IMHANS frames drug de-addiction policy

‘Focus on 4-step strategy to eradicate menace of substance abuse’

Srinagar: The draft drug policy framed by the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS) Kashmir has come up with a four-pronged prevention strategy to eradicate the menace of substance abuse in J&K. The draft drug de-addiction policy states that the policy will be based on the preventive model of disease which involves prevention at […]

Children with immunodeficiency at higher risk of serious COVID-19: Study

London: Children with certain immunodeficiency diseases may have a higher mortality rate due to COVID-19, according to a study. Researchers noted that most children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 develop a mild illness or show no symptoms at all, but for a small percentage, serious complications may develop. The study, recently published in the Journal of […]

Inspire Award at 9th NLEPC: Kupwara Boy’s cooking gadget figures among top 60 innovations

SRINAGAR: A Novel multipurpose cooking tool designed by Danish Ahmad Bhat, class 8th student of Government Upper Primary School, Machipora, Handwara of Kupwara District was chosen as one of the top 60 innovations at the 9th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) for INSPIRE Awards MANAK, held at ITPO, New Delhi, officials aid. The […]

‘Additional Charge Culture’ hits functioning of KU

Stakeholders appeal LG to get all posts filled through proper advertisements

Muhammad Adnan Srinagar: Administrative inertia is the order of the day at the Kashmir University (KU) where more than half a dozen officials are holding additional charge of important departments, insiders have alleged. This is in addition to their teaching and research assignments which has allegedly become a casualty due to the additional charge syndrome, […]

FFRC bars Pvt schools to fix fee structure at ‘sweet will’

Says schools can't take refuge in pending court cases to hike fee structure

Muhammad Adnan Srinagar: The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC) has tightened its noose against the private educational institutions for fixing their fee structure at their “sweet will.” The Chairman FFRC Justice (Retd) Muzaffar Hussain Attar in an order said that the private schools cannot take refuge in pending court cases to fix new fee […]

Govt approves modernisation of 120 schools in Tribal areas

SRINAGAR: The Tribal Affairs Department has approved modernisation of 120 schools in tribal areas to provide modern educational facilities in these remotely located schools in an endeavour to promote quality education. In Phase-I of the plan more than 100 schools have already been modernised at a cost of Rs 20.00 Cr Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha […]