Teacher’s salary row: More trouble in store as finances of school education dept go haywire
Srinagar: The situation ahead can be alarming for the School Education Department as it is caught in a tight situation while trying to meet out the salary of teachers recruited under erstwhile Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and RMSA scheme. As of now the department is facing a shortfall of over Rs 1800 core in salary […]
From selling books and pens, Bangroo died with a gun in his hand
Srinagar: Mehraj-udin Bangroo, one of the most wanted Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) commanders who brought Srinagar city back on the militancy map had a heartfelt devotion towards studies. Bangroo, started his career selling books and pens for children and when he was arrested a decade back for being sympathetic towards militants he did not waste his time […]
KU erupts against Showkat’s killing
Srinagar: Massive protests erupted at the Kashmir University against the killing of a student-turned-militant Showkat Ahmad Bhat in a shootout with the government forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The hostel boarders of Zakura campus besides MA and MAK boys hostel assembled at the main campus of Kashmir University in Hazratbal and staged a protest […]
Two shabby classrooms, worn out building houses three schools in Rainawari
Srinagar: Situated in the interiors of Rainawari in old city Srinagar, this school has no features of being called a school. Situated at a distance of not more than one kilometer from the main highway the Government Girls Middle School (GGMS) Jogi Lankar in Rainawari symbolizes the failed education system in the state. The school […]
KU students stage protest against killing of Manan Wani
Demand an end to harassment of Kashmiri students at AMU
Srinagar: The students of Kashmir University on Monday staged a protest march against the killing of scholar turned militant- Mannan Wani. The students also expressed their solidarity with Kashmiri students in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) facing “harassment” over offering funeral prayers fo Mannan Wani. Eye witnesses said the students at the Hazratbal Campus took out […]
Following misuse of uniforms by employees, KU issues dictum
Asks workers to deposit an undertaking to use uniforms during duty hours
Srinagar: Finally, the authorities in Kashmir University (KU) have woke to the mismanagement of funds utilized on the uniforms and other accessories provided to the class IV employees recruited in the varsity over the past many years. On Saturday, the varsity authorities issued a circular wherein it asked all the class IV employees to give […]
Broken promises: Legislators failed to improvise on education sector
Did not contribute a single penny from CDF for betterment of schools
Did not contribute a single penny from CDF for betterment of schools
Education caught between ‘devil and the deep sea’ in Kashmir
Srinagar: The functioning of educational institution in Kashmir has become a challenging job for the authorities given the political uncertainty prevailing in Valley. On Thursday, educational institutions in most of the districts were closed in wake of the gun fight that broke between militants and government forces in Shatgund village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. […]
‘Calmness’ that was ghostly
Owais Gul/Irfan Tramboo Srinagar: Eerie calm prevailed at most of the polling booths in Srinagar on Wednesday during the second phase of four-phased Municipal elections as few or no voter turned up to cast the ballot in many Srinagar polling booths. The situation was such that even the polling officers deployed at the polling booths […]
Guv Malik playing a partisan role, says NC
Accuses him of sidelining significance of institutions, governing ethics
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Wednesday accused Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik of playing a partisan role in the state. The party said that Malik is implementing the agenda of RSS-BJP combine in letter and spirit by sidelining the significance of institutions and governing ethics. Expressing concern over his current […]