Dushera celebrations ‘sabotaged’ by Raj Bhawan, says KPSS
Srinagar: This year, Kashmiri Pandits were overwhelmingly willing to celebrate Dushera in the valley, but to their utter dismay, the centre of power these days in the J&K—Raj Bhawan—gave them a cold shoulder, eventually, ‘alienated’ and ‘saddened,’ the community could not organize any function this year. Kashmir Pandits Sangarish Samiti (KPSS) in a statement issued […]
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 […]
Feeble healthcare: Shortage of Nursing staff hits operations in govt hospitals
Srinagar: The healthcare system in Jammu and Kashmir may have little to rejoice amid ‘severe’ shortage of nursing staff and on top of it the ‘spine-breaking’ workload which the public health care system is currently struggling with. As per figures available with Kashmir Vision, the total number of staff nurses required as per Indian Public […]
Short-lived relief: Diesel price hiked again, wipes out the temporary respite
New Delhi: Diesel price rose for the 10th consecutive day Monday to wipe out all of the Rs 2.50 per litre cut in rates announced earlier this month through excise duty cut and oil company subsidy. The government had, with effect from October 5, cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 1.50 per […]
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. […]
Funds diversion deprives teachers of their salaries
Srinagar: Authorities in the School Education Department have released the monthly salary to the non-SSA schools out of the Samagra Shiksha funds, a move that has been approved in clear violation of the already announced rules. The release of funds has been made in violation of set rules under the Samagra Shiksha, a senior official […]
For promoting literacy, open schooling introduced in JK
Jammu gives a far better response than Kashmir division, say officials
Srinagar: The J&K School Education Department has started state open schooling (SoS) to arrest the school dropout rate and also enroll those adults who have left schools after class 8th. The initiative was launched few years ago and the first batch was enrolled in years 2014 in Jammu as well as Kashmir region. “At earlier […]
Mismanagement at KU’s examination wing mars future of students
Students who have been declared unsuccessful actually passing their qualifying exams
Students who have been declared unsuccessful actually passing their qualifying exams
