Checking out on school dropout rates

NEP, 2020 lays special emphasis on transforming the school education system in the country and help curtail the student dropout rate at all levels. However, several aberrations are being reported in many states following which the centre has directed states and UT’s to take steps to check high secondary school dropout rates. Notably, the school […]
Peer Ki Gali: A serene and a wonderful tourist attraction

By: Toseef R Ganai Amid the majestic folds of the Pir Panjal range, where mist dances with ancient conifers and the whispers of bygone Sufi saints echo across alpine meadows, lies Peer Ki Gali- a sublime confluence of natural grandeur, historical gravitas, and spiritual depth. Located on the historic Mughal Road, at an altitude of […]
‘Faisla’: Not a short story, but a brave document of sentiment

Book Review By: Dr. Amit Tiwari “Whatever I saw, felt and lived within, I put it on these pages.” This line of Dr. Satyavan Saurabh emerges as the soul of his short story collection “Faisla”. At a time when in contemporary Hindi literature, short story has been considered a synonym for smallness, this collection revives […]
Minister dedicates buses to five GDCs in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Minister for Health & Medical Education, Social Welfare and Higher Education, Sakeena Itoo, Monday dedicated buses to five Government Degree Colleges (GDCs) in Kashmir, aiming to strengthen access to education for the students from remote areas. The colleges that received the buses included GDCs Kupwara, Sopore, Tangmarg, DH Pora and Tulail. The flagging off […]
Bemina Woollen Mills Case: Court sentences man to simple imprisonment for two years, fine of Rs 5K
Srinagar: The Court of City Judge (Judicial Magistrate 1st Class) convicted Fayaz Ahmad Bhat S/o Ghulam Nabi Bhat R/o Bhagi Sunder Payeen Chattabal, Srinagar in case FIR No. 66/2003 u/S 409, 420, 468 RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir. The crime branch Kashmir said that the brief facts of the case are that Crime Branch […]