J&K govt orders suspension of class work at universities, colleges till July 31

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir on Friday ordered suspension of class work at universities and colleges till July 31 in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. An order issued in this regard by Commissioner Secretary Higher Education Department, Talat Aprvez Rohella asked teachers, researchers and non-teaching staff to work from home and utilize the time […]

Young student loses his life to Covid protocol

Abrar Reyaz with severe head injury was shifted from SMHS to Chest Diseases hospital, which does not even have a trauma ward, because ‘no bed was available’ at the other Covid hospital Srinagar: “What has a patient with head trauma injuries got to do at a chest diseases hospital?” questioned Sibtain Hyder, a youth from […]

KAS officers say govt fixing their seniority on basis of age rather than merit

Srinagar: Several KAS officers are worried that the government is about to fix officers’ seniority on the basis of age rather than merit. They say the move will have adverse implications for bureaucracy in the longer run. The officers’ seniority, which determines their promotion and even induction to the IAS quota, has been a lingering […]

Three militants killed in Srinagar

Militant killed in Kulgam identified as Pakistani Jaish IED expert and sharpshooter Srinagar: Three militants, two identified by police as Shakoor Farooq Langoo of Barthana Srinagar and Shahid Ahmad Bhat of Bijbehara Anantnag, and the third yet to be identified but said to be a Srinagar youth, were killed in a gunfight with government forces […]

J&K govt begins hunt for VCs to Srinagar, Jammu Cluster Universities

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir government has accepted resignation of Vice Chancellors of Srinagar and Jammu Cluster Universities even as it has started hunt for their replacements. The Charge of Vice Chancellor Cluster University Jammu has been given to Prof Manoj Dhar, the VC of Jammu University after the government accepted the resignation of […]

Govt to create separate Education Administrative Service for J&K Union Territory

Srinagar: The J&K School Education Department has constituted a committee to recommend a creation of a separate Education Administrative Service in the newly created union territory. As per an order issued by Commissioner Secretary School Education Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon on Wednesday, the six-member committee chaired by Director School Education Kashmir, Dr Mohammad Younis […]

College, varsity teachers asked to join duties amid pandemic

College, varsity teachers asked to join duties amid pandemic

Srinagar: Despite the Ministry of Home Affairs saying that a decision over reopening educational institutions in India will be taken only in July, college and university teachers in Jammu and Kashmir have been asked to report back to duties. Kashmir Reader has learnt that the Secretary, J&K Higher Education Department, on May 5 ordered a […]

Mass promotion will discredit students’ degrees: VCs of J&K varsities

Mass promotion will discredit students’ degrees: VCs of J&K varsities

Srinagar: Vice Chancellors of universities in Jammu and Kashmir have stated that a student-friendly mechanism shall be devised to help them overcome the crisis triggered by the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, to which mass promotion is not the solution. A meeting was held Tuesday at the University of Kashmir under the chairmanship of the varsity’s Vice […]

College, varsity teachers asked to join duties amid pandemic

College, varsity teachers asked to join duties amid pandemic

Srinagar: Despite the Ministry of Home Affairs saying that a decision over reopening educational institutions in India will be taken only in July, college and university teachers in Jammu and Kashmir have been asked to report back to duties. Kashmir Reader has learnt that the Secretary, J&K Higher Education Department, on May 5 ordered a minimum […]

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