MHRD augments annual grants for govt schools in JK
Move set to improve academic output in the state
Move set to improve academic output in the state
Polling booths in schools: Officials fear disruption in schooling, academics
Srinagar: The decision for designating polling stations in educational institutions is likely to disrupt the academics in schools this year. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has designated hundreds of polling stations in schools in all the districts across Kashmir. A top official said the schools will be taken over by the paramilitary forces on […]
Students express reservations in joining back their classes in outside colleges
Div Com says admin, police will provide all assistance to students
Srinagar: Fearing attacks and intimidations, the Kashmiri students studying in outside colleges and universities have asked the J&K government to ensure their safety while returning to their respective institutions. The students have asked the administration to constitute a nodal agency which will coordinate with the local administrations in outside states and police in order to […]
Private schools fail to provide NOC’s required for seeking registration
Srinagar: The private schools in J&K state have failed to submit the requisite certificates for seeking recognition and extension of registration for the schools. In wake of this, the school education department has asked both the directorates to submit the requisite certificates related to lab chemical safety, building safety, fire and emergency along with a […]
Collective accord: Muslims in Pulwama help renovate decades-old temple
'LeT Azaan and echo from temple bells be raised simultaneously'
Pulwama: People in South Kashmir have yet again set an example of brotherhood and communal harmony by renovating a decades-old temple in Pulwama district. Muslims in Pulwama district, presently considered as the epicenter of militancy have yet again sent a message of communal harmony to the world by joining hands with Pandits to renovate an […]
Avoid frequent postponement of exams: Govt tells officials
Srinagar: The advisor to J&K Governor Khursheed Ahmad Ganai on Wednesday stressed on the state university authorities to avoid frequent postponement of exams. The issue was discussed during a meeting chaired by the advisor with vice chancellor of Kashmir University (KU), IUST Awantipora and Cluster University Srinagar (CUS). Besides, director school education, college principals and […]
DSEK seeks mass transfer of teachers ahead of school reopening
‘Move likely to disturb academics in schools’
Srinagar: In a bizarre move, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has initiated the process for transfer of teachers and masters a week ahead of reopening of schools post over two month long winter vacations. The process for transfer of teaching staff in schools was scheduled to be started in December and January and […]
KU set to reintroduce annual exam system at graduate level
Srinagar: In a significant development, the authorities in Kashmir University (KU) are mulling to do away with the semester system of exams at the graduate level. An official in the varsity said the administration is deliberating on the issue and formal announcement will be made in coming days. “The university council has decided to take […]
UNSC blacklists Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza
Saudi Arabia cancels his citizenship
United Nations: The UN Security Council has designated Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, under its sanctions list, describing the terrorist, thought to be based near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, as the “most probable successor” of the group’s current leader Aiman al-Zawahiri. The UN Security Council’s 1267 ISIS and […]
Infrastructural up gradation: Govt allots 43 Cr to education department to kick start works
Srinagar: In a significant development, the School Education Department has released an amount of Rs 43 Crore for infrastructural up gradation in government high and higher secondary schools. The development comes in the backdrop of the government’s decision to fix the infrastructural gaps in the government schools and equip the educational institutions with all basic […]
