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Another class XII student forced to miss exam

November 18, 2015 Editor

Board of School Education ‘fails’ to provide hall ticket to her In the second incident in less than a week, another student from Baramulla district has alleged that she was disallowed to write her exams after the school authorities failed to provide her the hall ticket, saying it was misplaced by the board authorities. Shabeena Ayub, a student of Class XII at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Baramulla, said her name was in the list of students eligible for the annual exams, but she was made to wait by the…

Students in Kashmir never got exam fees refunded despite mass promotions, post floods

November 13, 2015 Editor

Over the past one year, J&K state government has drawn heavy criticism from locals on several instances for failing to rehabilitate flood survivors who suffered massively in September last year. On the anniversary of one of the worst disasters that had hit the valley in past century, Kashmir valley observed a complete shutdown two months back as protesters claimed that compensation never reached the needy. Meanwhile, it’s not just the flood package which is overdue at government’s end. A year back, students from Class 1 to 9 and class 11…

60% of schools in JK lack basic facilities

November 10, 2015 Editor

Efforts are on to provide all facilities to the schools: Ahktar Even after spending crores under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme during the past years, students in many of the middle and high schools in Jammu and Kashmir are being deprived of basic amenities. According to the information collected by KNS, 60 percent of schools in Jammu and Kashmir are deprived basic facilities including the toilet facilities. A report by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DISE), Union Ministry of Human Resource Development said that out of 23,234…

Modi’s praise for Kashmir willow means nothing for bat makers

November 9, 2015 Editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Srinagar rally on Saturday invoked the once famed cricket bat manufacturing industry of Kashmir with possibly no clue about the “plight” of these manufacturers. Besides showering praise on cricketer Parvez Rasool and advocating hosting international matches in Kashmir, Modi said: “Sachin, Sehwag or Dhoni, whoever hit a six, they did it with a willow from Kashmir.” However for the bat manufacturers, the Prime Minister’s admiration meant little. For them last five years have been the most tumultuous and there seems to be no end…

BGSBU’s MCA students accuse authorities of cheating

November 7, 2015 Editor

The MCA students of 2010-2013 batch of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU), Rajouri alleged that the university authorities fleeced them by charging extra Rs 5000 fee per student as placement charges. The university authorities, at the time of admission asked us to pay additional Rs 5000 with Rs 2000 admission fee and Rs 25000 semester fee, as placement fee. Our batch had strength of 38 students,” students said. The students said that after the completion of our degree no company visited the varsity for placement purpose. “None of the…

Edu dept to seek marriage documents, PRCs to post female teachers

November 6, 2015 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered that female teachers would have to produce marriage documents and permanent resident certificates (PRCs) of their husbands before they are transferred to the districts where they are married. Officials said since the married women have been pressing on the Education department to post them nearer to home, the Education department has issued directive that they shall produce marriage certificates and PRCs before any pre-mature transfer is ordered. Sources said earlier the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) have been transferring the female teachers without seeking…

Govt teachers can no more offer private tuition in Jammu

October 30, 2015 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has framed new guidelines for the operation of the tuition centres across the state. Tuition centres in the state have been in the news for the past two years for flouting guidelines, affecting the academics of students. In Jammu, the winter capital of the state, the government has put a blanket ban on the private practice of the teachers, engaged in government schools. “All Chief Education Officers (CEOs) are directed to ensure that there is total prohibition on the practice of private tuitions by government…

Bid to revive nightlife in Kashmir

October 28, 2015 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Education department is embarking on an ambitious project to revive late-evening life in the conflict-torn valley through students. For the first time since militancy broke out in the 1990s, the department is starting evening courses in colleges located near commercial hubs. The first-ever evening course will be in nursing, starting at the prestigious Government Women’s College, M A Road, Srinagar, and Women’s College Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. “The idea is to infuse life in Srinagar city, which goes to sleep immediately after sundown. These evening courses will…

J&K govt cracks the whip on private tuitions by govt teachers

October 28, 2015 Editor

J&K government on Tuesday ordered a “blanket ban” on private tuitions by government school teachers, while directing the authorities to form “crack teams” for a strict implementation of the order. “All the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) are directed to ensure that there is total prohibition on the practice of private tuitions by government officials,” Director School Education, Jammu, Smita Sethi said here. As per the order, disciplinary action will be initiated against any Principal, headmaster, lecturer, master, teacher or Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers involved in giving private tuition or associated with…

JK students face PMSSS hiccups in Jharkhand college

October 26, 2015 Editor

As Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) failed to release scholarship amount for hostel and mess fee, students from Jammu and Kashmir alleged that a Jharkhand based university has asked them to manage the expenses on their own. The students selected for Bachelors in Dental Sciences (BDS) under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) in 2012 at Vananchal Dental College, which comes under Nilambar-Pitambar University Jharkhand, are facing problems of accommodation following MHRD’s failure to release the money for hostel and mess fee. According to the aggrieved students, the College…