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
Forgetting oral health services comes with a price
'Absence of manpower, infra leading to quackery'
Srinagar: The maiden proposal for the creation of posts of dental surgeons submitted by the health department not only justifies the need for the creation of more posts for the speciality but also is aiming at addressing other dimensions of the oral care in the state in the absence of a comprehensive oral health policy. […]
No post creation in 10 years, has the Govt forgot Dental Surgeons?
Proposal for 587 posts under consideration: Dulloo
Srinagar: The government seems to have forgotten the Dental Surgeons as almost ten years have passed by, there has been no creation of posts whatsoever, with hundreds of new such surgeons adding to the pool of thousands of unemployed doctors every year. As per figures that are available with Kashmir Vision, there are almost 4000 […]
Reform: DIET’s to be merged with SCERT’s in JK
Move aimed to establish research institutes at district level
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to have its full-fledged State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Kashmir. In this regard, the advisor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai has asked the school education department to merge the District Institute of Education and Trainings (DIETs) with the SCERT for smooth functioning of these […]
Schools in rural areas face neglect, official apathy
Srinagar: The tall claims of the School Education Department notwithstanding, the rural schools in Kashmir continue to face official neglect thereby telling upon the overall academic standards of the students enrolled in these schools. Government Middle School (GMS) TakiyaKhurhama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district is a case in place. The school depicts a grim picture […]
World Diabetes Day: Young females in Kashmir falling prey to diabetes, say experts
Srinagar: Females below 25 years of age are constituting a majority who have developed diabetes and are registered at Young Diabetes Registry (YDR) at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. YDR- SKIMS is one of the regional collaborating centers (RCCs) of the project initiated by the Council of Medical Research (ICMR). According to the […]
LD has 4 CTG machines, 3 more for back up- SKIMS has none
Srinagar: While Sher-e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura is struggling to have a couple of Cardiotocography (CTG) machines at its disposal for the functioning of its maternity care hospital, the already burdened LallaDed Hospital is functioning with 4 CTG machines, with almost a same number reserved for the backup plan. SKIMS, being a […]
Norms flouted in Edu dept as ZRP’s, CRP’s enjoy prolonged stint
Srinagar: Throwing all the norms to the winds, the authorities in school education department have failed to reshuffle the Zonal Resource Persons (ZRPs) and Cluster Resource Persons (CRPs) across Kashmir even after completing their term of two years. These resource persons continue to enjoy their extended stint in zonal education offices or chief education offices […]
