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Education

Schools violate govt order, hold exams during summer vacations

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In a blatant violation of government order, the private schools in city and other parts of valley have scheduled the Term 1 exams for students from July 1, the day government announced vacations for the educational institutions up to the Higher Secondary level. The move comes despite the clear cut directions from the government to close the schools for summer vacations and wherein the schools have been warned of strict action in case of any default on the part by any private school (s) in observance of the calendar of…

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Nine hurt as ceiling collapses in Kashmir University

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Nine students were injured when the ceiling of a classroom collapsed at the University of Kashmir this morning. Officials said 30 students were present in a classroom at the Economics Department when the ceiling collapsed, injuring nine students while others had a narrow escape. “The injured are being treated at the university health centre,” said the Public Relations Officer of the university. “We have already ordered a safety audit of all the buildings on the campus, which will be done soon,” said officials from the university, adding that the students…

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Summer break in Kashmir schools from 1 – 17 July

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In view of rising temperatures, authorities on Wednesday announced 17-day-long summer vacation in all educational institutions upto higher secondary level in Kashmir division and winter zone of Jammu region from July 1. “All government and private schools of Kashmir Division and winter zone of Jammu region shall observe summer vacations with effect from July 1 till July 17,” an order issued by Commissioner Secretary Shaleen Kabra, a copy of which lies with news agency GNS. Any violation on part of private schools shall warrant strict action, the order said.

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Teachers to get promotion, incentive if school student tops in Class X

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Performance of govt schools unsatisfactory, says Akhtar Cites lack of basic infrastructure, absenteeism & inadequate stakeholder participation as reasons In order to get good results in government schools, the Department of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has announced incentives, including promotions, for teachers whose student tops in Class X exams. The DSEK today announced that the entire staff of the school where a student tops in Class X exams in the current academic session will get out-of-turn promotions. “If a student of any government school of the Kashmir division gets the first…

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College with 2 rooms, 8 students, 10 faculty members!

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GDC Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan presents dismal picture of education sector Two rooms, eight students and 10 faculty members! Welcome to the Government Degree College (GDC) Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan in Shaher-e-Khaas. Away from the hustle and bustle which dominates other colleges in the summer capital, the scene at this college is different with empty classrooms as the authorities have failed to attract students since its inception. The enrollment of students has decreased over the past several years. “Earlier the enrollment in the college was 16 and later it was 11. Now this year,…

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Governor NN Vohra opens workshop for IAS aspirants

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Governor NN Vohra inaugurated a workshop on “The Civil Services: An Achievable Career Goal”, organised by the Ascent Group, at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre here today. Observing that we lived in a highly competitive environment, the Governor urged the youth to aspire to be among the very best and achieve success on all fronts, not merely in civil services. He said with every passing day the world was witnessing growing competition in every arena of human activity and for this alone our youth faced the challenge of being competent, efficient…

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‘Kashmir is not France’, govt tells DPS management after it bars teacher from wearing Abaya

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The prestigious Delhi Public School (DPS) decision to allegedly bar a Muslim woman teacher from wearing Abaya (Islamic gown that covers the body from neck-to-toe) has stoked a major political storm in the Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir. Seemingly angry over school’s decision in the poll season, the Mehbooba Mufti-led government sent a stern message to the DPS management saying Jammu and Kashmir was not France where the government or any institute could decide the dress code for the people. Protests had rocked the elite school on Friday after a science…

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Two Kashmiri girls detailed by Delhi Police while returning from Bangladesh

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Two Kashmiri girls, returning from Bangladesh where they are pursuing MBBS, were detained Friday afternoon at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. Jammu and Kashmir Police has taken up the matter of detention of two Kashmiri girls at Delhi airport with the Delhi Police and sought their early release. “We are in touch with Delhi Police and hope the girls would be set free soon,” a senior police officer told Kashmir Post. Two Kashmiri girls, returning from Bangladesh where they are pursuing MBBS, were detained Friday afternoon at Indira…

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‘Four Kashmiri students make it to IITs’

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In a first for the Kashmir valley, 4 students have made it to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), the results for which were declared recently. IITs are regarded as one of the best engineering colleges of the world, and its qualifying exam, JEE Advanced, taken by 2 lakh aspirants across the country, one of the toughest. Every year hardly one or two Kashmiris make it to IITs, that too after having to avail expensive coaching from institutes in Delhi or Kota. It’s for the first time since the…

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Court asks JK govt to come up with policy on Heavy School Bags

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The burden of heavy school bags on children in Jammu and Kashmir may finally ease. The high court has asked the education department to come up with a policy on this within three months, after a petition was filed by an undergraduate student. “When I was in class 3rd or 4th I went through the same problem these students are facing. At my time there were heavy school bags weighing about 5 kg – now it’s 6 kg,” said the petitioner, Badr-u-Duja. The division bench headed by Chief Justice N…

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