STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 13 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi has clarified that the Board has issued no order making common Friday sermons mandatory in its affiliated mosques.Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, she said religious scholars and preachers were free to decide sermon topics without interference from the…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 13 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Police organised ‘Jash-n-Dal’, a three-day water sports event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. The event is aimed at promoting sportsmanship, teamwork and a drug-free Jammu and Kashmir.Nitish Kumar, IPS, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Armed J&K, flagged off the event, which…
Democracy, Public Accountability and the People’s Right to Be Heard Ahmad Ayaz If a single vote in a democracy has the power to elect a government entrusted with running the country, why should the voice of that very voter carry less weight once the election is over? This question goes to the heart of representative…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 13 (STC): Owing to an active Western Disturbance, higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while rain continued across the plains, including Srinagar, today.The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has predicted unsettled weather over Jammu and Kashmir for the next two days, with the possibility of rainfall, snowfall and thunderstorms at several places.Light…
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 12 (STC): Environmental protection cannot be the government’s responsibility alone. It simultaneously calls for collective public participation, said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here today.The Chief Minister was speaking at the J&K Agriculture Science Congress 2026 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K). The Chief…
