Three-day nationwide ban strike deferred following meeting between UFBU and IBA

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 28 (STC): Bank customers across the country heaved a sigh of relief when the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) in a circular issued on 27 September announced deferment of three-day nationwide bank strike which was scheduled from 28-30 September.It’s notable that the UFBU, an umbrella body of seven unions representing…

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J&K Assembly passes resolution seeking restoration of statehood, BJP legislators protest and stage walkout slogans

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 28 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today passed a resolution seeking restoration of statehood, following which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members walked out of the House. The House was later adjourned till Tuesday morning. The resolution was presented in the Assembly by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on September 25, however, the…

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Kashmir film industry delegation calls on former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 28 (STC): A delegation of leading members of the Kashmir Film Industry today called on the former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and President, J&K Peoples Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti, at the party headquarters in Srinagar.The delegation was led by Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan, Founder & Director, Kashmir World Film…

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SAFEGUARDING ENVIRONMENT: No Vote-Bank Politics at the Cost of Dal and Nigeen Lakes

People may change governments. A destroyed wetland may never return. Dr. Touseef Ahmad Bhatt There are some places that belong not merely to a city, a government or a generation, but to history itself. Dal Lake and Nigeen Lake are among them. They are Kashmir’s ecological inheritance, cultural identity and economic lifeline. Their waters sustain…

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