Military might won’t help resolve Kashmir: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that Kashmir is a political issue and can’t be resolved through military might. Mufti said instead of taking cognizance of the brutality army unleashed on a youth, governor is diverting the issue by giving political sermons. In a series of tweets, Mehbooba […]
Schools will finally get to see light
All govt schools to get electricity connections during this year
All govt schools to get electricity connections during this year
Taliban continue negotiations with Afghan leaders in Moscow
Moscow: The Taliban entered a second day of unprecedented talks Wednesday with powerful Afghan politicians in Moscow, sidestepping the Kabul government as it pursues a leading stake in the war-torn country. The rare public appearance that kicked off a day before saw Taliban officials spell out their vision for Afghanistan in front of rolling cameras […]
BOPEE chairman briefs Guv about functioning of board
Jammu: The chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), M A Bukhari, met Governor Satya Pal Malik here Wednesday and briefed him about the functioning of the board, a Raj Bhavan spokesman said. Bukhari also briefed the Governor about the schedule of conduct of entrance tests and process of making selection […]
Poor work culture reflected in research institutions of education department
Srinagar: In what could reflect the poor work culture in the research institutes of education department in valley, the teaching faculty deputed in these institutes rarely attend to their duties. In a fresh instance, nine teaching faculty members of State Institute of Education (SIE) Kashmir and District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) Srinagar were […]
Parents protest 6 percent fee hike by private schools
Srinagar: The parents association of private school in Kashmir on Saturday staged a protest against the government decision to allow six percent fee hike in private schools. Earlier, government’s School Fee Fixation Committee (SFFC) issued an order wherein it allowed all the private schools to hike the tuition fee in schools by six percent while […]
Wani’s resignation leaves several forums ‘orphaned’
Srinagar: Following the decision of Abdul QayoomWani to join hands with a mainstream political party, several forums have been left orphaned in the state. He submitted his resignation on Friday to the department. A teacher turned top trade union leader, Wani was heading several employees unions in the state and was always seen at fore […]
Educational tour that left bitter memories
Government school children were stranded for 30 hours on Highway
Government school children were stranded for 30 hours on Highway Srinagar: Hundreds of government school children who left for educational tour to various states were stranded for more than 30 hours due to frequent closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway. The parents of the students complained of poor arrangement by the school education department for the […]
