LG administration takes note of ‘serious matter’, asks department to ‘fix responsibility’ Srinagar: Faculty members at colleges in Jammu and Kashmir have accused the Higher Education department of “promoting mediocrity” by denying them permission to pursue higher studies. The accusations have caught the attention of the Lieutenant Governor’s administration, which has called it a “serious […]
Srinagar: Despite getting crores of rupees in grants from different Government of India agencies, and minting lakhs in fees from students, Kashmir University’s Directorate of Lifelong Learning (DLL) has failed to set up the laboratory necessary for students of Bachelor’s in Automotive Technology, a degree programme started with much fanfare more than a year ago. […]
SRINAGAR: Engineering students at the SSM College of Engineering and Technology in north Kashmir’s Baramulla have complained about delay in the fresh online examination of their 7th semester paper disrupted “due to the prevailing slow internet speed” in Kashmir even as authorities at Kashmir University to which they are affiliated attribute the cancellation of the […]
‘Any violation shall warrant action under rules’ Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has framed a common admission schedule for private schools affiliated with the J&K Board of School Education following complaints about “exploitation” from parents. An order issued by Principal Secretary School Education Department Asgar Hassan Samoon Thursday said that the government’s Fee Fixation […]
Srinagar: Students admitted at the MET Higher Secondary School Barzulla in Srinagar have alleged that the institution is forcing them to pay full fee for the last six months of COVID-19 lockdown period without conducting any online classes or distributing assignments. The school management while acknowledging the complaints, however, maintained that the online classes were […]
First floor of residential house set afire with explosives Budgam: A militant from Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district and affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was killed in a gunfight with government forces on Tuesday at Nowhar locality of Chrar-i-Sharif in Budgam district. The gunfight, which concluded with Asif’s killing at about Tuesday noon, […]
Srinagar: A negligible number of students turned up as secondary and higher secondary government schools in Kashmir reopened after nearly six months on Monday. Schools in the region, like everywhere else, have been shut since mid-March when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. The Ministry of Home Affairs recently under ‘Unlock 4’ allowed schools to reopen […]
Chief Engineer Jal Shakti says ‘they feed from public posts’ Srinagar: Despite boasting of nearly 80 ‘operational’ water supply schemes, 66 percent of households in central Kashmir’s Budgam district are still awaiting potable water connections, according to official data. The district is divided into two Public Health Engineering divisions of Budgam and Chadoora, each spread […]
Budgam: Novel coronavirus cases have witnessed a steep spike in central Kashmir’s Budgam district in the past one month, more so since the second week of September. The district has risen two notches up in terms of the overall tally to emerge as the second-worst COVID-19 hit district in Kashmir after Srinagar. Health officials in […]
Srinagar: After several reports of teachers being dismissed from service even though fees are being collected from students by private schools, the School Education Department has sought audited statements from private schools of their income and expenditure. Throughout the prevailing pandemic, there have been frequent reports about “mass layoffs” of teachers at private schools and […]