Transformation: Daycare recreation centres for senior citizens becomes a reality in Kashmir
Wajahat Shabir Srinagar: It is 10:00 am in the morning and Kamruddin Shah though retired from service now is getting ready. Shah is headed for ‘Ahata Waqar’ a daycare and recreation centre for the old aged people where he will meet his old age friends. “I came into contact with many of my old friends […]
Social media aps fail to curtail gaps between parents and teachers
Srinagar: The much hyped initiative of school education department to involve the parents of the students in day to day activities of the schools has fallen flat. No school has convened any meeting with the parents of the students to make parents involved in the day to day functioning of the schools, particularly primary level. […]
Loss of interest: Overbearing presence of security forces failed to get voters to polling booths
Shopian/Pulwama: Deserted roads leading to polling stations with no or a few voters and overbearing presence of security forces were dominant scenes on Monday in militancy-infested Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir where polling is underway for the Anantnag parliamentary constituency. Officials at several polling stations were idling around, while security forces maintained […]
NAAC team ends its inspection of KU, will submit report to MHRD, UGC
Srinagar: The 3-day inspection by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) peer team concluded on Saturday at Kashmir University (KU). The inspection team has arrived in varsity on Wednesday in connection with the renewal of NAAC accreditation of the varsity. The previous NAAC accreditation of the university had expired in May 2016. During the three […]
Alarm: Brick kilns wreaking havoc with environs in Budgam
People complain of increased pollution, health hazards
Wajahat Shabir Srinagar: Ishfaq Ahmed walks along the road early morning only to find a thick layer of black soot deposited on leaves that surround the area. The phenomenon has become a routine as the greens in most parts of the Budgam district are continuously getting affected due to smoke and soot that comes from […]
Budgam admin assures action
Budgam: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar on Friday urged the concerned officials to ensure that the ban on illegal brick kilns, stone crushers and mining of earth, sand and boulders across district Budgam is made operational. The DDC stressed on taking strict action against the offenders found involved in illegal […]
Money sanctioned under SSA going down the drain
DSEK’s faulty planning raises questions on utilization of funds
DSEK’s faulty planning raises questions on utilization of funds
Ahead of polls on May 6, police arrests youth in Pulwama, Shopian
Shopian/Pulwama: Ahead of the scheduled parliamentary elections for Anantnag Parliamentary seat, government forces have arrested over 50 youth during the last few days in South Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts. The south Kashmir seat went to polls in three phases and the last leg of the scheduled polls is to be held on May 6. […]
Amid public outcry DSEK ‘eats’ its words
Revises school timing for city schools
Revises school timing for city schools
Change in school timing: DSEK succumbs to bureaucratic pressure, puts students lives at risk
Srinagar: The government decision to revise the school timing from May 01 has evoked widespread criticism from the parents and other stakeholders. The government is accused of playing with the lives of the students to ensure hassle free movement of the bureaucrats. On Monday, the government changed the timings of Government and private schools which […]