AIJKBOF elects new body with Comrade Mehrajudin Shah as President & Comrade Nikhil Grover as Gen Secretary

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, DECEMBER 16 (STC): New body of All India Jammu and Kashmir Bank Officers Federation (AIJKBOF) has been framed through elections with Comrade Mehrajudin Shah from Kashmir unit elected as president and Comrade Nikhil Grover from Jammu unit as General Secretary.According to the statement issued by the Federation, election of All India Jammu…

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BY THE WAY: Iraq Sparks Global Outrage as Parliament Approves Law Allowing Child Marriage at Age Nine

The mounting domestic protests and international pressure suggest this issue will remain a flashpoint in Iraq’s politics and global relations. Dr Noour Ali Zehgeer In a move that has triggered global condemnation, Iraq’s Parliament has approved controversial amendments allowing the marriage of girls as young as nine years old, rolling back decades of legal protection…

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Pre-dawn raids by CIK across seven Kashmir districts

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 16 (STC): Pre‑dawn searches at multiple locations in the Kashmir Division have been launched by the Counter‑Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police today. The searches have been conducted in a terror‑related case.Reports quoting said that this morning sleuths of CIK, along with police and CRPF, started conducting raids…

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Government fires 103 firemen out of job in Fire and Emergency Services Department

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, DECEMBER 15 (STC): Based on two-stage investigation pointing to serious procedural and criminal violations, the Jammu and Kashmir government today terminated 103 personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The inquiry concluded that their selection in the 2020 recruitment drive was vitiated by fraud and manipulation.“The decision was taken after a…

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SANTOSH TROPHY at: J&K defeats Ladakh by 3-0 in first qualifier

STC NEWS DESKPUNJAB, DECEMBER 15 (STC): J&K football team started its campaign in the 79th NFC Santosh Trophy 2025 with a win by defeating Ladakh 3-0 in the first qualifier at Mahilpur Punjab.Authorities have congratulated the team on their inaugural victory in the Santosh Trophy 2025. “This inaugural win vets the most distinguished selection of…

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