KU fails to conduct graduate level exams on time
Students allege inordinate delays are wasting their precious time
Srinagar: The authorities in Kashmir University (KU) have failed to streamline the examination system for undergraduate courses post introduction of the semester system exams in the colleges. Notably, the KU examination department has a huge liability of exams of under graduate courses which is now telling upon the career of hundreds of outgoing college students. […]
Eight years on, work on 100 college buildings fails to culminate
Srinagar: Signifying the poor performance of the higher education department, none of the college 100 odd college buildings have been completed in the year 2018. With the failure of authorities to expedite the construction of the college buildings, the students continue to take classes from make-shift arrangements. Notably, there are at least 100 degree colleges […]
Do some homework before claiming India to be secular country: Er Rasheed to Army chief
Handwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Friday reacted to General Bipin Rawat’s remarks that Pakistan should become a secular state like India if it wants good relations, saying that while Bipin Rawat or anyone else is free to have his opinion but he must understand that Islam doesn’t allow discriminating […]
Authorities in slumber as school bags get heavier in Kashmir
Srinagar: The school education department is yet to formulate a strategy to reduce the weight of bags carried by the school going children, exposing the sluggishness of the authorities at the helm of affairs. Notably, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Government of India has recently issued common guidelines to all the states to […]
MCI questions ‘text matter’ written on degree certificates issued by SKIMS
Registrar academics SKIMS says 'it is no issue at all'
Srinagar: The Medical Council of India (MCI) Tuesday raised queries regarding the text written on the degree certificates issued for various degrees by SKIMS—which is a deemed University. Those privy to the inspection that was conducted on Tuesday said that the team that was inspecting SKIMS Medical College Bemina, while checking the degrees of resident […]
Pellet terror: Facing permanent loss of sight, baby Hibba sent home
Srinagar: Yet to turn two and so far the youngest victim falling prey to the ‘murderous’ pellets in Kashmir, baby Hibba was on Monday discharged from SMHS hospital in Srinagar. She is to be brought for the follow-up on Saturday, more likely to undergo a surgery. In the lap of her uncle, Hibba—of 20 months […]
Govt fails to rope in out of school kids for admissions
Out of targeted 27,355 kids only 600 were admitted in schools
Out of targeted 27,355 kids only 600 were admitted in schools
Why is social media focusing too much attention on winter vacations?
Srinagar: From past few days nitizens are sharing a screen shot or a copy paste of a news item that the school education department has announced winter vacation for the schools. But the screenshot has been captured from the news published last year in November month. The screenshot has created confusion among masses but the […]
After rebuff from NCERT, JKBOSE reviews text books prescribed for schools
Srinagar: After being snubbed by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the JK Board of School Education (BOSE) has began to review and revise the text books prescribed by the organization to the school children in the state. The three day workshop on “Review and Revision of Curriculum” was concluded on Thursday at […]
NTA shocker for Kashmiri students
Asks them to appear in NET exams in far off states
Asks them to appear in NET exams in far off states