STC NEWS MONITORING DESKNEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 24 (STC): After remaining unrepresented in the Upper House of Parliament since February 15, 2021, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir to be held on October 24.Notably, nearly an year ago Assembly elections were held in…
STC NEWS DESKLEH, SEPTEMBER 24 (STC): At least four people were killed and dozens injured on Wednesday in Leh after protesters demanding statehood clashed with police, officials said.As already reported, demonstrators pelted stones, set a police vehicle on fire, and attacked the local BJP office, prompting authorities to impose restrictions under Section 163 of the…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKLEH, SEPTEMBER 24 (STC): Protest in Leh escalated into violent clashes with police as demonstrators enforced a shutdown to protest, what they call, the Union Government and UT administration’s failure to honor a four-point agreement, reports Kashmir Dot Com (KDC). The report said the protesters set in fire pokice vehicle and Bharatiya…
STC NEWS DESKGANDERBAL, SEPTEMBER 24 (STC): Police confirmed on Wednesday thatThe death of 22-year-old Ajaz Ahmed Rather of Sultan Colony Kangan was not an accident but a murder planned by his own friends, confirms police today.Senior Superintendent of Police Ganderbal, Muhammad Khalil Poswal, said that Ajaz Ahmed was strangled with a wire before his body…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKUNITED NATIONS, SEPTEMBER 24 (STC)uu: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan referred to the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly and said his nation was “pleased” with the “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan after a period of conflict earlier this year, reports Press Trust of India (PTI).The reports quoting Tayyip Erdogan says “it…
