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Education

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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Teachers outnumber students in migrant schools

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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…

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115 unfair means cases registered during class 10 exam

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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…

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CEOs told to ensure ban on sale of tobacco products around schools

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With drugs and tobacco consumption among students rising alarmingly in J&K, the Directorate of School Education (DSE) has directed all Chief Education Officers (CEOs) in Jammu to check the shops selling tobacco products close to schools. The CEOs have also been asked to ensure ban on the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of the premises of all educational institutions. “The CEOs are directed to submit a monthly report to the DSE for follow-up ensuring a complete ban of tobacco products in and around educational institutions in the Jammu…

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Mehbooba takes up students’ admission in LS

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There is some good news for Jammu and Kashmir students who are struggling to get admission in various colleges and universities in the country. The Union Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD) has swung into action to ensure that eligible students from the state get admission under the supernumerary quota. This has become possible after Member of Parliament Mehbooba Mufti raised the issue many a time in Parliament and at various other platforms. Mehbooba today again raised the issue in the Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour and sought the…

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Naeem launches CM’s Super-50 Free Winter Tutorial for students

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Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar launched Chief Minister’s Super-50 Free Winter Tutorial initiative for students as well as medical and engineering aspirants of Jammu and Kashmir, here, today. The initiative is a comprehensive free tuition program for 10th and 12th class students of Jammu and Kashmir who will be tutored by top faculty drawn from the State Government’s Education Department. “The free winter tutorials will be run by the best brains of J&K who will get incentives based on their performance. The students will have to pay nominal heating charges…

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Schoolgirls kashmir valley meet President

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A group of 30 girls who are on a tour organised by the Army, on Tuesday visited Rashtrapati Bhawan and met President Pranab Mukherjee, who extended his warm greetings and blessing to them. A Defence spokesman said Snober Khan, a participant student, also presented a memento to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces on behalf of the Chinar Corps. Earlier in the day, the young girls had the opportunity of having a conducted tour of Parliament where they even attended a Lok Sabha session for some time. Interacting with…

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Centre plans to set up IIM in Jammu and Kashmir

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The Centre is planning to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jammu and Kashmir and the state government has been requested to identify suitable land for this purpose, the government today said. HRD Minister Smriti Irani shared this information in Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question. “The Union Government has proposed to establish an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The state government of J&K have been requested to identify suitable land for the purpose,” Irani said in…

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