Re-scheduled academic calendars by DSEK proved a dampener
Srinagar: Bellying the tall claims of increasing the number of working day in schools, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) failed to implement the re-scheduled academic calendar which was aimed to compensate the academic losses in Kashmir during the academic year 2017-18. The new academic calendar was announced by school education department in May […]
Govt demonizing private educational institutions: PSAJK
Srinagar: The Private School Association Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) on Tuesday accused the government of maligning the local private educational institutes to hide the grey areas in their own education sector. The association said the government has started a war against the economical private schools to shift the public attention towards the sector. “From past […]
Norms flouted in Edu dept as ZRP’s, CRP’s enjoy prolonged stint
Srinagar: Throwing all the norms to the winds, the authorities in school education department have failed to reshuffle the Zonal Resource Persons (ZRPs) and Cluster Resource Persons (CRPs) across Kashmir even after completing their term of two years. These resource persons continue to enjoy their extended stint in zonal education offices or chief education offices […]
KU wakes up to slipshod approach of teachers
Issues circular asking faculty members to take exam process seriously
Srinagar: After facing criticism for severe discrepancies the results, the Kashmir University (KU) authorities have now reprimanded the faculty members of the concerned departments in the varsity as well as colleges for not taking the exam process seriously. The controller university examination Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir has issued a circular to all departments of the […]
Education dept’s tryst with controversy continues
Flawed question papers issued to primary class students
Srinagar: There seems to be no end to the shockers from the education department as the authorities have been once again exposed for making the mockery of examinations. This time it is not the issue of secondary or senior secondary exams but the department has failed to set the question paper of lower-class students whose […]
LMD gets tough on private schools, imposes fine on leading schools
Srinagar: Amid the massive outrage against the open fleecing by the private schools, the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) has swung into action against these institutions for minting money from parents through illegal profiteering. In wake of the complaints against the private schools, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar Syed Abid Shah constituted a team of officials from […]
The highway betrays again
How crucial the only surface link, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is for the two regions-Kashmir and Ladakh can be gauged from the fact that once the highway witnesses a closure, the two regions suffer the most. Though during this part of the season the highway used to be open but this year due to untimely […]
Power connections elude schools as govt gropes in the dark
Srinagar: At a time when examination halls are being asked to be provided with lighting facilities for the students more than 50 percent government schools in Baramulla district are without electricity connection. As per the official figures, there are around 1459 government schools in the district out of which only 700 are electrified so far. […]
Situation in Kashmir little fragile but under control, says Army commander
Srinagar: General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based Army’s 15 corps Lieutenant General AK Bhatt on Saturday spoke on the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the overall situation is a little fragile but under control. The GoC of Army’s 15 corps said the main aim of the Army has been to neutralise […]
