Srinagar: The government on Friday barred private schools in the region from charging capitation fee and subjecting students to “screening” at the time of admission. The capitation fee often charged arbitrarily by private schools in the region has been rendered illegal by virtue of section 13 of the RTE Act 2009 of the Government of […]
Budgam: It was supposed to cater to a population of several thousands living in more than fifty villages in three districts: Budgam, Pulwama and Shopian. But the new building of the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) is awaiting completion for the last more than a decade, even as the old building is staring at imminent collapse. The […]
Srinagar: The government on Friday barred private schools in Jammu and Kashmir from charging capitation fee and subjecting students to “screening” at the time of admission. The capitation fee often charged arbitrarily by private schools in the region has been rendered illegal by virtue of section 13 of the RTE Act 2009 of the Government […]
Family members say no policewomen were present at time of arrest Budgam: Relatives of two women from Branwar village in Budgam district have alleged that the duo was arrested by male police from the local police station after an argument over land, “without any women cops present, as mandated by law”. Police, however, have called […]
SRINAGAR: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, over 18,000 aspirants in Kashmir appeared for this year’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the competitive examination for medical courses. The examination was held amid strict protocol for stopping spread of the infection inside the examination centres. The medical entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency across India every […]
Srinagar: After much delay due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, Kashmir University has scheduled Entrance Test-2020 from September 9 at six locations across the Valley. The examinations will be held in morning and evening shifts. As per a notification issued by the varsity’s Director Admissions and Competitive Examinations on Tuesday, morning shift will start at […]
Besides varsity's main campus at Hazratbal, test to held at selected centres across valley
Srinagar: After much delay due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kashmir has scheduled Entrance Test-2020 from September 9 at six locations across the valley in morning and evening shifts. As per a notification issued by Director Admissions and Competitive Examinations at KU on Tuesday in this regard, the morning shift shall […]
Srinagar: Much to the relief of students whose Class 10 private board examinations had been delayed due to Covid-19, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has decided to either promote them to Class 11 or provide them provisional admission as a one-time relaxation. For Class 12 students, the board announced that they […]
Srinagar:Much to the relief of students whose Class 10 private board examinations had been delayed due to Covid-19, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has decided to either promote them to Class 11 or provide them provisional admission as a one-time relaxation. For Class 12 students, the board announced that they can […]
Shopian: Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba and a policeman were killed in a gunfight on Srinagar outskirts on Sunday. The firefight erupted after militants on a two-wheeler fired on government forces at Pantha Chowk in Srinagar outskirts on Saturday night. The gunfight, according to police, started around midnight after forces launched searches in the adjoining area […]