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 MONITORING DESKNEW DELHI, MAY 23 (STC): A 39-day conflict between Iran and United States (US) witnessed at least 42 US military aircrafts including fighter jets, drones, refuelling tankers and surveillance planes damaged, with some reportedly damaged beyond repair.This has been disclosed in a report prepared for the US Congress that highlights the scale…
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…
STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, MAY 22 (STC): Large tracts of forest and government land had been encroached upon in Jammu and Kashmir over the years and “big buildings” belonging to former chief ministers and ministers had come up on such land.This was stated by the Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma…
