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In 2022, Kashmir records worst Class 12th result of past 3 years

EDUCATION

In the recently announced annual regular results of 12th standard, Kashmir division has recorded the worst results after a gap of two years. This year Kashmir division witnessed an overall pass percentage of 74.92 percent. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that in the year 2008, the pass percentage of 12th standard was 53.50 percent in which 43,183 students appeared in the examination out of which 23,102 candidates qualified the examination. Similarly, in the year 2009, the results of the class was declared on January 21 2010 in which 46,367 students had appeared for the examination out of which 25,546 candidates passed the examination and the overall results of the session was recorded with 55.10 percent. In the year 2010, despite turmoil in Jammu and Kash...

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6,000 transit accommodations to come up at Rs 920 Crore for migrant KPs in Kashmir: MHA

OTHERS

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Wednesday said that 6000 transit accommodations at an estimated cost of Rs 920 crore will come up in Kashmir while the land has been restored to Kashmiri migrant applicants in the last five years. The Ministry of Home Affairs was responding to the queries raised in the parliament including the number of properties that have been restored for the Kashmiri Pandits during the last five years and whether there is an agency that monitors and tracks the status of these properties and whether Government has taken ownership in the absence of the property holder. Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Nityanand Rai responded to the queries in Rajya Sabha. In a written reply to the parliament, the MoS as per news agency—Kashmir News ...

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Mercury drops in JK, Ladakh; Minus 25.2°C in Drass

REGIONAL

Night temperatures dropped further in Kashmir as Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, remained the coldest place in Kashmir Valley on Friday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 2.2°C against last night’s minus 0.1°C, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a low of minus 3.3°C against minus 2.0°C on the previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of minus 3.6°C against minus 2.7°C on the previous night, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 9.4°C against minus 8.5°C last night, he said. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 10.2°C against minus 10.4°C on the previous night, he said. ...

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Bush fire in Brari Nambal area put out after hard efforts

REGIONAL

A large chunk of dry grass and bushes caught fire in Brari-Nambal area of Babademb Srinagar. An official from Fire and Emergency Services told news agency Kashmir News Trust that fire was put out after hard efforts. He said that a large chunk of Nambal had caught fire damaging dry grass and bushes. Local sources said that fire spread to the grass after flames emanated from the garbage dumped by people in the Nambal area. “Fire spread quickly and damaged grass and other stuff spreading in a vast patch of the Nambal,” they said. (KNT)

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Ganderbal police recover 5 stolen vehicles, held 5 accused

REGIONAL

Police in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district arrested a gang of stolen vehicle sellers and recovered 5 stolen vehicles. Divulging information about it, a police spokesperson said in the ongoing investigation in the vehicle theft cases, SSP Ganderbal, Nikhil Borkar constituted a special team headed by DO Police Post Shadipora under the supervision of DySP Headquarters Ganderbal. The said team succeeded in the recovery of 5 stolen vehicles with the arrest of 5 persons. The spokesperson identified the accused as Riyaz Ahmed of Ganderbal, Reyaz Rather of Nasrullapora Budgam, Showkat Bland of Bijbehara Anantnag, Bilal Danga, a resident of Dangmohalla Wakoora and Sakhi Rather of Wakoora. “During questioning, the arrested persons disclosed that the stolen vehicles were plying on the r...

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12th results fallout: School Edu Deptt asks CEOs to submit list of schools, lecturers with poor performance

REGIONAL

The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Thursday asked the Chief Education Officers to submit the details of government schools that have a recorded poor performance in recently announced annual regular results of 12th standard. Top officials at Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said that the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) in this regard have been asked to submit the list of such schools and teaching staff that did not perform well in the exams. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that DSEK has said, “The annual regular result of Class 12th for session 2021-22 has been declared on February-08-2022 wherein it has been observed that some government schools have performed dismally.” “Even in some cases zero percent results have been reco...

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Hayan Gujjarpati village san potable drinking water, people suffer

REGIONAL

Residents of Hayan Gujjarpati village of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday castigated Jal Shakti department that their area is without potable drinking water for the last three months while the concern department is paying no attention towards sufferings. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the villagers said they receive water supply only 30 minutes per day and they approached the concerned department many times but all in vain. “We received assurance of getting the regular water supply soon but no step has been taken by them in this matter so far,” they said. The residents said that acute water scarcity has hit their village since the last four months while the officials are paying no heed towards their sufferings. Local villagers als...

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Tangath bridge in Bandipora continues to remain incomplete; locals suffer

OTHERS

Residents of Tangath village and its adjoining areas of north Kashmir's Bandipora district are suffering due to the delay in completion of the vital bridge that connects Tangath village to the Pannar area. Locals while complaining about the grievance told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the bridge was sanctioned years ago by the government following which the work on it began last year but since then only pillars have been half raised. The villagers said that they are facing much difficulties in absence of this bridge as it is supposed to connect Tangath and other adjoining remote villages to the Pannar area. “For the past one year, the construction work on the bridge is going at a snail’s pace,” Mushtaq Ahmad, a local, said, adding that students face life threatenin...

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Demanding pending election payment, drivers stage protest in Pulwama

PULWAMA

The Taxi-Union owners Pulwama in South Kashmir Thursday appealed to the district administration to release the payment for the service availed by the administration during DDC & BDC elections held in November 2020. The Union alleged that district administration Pulwama has been resorting to dilly dally tactics in releasing the amount to the tune of Rs 13 lakh on account of fare charges of 34 maxi cabs employed by the authorities for the elections in 2020. “The district administration requisitioned 34 maxi cabs during the 2020 DDC & BDC elections and the authorities assured that the payment will be released soon after the conclusion of the elections. For the past over a year, we have been waiting for the payment but the administration seems to be in no mood to pay us our money...

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‘Jammu Kashmir has better standards of Living’- Omar Abdullah responds to Yogi’s Kashmir reference

REGIONAL

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for asking people to return the BJP to power or face the possibility of the state turning into a "Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal". "J&K has less poverty, better human development indices, less crime & generally better standards of living than U.P. What we lack is good governance over the last 3-4 years but that is a temporary phenomenon," Mr. Abdullah tweeted. He was reacting to Yogi Adityanath's remark that he made in a six-minute video message on Twitter, on the eve of Thursday's polling for the first phase of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The chief minister said he was concerned that rioters, whose activities were curbed by his government, are now feeling u...