Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens, stranded vehicles allowed to move
Admin issues avalanche warning
Admin issues avalanche warning
DSEK orders detachment of teachers in CEO’s, ZEO’s offices
Srinagar: Amid the complaints against teachers enjoying an extended stint in offices of chief education officers (CEOs) and zonal educational officers (ZEOs), the directorate of school education Kashmir (DSEK) has once again ordered for de-attachment of all teaching staff from offices. The circular in this regard has been issued by Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) […]
College teachers demand enhancement in retirement age
Srinagar: The college teachers association on Monday accused the state government of partial implementation of the UGC guidelines issued for the enhancement of retirement age of professors working in the government degree colleges of the state. Addressing a press conference, president J&K college teachers association (CTA) Prof. Tariq Ashai said the government was deliberately delaying […]
Callous attitude of MHRD, state govt forced 500 students to miss GATE exam
Srinagar: The negligence on the part of the state administration and union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has cost around 500 GATE aspirants so dearly that they missed out on a chance to crack the examination this year. The students lost the opportunity to appear in the exams as the MHRD had set up […]
Snowfall claims 11 lives across JK
Several people rescued, as many others left injured
Srinagar: At least 11 people died due to snow slides and shooting stones across Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours, official sources said. They said that several people were left injured during these incidents. Seven bodies were recovered while as three persons were rescued alive on Friday from the snow avalanche site near […]
Ladakh gets division status, will no longer be part of Kashmir province
Jammu: In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir administration Friday created a separate division for Ladakh, which was part of the Kashmir division till now. Ladakh will now have a separate divisional commissioner and an inspector general of Police (IG) with a full administrative and revenue division at par with Kashmir and Jammu divisions, […]
Govt arranges special flight for GATE aspirants
Second batch of aspirants claim to be left out
Srinagar: After facing criticism for ignoring the students demand to have separate exam centre for GATE in Kashmir, the state administration arranged a special flight of Indian Air force for the GATE aspirants of Kashmir. The aspirants have to appear in the exam on February 09 and 10 for which the centres for Kashmiri students […]
Teachers get a respite as MANUU consents for their B.Ed training
Srinagar: In a breather for untrained teachers in the school education department, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has decided to accommodate untrained graduate teachers for B.Ed courses this year. In a letter shot to Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) G N Itoo, regional director MANUU has agreed to accommodate the teachers for B.Ed course […]
Weatherman’s prediction fails to wake up Admin from deep slumber
By Wasim Majnoon Mir
Kupwara: The snowfall prediction by the weatherman seems to have failed to authorities from deep slumber as many roads including vital links continued to remain un-cleared from the several inches of snow that started from Wednesday afternoon across the Valley. Most of the roads are still not cleared while as the electricity in many areas […]
