Favoritism: Principal GMC Anantnag under scanner for ‘bending’ recruitment rules
Investigation taken up: Secy H&ME
Investigation taken up: Secy H&ME
Ill planning mars implementation of ‘academic planner’ in govt schools
Srinagar: The implementation of the much hyped academic planner rolled out by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) for valley schools has fallen flat due to lack of interest shown by the education department. The yearly planner was issued with a special focus on improving academic standards and streamlining the exam session in the […]
Zonal Education Office Sopore headless for a month, teachers,students suffer
Sopore: Zonal Education Office Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is headless for the past one month, which is adversely affecting the academics and employees of the zone. In absence of an administrative head, the routine administrative works of the zone had come to a “standstill”, officials told ‘Kashmir Vision’. “For a single signature we […]
Dilapidated Pazalpora-Uranhall road gives tough time to commuters
Anantnag: Residents of Pazalpora, Uranhall and its adjacent areas in Anantnag district are up in arms as the authorities had allegedly failed to repair the dilapidated roads for as long as a decade. Locals said that authorities were playing “hide and seek with us as every time they assure us that the roads will be […]
KGBV scheme fails to click amid cries for ‘empowerment’ of girl child
Srinagar: The School Education Department has failed to implement the centrally sponsored scheme- Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya (KGBV) scheme state since the scheme was announced in the state. Incomplete construction of KGBV buildings and vacant seats has marred the implementation of the scheme due to which the state has failed to achieve the targets set […]
Govt exchequer bleeds as contractors default on mandatory royalty money in Kulgam
Kulgam: In clear violation of norms, most departments in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district are clearing the bills of contractors without getting royalty clearance certificate from concerned departments resulting into huge loss to government exchequer. It is pertinent to mention that SRO 105 of 2016 under rule 104-A of Jammu and Kashmir Minor Concession, Storage, Transportation […]
Misery: Transition in south Kashmir- From militancy hotbed to drug abusers ‘paradise’
Pulwama: The Sangam-Litter belt including Zainapora area in south Kashmir is turning out to be a hub of drug addiction as local as well as youth belonging to other parts are thronging the region due to easy access to drugs here. As per locals the youth can get every kind of drug here especially from […]
RTO Jammu falls in ACB dragnet
Issuance of fraudulent HMV licences reported
Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday said it has registered a case against several persons, including some officials of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) here, for illegally issuing Heavy Motor Vehicle (HMV) licences to ineligible candidates for alleged pecuniary gains. The case was registered after a joint surprise check was conducted in the RTO, […]
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 […]