J&K Bank commissions ATM at DPL Sopore

Srinagar: Committed to take banking services and facilities to every nook and corner of the state and beyond, J&K Bank on Saturday commissioned an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at District Police Lines (DPL) complex in Tulibal, Sopore. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sopore, Javid Iqbal inaugurated the ATM in presence of the Bank’s Zonal Head […]
Students put up a dismal show in bi-annual class 11th exams

Srinagar: The students who appeared in the private bi-annual exams of class 11th have performed poorly in the examination, the result of which was declared by JK Board of School Education (BOSE) on Saturday. As per the JKBOSE figures around 14647 students including 8618 boys and 6029 girls had appeared in the exams in Kashmir […]
DSEK fails to depute officers at Zonal level

Many ZEO posts lying vacant since past many months now
Many ZEO posts lying vacant since past many months now
DDC Bandipora discusses implementation of RR-Plan, CSR of Kishenganga-project
BANDIPORA: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza Friday convened a meeting of officers to review the implementation of projects funded by NHPC under Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Plan and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Joint Director Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad was also present on the occasion whereas officers of several implementing agencies including R&B, PHE, […]
40 students, 14 teachers crammed in shabby four rooms in a middle school

Srinagar: Bellying the tall claims of the education department to fill in the infrastructural gaps in educational institutions, the Government Middle School (GMS) S K Colony continues to function from three shabby rooms of a rented building at Qamarwari. The school is located at a distance of one kilometer from the main highway but has […]
Concern: Govt ignoring stakeholders while implementing new education policy, say NISA

Srinagar: The National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) of India on Wednesday accused the government of India for implementing the new education policy without taking major stakeholders on board. Addressing a press conference here, President NISA Dr Kulbushan Sharma along with president Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) said the government of India was […]
Maths adding up woes of students: Govt failed to simplify the subject to check dropout rate

Srinagar: The government decision to simplify the mathematics subject in order to control the dropout rate of school children has taken a back seat as the department of education is yet to issue formal orders on modification of the syllabus despite holding several meetings. An official said the issue has been shelved at civil secretariat […]
Overweight school bags: No respite for kids as govt ignores panel recommendations

Srinagar: Despite the passage of over two years, the school education department has shelved the MHRD guidelines for reducing the heavy weight of school bags carried by children. The two committees constituted by the state government have submitted their report to the education department over a year ago but the implementation of the recommendations has […]
Teaching staff at loggerheads with Registrar KU

Says all initiatives failed under his command
Says all initiatives failed under his command