Unconcerned: Proposal to procure mobile labs for schools comes to a grinding halt

Srinagar: The much hyped initiative of J&K government to purchase mobile laboratories for the schools has been shelved given the laxity of the school education department. Earlier, the department had cleared a proposal to use Mobile Science Laboratories (MSL) fitted in buses. Each vehicle as per the officials would have cost Rs 40 lakh. An […]
KU, Colleges involve in blame game over delay in results

Srinagar: The authorities in Kashmir University (KU) have warned the college teachers of administrative action for delayed submission of practical award sheet of undergraduate students appearing in the exams. In a letter to all degree college principals, the KU administration has stated that the formal deceleration of the result of 2018 batch first semester and […]
Setting standards: ‘Lifeless’ below waist, wheelchair bound Pulwama man runs his joinery unit

Pulwama: 34 year old Arshid Ahmad Wani is not just like other youth of his age. Wani is paralyzed down the waste but he has not let his handicap to come in his way as Arshid is not only working for himself but has managed to provide gainful employment to four others. Arshid Ahmad Wani, […]
‘We get peanuts in the name of salary’: MDM cooks

Srinagar: Hundreds of Mid-Day Meal (MDM) cooks from scores of Government schools across Kashmir on Tuesday staged a protest seeking better work conditions and emoluments. The protesting female cooks threatened to intensify their strike if their demand for hike in monthly wages is not fulfilled. The protesting cooks demanded hike in their salaries and regularisation […]
Lassitude: ZGC’s denied salary for two years now

Govt also silent on their absorption in KGBV schools
Govt also silent on their absorption in KGBV schools
Lapse: Arabic won’t be taught in upgraded higher secondary schools

Candidates possessing PG degrees in Arabic stage protest
Candidates possessing PG degrees in Arabic stage protest
Rajnath to pay tributes at war memorial in Dras

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lay a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras on Saturday to commemorate 20 years of the Indian Army’s Operation Vijay, officials said. In a statement, the Defence Ministry Friday said Singh will also dedicate to the nation two bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation at […]
Jeopardy: DSEK fails to conduct safety audit of school buildings in Kashmir

Despite announcement, proposal was shelved for unknown reasons
Despite announcement, proposal was shelved for unknown reasons
Students yet to get uniforms as half of academic session is over

Srinagar: The school education department has failed to complete the distribution of the school uniforms among the school children despite the passage of seven months. The uniform was supposed to be distributed among the school children in the month of March after the reopening of schools post three month long winter vacation. Earlier, the department […]