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Toppers bask in glory

January 22, 2016 Editor

The toppers of this year’s class XII examination have attributed their success to hard work and support from parents and teachers. They also shared their desire to continue the winning streak in their professional lives. Bushra Amin has secured first position in Science stream with 489 marks (97.8 percent). A resident of Khanaqah Bagh Pampore, she wants to be an ideal daughter and honest professional. “This is a small success in life. I want to shine in every sphere of life-social as well as professional. My first priority would be…

Kashmiri student goes missing from AMU

January 20, 2016 Editor

A Kashmiri student from Kunan Poshpora Kupwara has gone missing from Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh. Police said the recorded statement of missing boy’s family reveals that Umar Taimur had left the room of his cousin in distress as he had failed to pass the matriculation examination. “We have been looking at the case through different angles. The missing youth was extremely disturbed when he was last seen by his cousin. He can’t survive on Rs 400 for seven days while the bank statements reveal that he has made no…

Teacher union chiefs pulled up for not taking classes

January 20, 2016 Editor

The state has decided to act tough against teachers who skip teaching duties on the pretext of running trade unions. The directions in this regard were issued by Shah Faesal, Director, School Education, Kashmir, as complaints were being received that some members of various teacher forums and associations did not attend to their routine duties on the pretext that the government had exempted them from the same. There had been frequent complaints against the teacher union forums and there were allegations that union leaders interfered in the administrative activities and…

‘Free Tutorials’ for Kashmir students during winter vacations

January 15, 2016 Editor

At this school in Srinagar’s Hyderpora, over 200 students take free tuitions in the Wi-Fi enabled warm classrooms as temperature remains below freezing point outside. The classes have been started in 300 schools in Kashmir as part of a state government initiative known as the ‘Chief Minister’s Super 50’. The programme was initiated by late chief minister mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The program is a big hit as hundreds of teachers have given up their winter vacation and have volunteered to offer free tuition to over one lakh students in Kashmir.…

Boys break top rank jinx but girls dominate merit list in Class 10 results

January 11, 2016 Editor

• Tabish Manzoor of Anantnag secures first position • Nearly 400 students share first 20 positions • Private schools fare better than govt institutes The class 10 annual results were declared here Sunday with nearly 400 candidates sharing the first 20 positions. Unlike the trend of past many years, the first position has been secured by a boy, Tabish Manzoor Khan of Radiant Public School, Anantnag. Tabish has topped the merit list, scoring 498 marks out of 500 (99.6 percent). However, girls continued to dominate the position tally in the…

22 Nagrota Sainik School cadets clear NDA exam

January 5, 2016 Editor

Twenty two cadets of the current batch of Nagrota Sainik School’s class XII have passed the prestigious National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) held by the Union Public Service Commission on September 27, 2015. A total of 45 cadets from the school had appeared in the examination. By passing the written examination, all 22 cadets have qualified to appear in the interview conducted by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for entry into the officer cadre of the Armed Forces through NDA-136th course and Naval…

Mass copying turns SSB test into mockery

December 26, 2015 Editor

The Services Selection Board (SSB) examination held today for selection to various posts turned into mockery amid mass copying at some centres here. The pictures of examinees matching their answers while sitting in groups went viral on social sites forcing the Board authorities to cancel exams at two centres of Jammu district. As per sources, around 1500 job aspirants, whose examination centre was at Luthra College of Education Bohri Talab Tillo and Sacred Heart College of Education here, indulged in mass cheating. “Instead of sitting in their allotted seats, the…

‘Bizarre BUBBLES’ – Principal leaves baby at City Church

December 26, 2015 Editor

School staff thrashes 3 women journalists, 4 photojournalists While schools across Kashmir Valley remain shut keeping in view the harsh weather conditions, a play school, BUBBLES not only continues to run their operations but also take toddlers for a ride. A Parry Pora based play school on Friday takes kids to camps and tours’ on Christmas in Srinagar. In a bizarre incident, the authorities not only violate the government order but leave one toddler at a Holy family Catholic Church. While the Principal along with her staff take out their…

Teachers outnumber students in migrant schools

December 24, 2015 Editor

At a time when the widening gap of student-teacher ratio in government schools in the state is a cause of concern, in the schools for migrant, known as migrant schools, which have been opened by the government in the winter capital, there is entirely different scenario. In some schools, teachers outnumber students enrolled. Further, some of the schools are having zero enrolment of students. Migrant schools were established in 1990 after the migration of 3.50 lakh Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley. Initially, these institutions were opened at Muthi, Purkhoo, Mishriwala…

115 unfair means cases registered during class 10 exam

December 18, 2015 Editor

The JK Board of School Education (BOSE) has registered unfair means cases against 115 students who appeared in annual 2015 regular 10th class examination held in November this year. Of the total, maximum cases include possession of chits while 19 are ‘smuggling’ cases and three cases of impersonation. After the culmination of 10th annual examination, BOSE authorities convened a meeting regarding the cases and have also announced the punishment against erring students for resorting to unfair means in the exams. “We convened a meeting regarding the issue and took decisions…