No new private school to come up until fee structure not approved
Srinagar: The J&K government has put a rider on the opening of the new private schools as it has stated that no private schools will be allowed to start with a proposed fee structure of more than Rs 1000 per month and Rs 6000 as annual charges. The order in this regard has been issued […]
Resisting change: Even a new roadmap fails to generate betterment in school education
Srinagar: The much hyped new road map devised for the J&K state’s school education department has miserably failed to bring a change in the ailing education sector of the state. The new roadmap for school education department was devised by the union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD in 2017 to revamp the education sector […]
Journalists protest police ‘highhandedness’
Stage protest after some scribes were ‘disallowed' to enter R-Day parade venue
Srinagar: Journalists here Saturday staged a protest against Jammu and Kashmir government and police after several scribes were allegedly not allowed to enter the venue of Republic Day function despite possessing valid accreditation passes. However, Governor’s advisor K Vijay Kumar said in Jammu that the issue of some journalists not being permitted to cover the […]
Schools to get basic facilities by end March this year: Govt
Srinagar: Advisor to J&K Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai on Thursday said the successive regimes have set up huge number of schools which are lagging the basic facilities throwing a challenge for the department. Talking to media persons on the sideline of a review meeting convened at the directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Ganai said […]
Flawed notification renders professionals ‘ineligible’ for recruitment
Srinagar: In a bizarre move, the authorities in Health and Medical Education Department have advertised flawed recruitment notice for the appointment of library assistants in the new government medical colleges. The recruitment has pocketed criticism from different quarters as it has sidelined the professionals while making less qualified youth eligible for the posts. As per […]
Coaching centres in Sopore ask for registration papers
Srinagar: The directorate of school education Kashmir (DSEK) has delayed the registration for the coaching centres in apple town Sopore of Baramulla district. The delay in issuance of the registration in favour of these coaching institutes has hampered the functioning of these centres causing unnecessary inconveniences for the students as well. “We have completed all […]
Police ‘directs’ coaching centres to close operations for a week
Srinagar: In a strange move, the police authorities in Srinagar asked all coaching centres to remain closed for the week. The move has been announced ahead of the Republic Day. The decision, according to police, has been taken to maintain law and order situation in the district. Earlier two grenade attacks took place targeting the […]
Govt sets up panel for school infrastructure
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir’s administration has set up a panel for implementation of saturation of toilets, drinking water and electricity in government schools in the state, a senior official said Monday. The General Administrative Department (GAD) has ordered constitution of district-level committee on this issue. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a […]
