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Education

Political turmoil no excuse for poor performance – Minister

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Education Minister Naeem Akhtar today said the political turbulence in the Valley should not be an excuse for under-performance of the government-run educational institutions. “Education should not become a casualty of conflict. The political turbulence of the past more than two decades should not become an excuse for under-performance at our schools and colleges,” Akhtar said. He was speaking at the inaugural session of an inter- college debate competition on the topic “College Education in Kashmir is Listless” at SP College here. Akhtar said colleges should give creative freedom to…

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Cop caught facilitating copying in Marwah school, suspended

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A policeman was caught facilitating copying in examination at Higher Secondary School, Marwah, in Kishtwar district. The incident has put a question mark on the functioning of the School Education Department and preparation of the J&K Board of School Education to conduct examinations in a free and fair manner. Several photographs and a video were shot when a J&K policeman was seen helping candidates during Class X bi-annual examination being held at the school. Though the Director General of Police has ordered immediate suspension of the policeman on request from…

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From 700 applicants, just 10 eligible for IGNOU’s BEd entrance test

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In the recently conducted entrance test by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Jammu Regional Centre, for the Bachelors of Education (BEd) course through the distance learning mode, more than 700 aspirants had applied for the test, but a little over 10 candidates were found eligible to sit in the examination as per the new eligibility criteria fixed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Sources said the eligibility requirement for the BEd course was changed by the University Grants Commission and Indira Gandhi National Open University, too, had announced modification…

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Jawahar Nagar residents resent ‘loot of public property’

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The residents of Jawahar Nagar area have strongly objected to the order of Director School Education for framing a school committee with entire members from a single class. They also objected to changing the name of “DAV institute Jawahar Nagar/Magermal Bagh/Wazir bagh” to “DAV Public Secondary School”. As per the order number 2019-DSEK of 2015 dated 4-7-15, counter signed also by then Joint Director School Education, Dr Abid Shah, the subject has been written as “Managing committee of DAV Public secondary School Jawahar Nagr, Srinagar.” The order legitimizes a managing…

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Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University got new VC

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Prof Javed Musarrat, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, for five years. An order to this effect was issued today by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, also Chancellor of the university, the government said. “The appointment has been made on the basis of recommendations of the search committee headed by Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Adviser to the Chief Minister,” it said. Professor Musarrat had served in the United States as visiting scientist, Michigan State University, and…

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Private schools can’t charge exorbitant fees: Justice Imtiyaz

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Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain, Chairman of Committee for fixation of fee structure of private educational institutions, has said that the private schools of the State cannot be allowed to charge exorbitant fees from the students studying in such schools. “Complaints regarding such increase in fee will be dealt with strenuously. Schools that do not indulge in excessive fee charging will be allowed to have reasonable increase as per the norms after due process of their cases but schools who have got surplus income and where increase in such fee is…

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Need to upgrade Govt schools: CM

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Inaugurates three Model Schools in Anantnag district Stressing on the need to upgrade government schools, Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Wednesday said the government would work to bring all the schools under the ambit of the Model School Scheme gradually. Mufti said the talent of the youth needs to be channelized properly so as to prepare them for the world of cut-throat competition. Asserting that quality of human resource determines empowerment of countries, the chief minister outlined importance of excellence in education. He said technology has shrunk world into a…

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Kothibagh girls school now to be model institution

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The Kothibagh Girls Higher Secondary School, established in 1886, has played a pivotal role in the field of girl education in Kashmir. Being close to Lal Chowk, the school has been witness to and withstood many political upheavals. But all along its journey from 1886, the school, which is spread over a vast campus just behind the famous SP College, has stood like a rock and continued its mission of imparting education to girls. One of the top schoolsThe school has now been designated as a model school by the…

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Kashmiri Students ousted after complaining unhygienic food from Pacific University Rajasthan

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After the Kashmiri students studying in Pacific University Rajasthan were asked to evacuate the hostel two weeks ago, the students have demanded assurance of their adequate security from the varsity authorities before re-joining. Two weeks ago, a scuffle had taken place between Kashmiri students and hostel mess staff over cleanliness issue when a Kashmiri student had refused to eat in a dirty plate. The incident is said to have caused violence in the campus with students turning hostile against varsity authorities for not entertaining complaints against “dirty food”. Fearing any…

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Punjab college expels Kashmiri students

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After a year of their studies, Deshbhagat Dental College Muktsar Punjab has shown the door to 13 Kashmiri students whose admission was cancelled by Punjab government with the college management refusing to return their fee and certificates. The situation at the college became tense after all Kashmiri students went on a night-long protest demanding end to the stalemate.  “We had taken admission in BDS at the college in 2014 and early this year they told us that our admission is cancelled as Punjab government doesn’t allow students who have not…

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