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Education

Mass copying video at Rainawari School goes viral, authorities unfazed

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Mass copying was rampant in the ongoing Jammu Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) bi-annual matric examinations at Government Boys High School Rainawari Srinagar, locals alleged on Tuesday. The claim of the locals is corroborated by a mobile video clip that has gone viral showing teachers on duty helping students to resort to unfair means. Locals from Rainawari area told Srinagar based news gathering agency CNS that few teachers on examination duty have been encouraging the malpractice while in centre number 8145 the situation is even worse, with the flying…

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Education system in crisis, J&K ranked 3rd from bottom among States: Akhtar

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As per the survey, around 79 percent of 5th class and 65 percent of 8th class students were not able to read the text of 2nd class text books. The Government on Monday admitted the education sector was in “crises” in Jammu and Kashmir, revealing that the State ranked 3rd from the bottom among all the States and Union Territories (UTs) in National Achievement Survey (NAS). Education Minister Naeem Akthar’s more than one-hour speech was mainly focused on failure of the previous Governments in taking advantage of centrally sponsored schemes…

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Council passes resolution seeking IIT, IIM for Kashmir

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The Legislative Council today adopted a resolution recommending to the Government of India to sanction one Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and one Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for Kashmir. The private resolution was moved by National Conference member Qaiser Jamsheed Lone and it was passed by the House despite the J&K Government appealing to him to withdraw it. “The government is pursuing these issues. It would be better to withdraw this resolution,” Law Minister Haq Khan told Lone while discussing the resolution in Upper House. “The government does not…

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1.40 lakh teachers on record, 20000 not traceable

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There are no whereabouts of around 20000 teachers working with Jammu and Kashmir Education Department, the Government informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Winding up the discussion on demand of grants for School and Higher Education, Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar said on papers there were 1.40 lakh teachers working in School Education Department. “But while compiling the data from each district, we found the figures (number of teachers) was around 1.20 lakh to 1.25 lakh. We are trying to locate the missing teachers,” the Minister told the House. He…

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Pvt schools violate govt order on closure of educational institutes

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Force teachers to attend school for ‘admission process’ Despite instructions for strict adherence to government order regarding closure of educational institutions in view of intense heat wave, private schools continue to violate the order with impunity in the name of “admission process” for the next academic session. Under the new modus operandi adopted by some private schools, they had called off academic activities on their campuses, but the teachers, who are paid meagre salary per month, had been forced to attend school daily and work amid sizzling weather conditions. The…

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GoI directs monitoring of harassment of Kashmiri students studying outside

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Asks JK govt to take up issue with state govts Government of India (GoI) has directed Jammu and Kashmir government to regularly follow the complaints of harassment of Kashmiri students studying outside with the concerned state governments. In the directive issued by Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), J&K government has been asked to regularly take up the cases of harassment of the Kashmiri students with the concerned Director Generals of Police (DGPs) and Chief Secretaries (CSs) of state governments. The MHA has directed the J&K Home Department and police…

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Chuntkul bund safe haven for class bunkers

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“Presence of these students hampers movement of pedestrians particularly females along the route. The respective school managements and police has failed to check the menace,” The Chuntkul bund near SP College here has become a safe haven for the male students who bunk their classes. A group of senior citizens said that a large number of students from various schools in the city-centre bunk their classes and sit on the bund for rest of the day. “Presence of these students hampers movement of pedestrians particularly females along the route. The…

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UGC wants all universities, colleges to chant Om Shanti on Yoga Day

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities and their affiliated colleges to celebrate ‘International Yoga Day’ on June 21 by following a ‘Common Yoga Protocol’. The protocol, as per the official letter written by UGC to all universities, is a 45-minute schedule of exercises and prayers which starts with a posture where one has to chant OM Shantih Shantih along with a few verses from Rigveda, (a collection Vedic hymns) which literally translate to ‘May you move in harmony, speak in one voice; let your minds be in…

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SC rejects JK’s appeal to hold separate entrance exams for MBBS & BDS

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• States can’t conduct their own entrance exams for medical colleges • Students who appeared in NEET-I can also take NEET-II In a significant order, the Supreme Court Monday rejected pleas of state governments including Jammu and Kashmir and minority institutions to allow them to hold separate entrance exams for MBBS and BDS courses for the academic year 2016-17 saying only NEET provides for conducting such test for admission to these courses. The apex court put to rest all confusion by refusing to modify its April 28 order by which…

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Follow guidelines or face action, pvt schools told

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The Department of School Education, Kashmir, (DSEK) has issued fresh instructions to private schools across the Valley to follow guidelines set by the government or face action. The officials from the DSEK said in order to ensure the smooth functioning of private schools in unison with directions of the government, a meeting was convened by the Joint Director, Elementary Education, with chief education officers of Kashmir. The officials said it was impressed upon all chief education officers to constitute a committee which could ascertain the validity of registration orders of…

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