Category: Education

Education

Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

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For 20 days now, the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) is closed and nobody seems to care. On one hand Chief Minister is promising education revolution and on the other hand 2200 students are staring at the loss of one academic year, depression and police harassment. The closure in this case is neither to ensure law and order nor summer vacations. Till date the government, particularly the education ministry has failed to solve the biggest crisis facing the education sector in its tenure. The crisis which could have been…

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Kashmiri students in Punjab allege fraud; demand JK govt’s intervention

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The students from Kashmir who had sought admission in various colleges affiliated with Punjab Technical University (PTU) are on a protest against the move by the Punjab Government for bringing these colleges under the domain of a “non-recognized” university. Various Kashmiri students who had sought admission in various engineering and management colleges here affiliated with Punjab Technical University (PTU) were “shocked” to know that the Punjab government has ordered to bring these colleges under the “newly established and non-recognized” Maharaja Ranjit Singh State University (MRSSU). “We had sought the admission…

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‘JK lags behind in quality higher education’

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2-day national seminar begins at CUK Jammu and Kashmir continues to trail behind other states in higher education with only two universities having National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation. Meanwhile, none of the Indian universities figure among the top-notch universities of the world. The concerns over the quality of higher education were expressed by academicians during a seminar organised by Central University of Kashmir in collaboration with NAAC Bangalore which began here on Thursday. University of Kashmir and University of Jammu remain the only two institutes of higher learning…

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CM launches ‘Model School Scheme’ in J&K

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Aiming at providing quality education for all, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Thursday launched the ‘Model School Scheme’ by inaugurating the state’s first government model school in Basohli. “I am happy we are making a new beginning from Basohli and Jammu, from where we will take this movement to other parts of the state,” Sayeed said. “We have launched a new movement for providing quality education to students. Unless we make strides in the education sector, we cannot progress on any other front,” he said. “The education sector received a…

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Government felicitated teacher for innovative teaching methods

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Jammu and Kashmir government felicitated the teacher whose video of innovative methods of teaching went viral on social media last week. Education Minister Naeem Akhtar felicitated Mohammad Yousuf Rather, who teaches at a government school in South Kashmir Shopian district, for devising unique method to simplify the teaching process. “Innovation is a key part of education and it is a matter of great honour for our department to have such bright teachers. I congratulate him for his novel method of teaching which could be emulated by other teachers also,” Akhtar…

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Students yet to recover from deluge trauma

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Mehran Ahmad, 17, has not been able to recover from the trauma that he lost all his books in the September floods. The year has been a struggle for him to concentrate on his studies and to remember what happened at his home on September 7, 2014. On the morning of September 7, 2014, the loudspeakers made an announcement in Raj Bagh that the water in Jhelum is above the danger mark, but like other families they didn’t believe that the flood will hit their home. “I was sitting with…

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Police cane charge Kashmir students in Chandigarh

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Scores of Kashmiri students Monday alleged that police in Punjab used force to break up their demonstration against various Chandigarh colleges. The aggrieved students told that they were protesting peacefully against the college authorities when policemen used lathicharge to break up their protest. The students, who had sought admissions under Punjab Technical University (PTU), were opposing the Punjab government decision bringing their colleges under the domain of Maharaja Ranjit Singh State University, which is not recognized by the J&K government. “We had assembled today morning to demand refund of fee…

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Year after floods, school infra in shambles

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Majority of the schools which were damaged in the September 2014 floods lie in a state of ruin badly hitting the education of the children. The government data reveals that the education sector has faced a loss of over Rs 90.29 crore and 1096 schools were damaged across Kashmir division. In the absence of infrastructure students are forced to shun the studies. The state government is however unable to repair the infrastructure due to paucity of funds.  Director School Education Shah Faesal said, “Last year’s flood left tens of thousands…

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Kashmir valley gets high-density apple orchard

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Chief Minister wants to make Kashmir ‘fruit valley of the world’ Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed inaugurated the state’s first-ever high-density apple orchard, set up by Khurram, a young Valley-based entrepreneur, at Bamdoora in Anantnag district of south Kashmir today. Speaking on the occasion at the “Model Apple Orchard”, the Chief Minister urged fruit growers to shift to high-density orcharding to enhance apple production, for greater economic returns on their yield. “The government will diversify horticulture by adopting newer techniques and best practices to survive the onslaught of emerging markets…

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Have a Suggestion, Call Education Ministry

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In a first step towards improving the education sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the state education ministry has established a HELPLINE in the personal office of the Education Minister, Naeem Akhtar. “The step has been taken to ensure timely disposal of grievances of the stakeholders including teachers, students, parents and other concerned,” an official statement said Wednesday evening. Feedback, grievances and suggestions regarding the education department can be sent through SMS and Whatsapp on cell no: 09419013675 or the same can be mailed on educationministerjk@gmail.com. The helpline will be available…

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