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All JK colleges to get NAAC Accreditation: Kansal

All JK colleges to get NAAC Accreditation: Kansal

Says student feedback, academic audit to be introduced in all colleges

JAMMU: The focus of Higher Education must be the quality of learning and teaching. To this end, all colleges would get themselves evaluated and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) within the shortest possible time. Besides, an academic audit to determine the quality of academic input, need for course or options revision […]

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Admin sets May deadline to launch various e-governance initiatives

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration has set a timeline of May this year to launch various e-governance initiatives on a single platform towards promoting ease of living in the Union Territory. Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday chaired a meeting to launch Digital JK, Digital Districts and Digital Panchayats campaign to bring in various […]

 Press Trust of India

Anti-India fake news : Over 60 social media accounts blocked

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has blocked more than 60 social media accounts, including YouTube channels and Facebook and Instagram pages, in the last two months for spreading anti-India fake news. Replying to supplementary questions in the Upper House, Minister for State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said the government is […]

 Press Trust of India

Mercury drops below freezing point in Kashmir

Srinagar: Night temperatures dropped below freezing point in Kashmir with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.4°C on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against last night’s 0.6°C, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a […]

 Press Trust of India

Ads in print, electronic media : Govt spent Rs 2,500 Cr in last five years: RS told

New Delhi: The Centre has spent over Rs 2,500 crore in the last five years on advertisements in print and electronic media, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Thursday. Responding to a query raised in Rajya Sabha, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said the amount committed for advertisements by the government […]

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12th results fallout : DSEK asks CEOs to submit list of schools, teachers reflecting poor performance

Srinagar: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Thursday asked the Chief Education Officers to submit the details of government schools that have a recorded poor performance in recently announced annual regular results of 12th standard. Officials at Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said that the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) in this regard […]

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CS inaugurates Shankaracharya trekking trail : Reviews Hokersar conservation, de-weeding operations in Dal

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Thursday inaugurated 5.5 km gentle forest trek route around Shankaracharya hills, known as first learning ground for hiking enthusiasts in Srinagar. Pertinently, the Shankaracharya 360 degree trekking trail offers a 360-degree view of Srinagar city and the surrounding landscapes. Chief Secretary said that trekking is emerging as a […]

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Govt sets up maintenance, appellate tribunals : SDM/ ADM to head maintenance tribunal, DM to preside over appellate tribunal

Srinagar: In a significant development, the administration has set-up maintenance tribunals and appellate tribunals in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. In a notification issued here the government has constituted a maintenance tribunal for each sub-division/ with additional district magistrate/sub-district magistrate concerned as its presiding officer. The notification states that ADM/ SDM […]

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Physical hearing to resume in courts across JK, Ladakh

Physical hearing to resume in courts across JK, Ladakh

Jammu: Physical hearing with certain restrictions would resume in courts across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from February 14, Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal said on Wednesday as he issued fresh guidelines amid gradual improvement in the COVID-19 situation. However, the chief justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh said the entry of litigants, […]

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Properties of 610 Kashmiri Pandits restored in JK: Govt

New Delhi: As many as 610 Kashmiri Pandits were given back their properties left behind in Jammu and Kashmir following eruption of militancy there in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in the Rajya Sabha that 3,000 state government jobs were created for Kashmiri migrants […]