STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23 (STC): In order to save the public from possible disruption in banking services ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide bank strike, the has announced thatPublic sector banks and regional rural banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, says a Ministry of Finance notification. The decision has been taken ahead…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23 (STC): The revised merchant discount rate (MDR) framework for select UPI transactions is “neither a tax nor a cess”, and that the charge is not to be collected from consumers.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated this on Monday.The framework, announced by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), will…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 23 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has paid tributes to Maharaja Hari Singh on his birth anniversary. Calling him an “enlightened statesman and progressive thinker”, the LG said he ushered in far-reaching reforms for the welfare and empowerment of the people.In a post on X, LG Sinha said…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22 (STC): Education Minister Sakina Itoo today tabled a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly urging the Union Government to exempt all teachers appointed before October 31, 2019 from appearing in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).Moving the resolution in the House, Sakina urged the Centre to make the necessary…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22 (STC): As many as 90 young artists have registered for the fourth season of Fankar-E-Kashmir, with 70 shortlisted for live auditions and the final 15 set to earn a place on the main stage at the season finale.The two-day live auditions will see 35 performers take the stage each day,…
