Abandoned school building in Baramulla attracts rogue elements
Srinagar: A government owned building in Baramulla old town continues to be used for ill activities as the school education department has failed to provide any watch and ward to the building. The school building was left abandoned around six years ago following which it has turned into a den for drug addicts, which has […]
DSEK fails to detach teachers associated with administrative jobs
Despite several circulars, teachers continue to stick to non-teaching assignments
Srinagar: Contradicting the repeated circulars issued by the authorities in the school education department for de-attachment of teachers from Zonal and Chief Education Offices (CEO) in districts, more than 30 teachers, masters and lecturers are enjoying prolonged stint at the Directorate of School Education Kashmir. The teachers deputed in the Directorate from past more than […]
Court directs PSC not to conduct Range Officer’s examination
Srinagar: The High Court has stayed the selection process of Range Officer Forest Grade-I examination conducted by the J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC). Justice Tashi Rabstan directed Public Service Commission not to conduct any examination till further orders. The aspirants had approached the court after it came to fore General Knowledge paper was leaked. The […]
Polling, boycott went hand in hand in north Kashmir
Srinagar: On 9 am in morning all the polling stations in old town Baramulla wore a deserted look as no one came out to vote for any candidate on the day of parliament elections. A polling station setup in Bunglow Bagh high school of old town had almost no voters for the whole day. No […]
Neglect: Official apathy delays regularization of ZGC’s
Srinagar: In a bizarre move, the school education department has kept the regularisation of Zonal Gender Coordinators (ZGCs) in abeyance despite the committee report favouring their absorption in the department. The committee report constituted in November last year had favored their absorption in the department against the vacancies in the centrally sponsored Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyale […]
Degrade: In one year, KU slips from 47th to 53rd position in NIRF ranking (page 1 anchor)
Srinagar: Reflecting its abysmal performance, the University of Kashmir has slipped from 47th rank to 53rd position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2019 ranking, the report of which was released on Monday. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced the ranking of the universities separately while as another list was issued wherein the […]
Kids toil: Govt fails to suggest measures on reducing weight of school bags
Srinagar: The school education department is delaying issuance of guidelines for reducing weight of heavy bags carried by the school going children. An official said the panel constituted to submit recommendation to reduce weight in school bags has submitted its report to the administrative department a month ago but the report has been shelved again […]
KU residential quarters present a ‘slum like’ look
Despite earning 4 Cr as rent, authorities fail to renovate flats
Srinagar: The residential quarters allotted to Professors in Kashmir University (KU) continue to face official neglect. The quarters allotted to varsity professors continue to be poorly maintained despite earning a revenue of worth Rs 4 crores per annum. The Professors in varsity said the lack of facilities and low maintenance by the authorities have turned […]
Life does not end with Haemodialysis
Kashmir Vision interviews Dr Masood Ul Hassan, Dialysis Physician, Well Care Dialysis Center. He talks about the current scenario of renal ailments in Kashmir and a way forward Kashmir Vision (KV): What is the present scenario of Renal failure patients in Kashmir? MasoodHassan (MH):Well for that we need a population based study and I don’t […]
Flop show: PMSS scheme finds least takers in Kashmir
Srinagar: The much hyped Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) launched in 2010 for the benefit of the young students in Kashmir has failed to impress the them as most of the seats in outside colleges remain vacant every year. A top official said the scheme has failed to evoke the expected response from JK […]
