High Court rejects bail plea of accused in terror-financing & narcotics; criticises trial court for erroneously granting bail to co-accused

STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJAMMU, JULY 12 (STC): In a high-profile case involving cross-border narcotics trafficking and terror financing. the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu rejected the bail appeal of accused Arshad Ahmed Allaie, a resident of Sangam Shopian. At the same time, the court also criticized the trial court for…

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145-year-old JLNM hospital being upgraded to Apex Super Speciality Institute

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 12 (STC):Jammu and Kashmir government is soon installing state-of-the equipment in the 145-year-old Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) hospital to develop it into a full-fledged Apex Super Speciality Institute under the Directorate of Health.Director of Health Services Kashmir, Dr. Jehangir Bakshi, on Saturday revealed this to media. He said, “This hospital has…

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NC pays tributes to Begum Akbar Jehan on her 25th death Anniversary

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 11 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Friday paid rich tributes to Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah, the wife of party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, on her 25th death anniversary.NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah, along with several senior leaders, party functionaries, and workers, visited her mausoleum at Hazratbal in Srinagar…

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PDP MLA Waheed Para questions NC-led government for “silence” over July 13

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 11 ( STC): People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLA from Pulwama, Waheed Ur Rehman Para, has questioned the Jammu and Kashmir government’s “silence” over the upcoming July 13 commemoration, historically observed as Martyrs’ Day.Taking to social media platform X, Para said that neither the Chief Minister nor any senior official…

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Former minister Usman Majid alleges misuse of MGNREGA scheme in Bandipora; urges LG and CM to intervene

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, JULY 11 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir former minister and Ex MLA Bandipora Usman Majid has alleged alarming irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in Bandipora district. He has has demanded an immediate and impartial probe by the Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Department, calling…

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