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Education

City’s private coaching centres attract rural students in hordes

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Biometric attendance system to be installed in government schools Despite State administration launched ‘Super 50’ to provide students standardised facilities, officials today said that nearly twenty two thousand students from rural areas across Kashmir come to summer capital Srinagar to attend their private coaching. However in order to counter the issue, State Board of School Education said that they would install biometric system in schools and attract more students to the ‘Super 50 coaching classes.’ About twenty two thousand students from rural areas of Kashmir come to the summer capital,…

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‘Hard work, setting targets helped us achieve our goal’; Class 12 toppers

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Students who bagged top three positions in class XII examinations, results of which were declared on Thursday, attributed their success to hard work and setting targets. For Bushra Amin, the reason behind success was hard work and parental support. Hailing from Khankah Bagh village in South Kashmir’s Pampore, Bushra bagged the first position in the science stream of 12th class Board of School Education (BOSE) examination. She scored 489 (97.8%) marks out of 500. “Hard work has no substitute. Besides, parental support proved fruitful for me,” Bushra said, adding that…

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Toppers bask in glory

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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…

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Kashmiri student goes missing from AMU

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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…

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Teacher union chiefs pulled up for not taking classes

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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…

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‘Free Tutorials’ for Kashmir students during winter vacations

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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.…

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

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• 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…

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22 Nagrota Sainik School cadets clear NDA exam

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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…

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Mass copying turns SSB test into mockery

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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…

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‘Bizarre BUBBLES’ – Principal leaves baby at City Church

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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…

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