Kashmir scholar goes missing during trekking to Gangbal

Srinagar: A 27-year-old scholar hailing from Srinagar’s Bemina area is missing since Sunday after he went to trekking along with his friends to Gangbal in Ganderbal. Hilal Ahmad Dar, a resident of Housing Colony Bemina pursuing PhD in Management Studies at Kashmir University had left for trekking to Naranag in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district along […]

B Ed students at KU’s DDE demand promotion through internal assessment

Srinagar: Hundreds of students pursuing Bachelors in Education (B Ed) through distance mode at the University of Kashmir have demanded promotion on the basis of internal assessment as the varsity administration announced for other programmes recently in view of an undue delay in the completion of the programme. The aggrieved students from the 2017 batch […]

KU issues guidelines for UG exams

KU issues guidelines for UG exams

Srinagar: University of Kashmir on Thursday issued guidelines for conducting examination of undergraduate students, a week after a special panel recommended promoting undergraduate students of batch 2017 onwards through internal assessment in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 4, a special panel including the principals of respective degree colleges affiliated with KU, had recommended […]

KU ranks among top 50 universities in India: NIRF ranking

KU ranks among top 50 universities in India: NIRF ranking

Srinagar: Kashmir University is among the top 50 Indian universities for the year 2020, an improvement of five positions for the varsity compared to last year. The KU figured at the 48th rank in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF)-2020 ranking released by MHRD Minister, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday afternoon. The ranking was […]

KU improves 5 positions in NIRF-2020 ranking

Srinagar Jun 11: The University of Kashmir has improved five positions in the National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF)-2020 rankings released Thursday. The rankings, which were scheduled in April had been delayed due to the prevailing COVID-19 lockdown and were e-released by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (MHRD), Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ this afternoon. […]

‘Erroneously’ showed failed by KU, career of Baramulla students in dilemma

‘Erroneously’ showed failed by KU, career of Baramulla students in dilemma

Srinagar: Several mass communication undergraduates at Government Degree College (GDC) Baramulla have blamed Kashmir University’s administration of putting their careers at stake by failing to rectify the “erroneous” results in 4th semester. The 2016 batch students pursuing MCMP programme at GDC Baramulla’s Mass Communication Department told Kashmir Reader that their 4th semester examination was held […]

Schools in J&K to remain closed for now: Samoon

Schools in J&K to remain closed for now: Samoon

Srinagar: Amid a regular opening of offices in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the School Education Department said that schools will continue to remain closed till June 15. The statement came amid a confusion among teachers over the government’s order directing for regular opening of all offices amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Secretary School Education […]

KU seeks Rs 400 crore from govt

KU seeks Rs 400 crore from govt

Srinagar: Kashmir University on Saturday submitted a detailed proposal for a grant of Rs 398.35 crore from the government for augmentation of physical infrastructure and staft at the varsity’s main and satellite campuses. This augmentation is needed to accommodate more students in campus and to start new courses, the varsity said. The 80th University Council […]

For many, online classes are a problem rather than solution

For many, online classes are a problem rather than solution

Srinagar: The School Education Department is trumpeting about conducting “online classes” amid the Covid-19 lockdown, but for many students and parents in Kashmir these classes are creating more problems than they are solving. The online classes for students are being held through the mobile application ‘Zoom’, as well as on WhatsApp. The government is also […]

Schools in J&K to remain closed for now: Samoon

Srinagar: Amid a regular opening of offices in Jammu and Kashmir, schools will continue to remain closed at least till June 15 as already directed by the government, the School Education Department has said. Secretary School Education Department, Asgar Hassan Samoon tweeted this morning that the General Administration Department order issued on May 29 which […]

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