SSA Teachers allege delay in regularization by DSEK
Srinagar: In a bizarre move, the school education department has created a regional divide among SSA teachers by setting different yard sticks for the regularisation in the department as Grade II teachers. The SSA teachers in Jammu division have been given their regularisation orders months ago without seeking any additional formalities while as the teachers […]
From engineers to management graduates all made a beeline to JK Bank recruitment test
Wajahat Shabir Srinagar: Waiving an admit card with his left hand, Zahid Manzoor a B.Tech student like thousands of other students’ was waiting for his turn to enter the exam venue as Jammu and Kashmir Bank had organized a written test to select fresh Probationary Officers and Banking Associates. In a serpentine queue outside one […]
School operating from two rooms fails to attract new admissions
‘Even the rent for these two rooms is unpaid for years together’
Srinagar: Belying the tall claims of the school education department to revolutionize the education sector in J&K state, a government middle school in Budgam town continues to represent a blot on the face of the government. The Government Primary School (GPD) Chowdary Bagh is situated near the Baramulla-Banihal railway track in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. […]
Insensitive: JKBOSE agonizes students by delaying re-evaluation results
Srinagar: Despite the passage of around three months, the JK Board of School Education (BOSE) is yet to declare the re-evaluation result of the class 11th and 12th students. A group of students, who were accompanied by their parents, said most of them have obtained more than 90 percent marks in other subjects except the […]
Cross-LoC trade suspension a huge set back to peace process: CPI (M)
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Friday said that Government of India’s order to suspend cross-LoC trade between parts of divided Kashmir via Salamabad (Uri) and Chakan-da-Bagh (Poonch) routes is a huge setback to peace process. “We were demanding measures for strengthening and streamlining the existing trade and travel arrangements across the LoC and […]
Normalcy returns to Kashmir after LS election, shutdown
Wajahat Shabir Srinagar: Normal life resumed across Kashmir on Friday after a day-long strike the preceding day on the call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) urging the masses to stay away from the second phase of the parliamentary elections in Kashmir. All the shops and other business establishments reopened and traffic was seen […]
Ground situation should alert people on whom to vote for: Farooq
Assembly elections in JK should not be delayed any further: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president, Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the situation on ground across the country gives a firm reason to the people of Kashmir to make NC candidate victorious from Srinagar parliamentary constituency. Addressing media persons along with his son Omar Abdullah soon after casting their votes at Munshi Bagh polling station in […]
IUST ignores students pleas for better class rooms
Srinagar: Signifying the poor performance, the authorities at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) are yet to provide proper accommodation for the students enrolled in polytechnic college of the varsity which was setup in 2012. An official said the around 500 students are enrolled in the varsity who are pursuing different diploma courses, however, […]
Betrayal: Kashmiri students ditched once again
Aspirants asked to appear in outside state exam centres for NEET 2019
Srinagar: Kashmir based students have faced another road block after the National Testing Agency (NTA) has once again designated exam centres for the prestigious National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) 2019 outside the Valley. The students have been left bewildered as the NEET exams is scheduled for May 05 and the aspirants have got the admission […]
