JKBOSE 10th results: Boys outshine girls
Srinagar: Boys have outshined girls in 2018 annual class 10th exams the result for which was declared by the J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) on Saturday evening. As per the official figures around 55472 students- 28636 boys and 26836 girls had appeared in the exams out of which 38939 students have qualified the exams […]
33 percent of schools covered under MDM are without kitchen sheds
DSEK says MHRD has been approached, issue will be resolved
Srinagar: The school education department has failed to construct the kitchen sheds for the schools which forms the major component of the centrally sponsored scheme- Mid-Day Meals (MDM). As per the official figures, around over 33 percent of schools in valley, covered under the MDM scheme are without kitchen facilities which has affected the distribution […]
Madhav hits back, says should agencies wait till ‘they’ strike
Srinagar: Hours after the former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti castigated NIA for UP raids, BJP national secretary lashed out at Mehbooba without naming her, asking that should the agencies wait till “they (those arrested) blast.” In an apparent reference to her, Madhav in the same tweet termed Mehbooba as “terrorist-apologist politician.” “12 weapons, 25 KG […]
Coaching centres flout norms, charge fee in advance
Srinagar: Throwing all the norms to the wind, none of the private coaching centres in Kashmir providing coaching for class 9th to 12th besides competitive exams, have made their fee structure public. Most of the coaching centres force the students to pay tuition fee in advance while as the education department has made it mandatory […]
Official apathy, lack of interest killing cross LoC trade
Srinagar: Once termed as ‘Mother of all CBM’s’ the cross LoC trade is finally dying a slow death. From witnessing a substantial reduction in the approved tradable items to a cumbersome barter trading system, the Cross-LoC trade is showing signs of stagnation arousing concerns among the traders community involved in the trade from both sides […]
Private schools violating govt orders on heating, other charges
DSEK promises action in case parents report
DSEK promises action in case parents report
23 colleges functioning from makeshift buildings in JK
Govt fails to provide permanent campuses for these institutions
Govt fails to provide permanent campuses for these institutions
Under graduate SSA teachers: Govt extends tenure of already formed committee to examine the case
Srinagar: The J&K government has extended the term of the committee constituted earlier to put forth their recommendations with regard to the regularization of the teachers recruited in the department under erstwhile SSA scheme. As the government has already accorded approval for the regularization of the SSA teachers on supernumerary posts in the school education […]
DSEK fails to introduce vocational courses in high schools
Scheme though approved failed to equip students with technical skills
Srinagar: The government initiative to introduce vocational courses in the government high schools has fallen flat owing to the poor implementation of the scheme by the school education department over the past years. The courses were introduced under erstwhile centrally sponsored scheme-RashtriyaMadhyamikShikshaAbhiyan (RSMA) scheme in 2012. The component was revived by the then education minister […]