, adding that the SAC had freezed 6576 GLT posts for drawl of salaries of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReTs) teachers.Reports reveal that…

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