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‘Credible Examination Important’: KU makes earnest appeal to parents, students

EDUCATION

The University of Kashmir on Tuesday made an earnest appeal to the civil society members in general and parents of students, in particular, to make their wards understand the importance of a credible examination. The formal appeal was made by the varsity’s Dean of Academic Affairs Prof Farooq Masoodi after a fraction of students started pressing the university authorities to revert to online mode of examinations. “The world suffered heavy loss on many fronts during ongoing pandemics and the loss on academic front is undoubtedly the one that cannot be compensated. The institutions not only lost the number of working days but had to shift to online mode of teaching and examination. This shift to online mode indeed offered some advantages also but the institutions faced some serious iss...

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800 posts vacant in Fire and Emergency Services in Kashmir since 2013- Aspirants stage protest

REGIONAL

The Fire and Emergency Service recruitment aspirants of the Kashmir valley staged a protest demanding recruitment for vacancies in the department since 2013. Numbers of Fire Service aspirants on Tuesday gathered in the Press Enclave area of Srinagar in context of the Petition lodged by them to Central Administration Tribunal (CAT) regarding commissioning of candidates to 800 vacancies in the department since 2013. An aspirant Ittihad Ahmed from Ganderbal district said, "We appeal to the authorities to start recruiting petitioners to the pending vacancies as per the CATs direction. We have been suffering since 2013 and now through media and press we are appealing the LG led administration to intervene in the matter and start the proceedings on a fast track so that we get employment as...

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Government criticizes RSF on Press Freedom report- Says ‘No registered body by the name Kashmir Press Club’

INDIA

The centre told the Lok Sabha that there is no registered body by the name of 'Kashmir Press Club' and the government does not subscribe to the view that there is a lack of press freedom in the country. "Presently, there is no registered body by the name of 'Kashmir Press Club' or its elected managing body since Kashmir Press Club, as a registered body, has ceased to exist and has failed to register itself under the Societies Registration Act, 1860," Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha. The Estates Department took over the government press club building in January in the presence of the executive magistrate of Srinagar, the ministry said. Responding to India's decreasing rank on World Press Freedom Index, the ministry said, "This is published by a foreign n...

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Govt Orders Transfer Of 5 Officers

REGIONAL

Government on Tuesday ordered transfer of five officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Navneet Singh, IFS, DFO, Doda, has transferred and posted as Additional Chief Executive Officer, Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. Naresh Kumar, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhawan, Katra, has been transferred and posted as Joint Director in the Directorate of Information, J&K, vice Irshad Ahmad, JKAS, has been asked to report to the General Administration Department, for further posting. Sudhir Bali, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue in the Jammu Municipal Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhawan, Katra. Chander Parkash, JKAS, Deputy Director (Audio Visual) in the Directorate of Inf...

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16-year-old boy injured in mine blast in Poonch

REGIONAL

A 16-year-old boy was injured after an apparently old landmine exploded in Poonch district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that Mohammad Yasar (16) son of Lal Din of Noorkote Mohalla Pothi was injured due to suddenly old land mine blast. They said he suffered injuries in left foot and was shifted to District hospital Poonch. A police official confirmed the incident to GNS. (GNS)

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In Karnataka College, Muslim girl heckled with ‘Jai Shri’ Ram slogans; Government shuts educational institutes for 3 days

INDIA

The Government of Karnataka has ordered the shutdown of all schools and colleges in the South Indian state amid an intense Hijab row. Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai tweeted he has ordered all high schools and colleges to remain shut "to maintain peace and harmony". At a college in Mandya, a Muslim girl who entered the college was heckled with slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" by a group of saffron-clad students, but she who stood her and shouted back at them: "Allah hu Akbar!" College rules allow students to wear the hijab in class but not during lessons, according to officials. https://twitter.com/zoo_bear/status/1490955070934233089 The Karnataka High Court is hearing petitions filed by five women from a government college in Udupi, questioning hijab restrictions, NDTV reported....

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Hatred for Muslims ‘Normalised’ in India: Omar Abdullah

INDIA

Hatred for Muslims has been "normalised" in the country which "no longer celebrates its diversity", alleged National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday as protests for and against 'hijab' intensified at colleges in parts of Karnataka. He was commenting on a video that has surfaced on social media showing some men sporting saffron scarves heckling a woman in 'hijab' and raising slogans at a college in Karnataka. "How brave these men are and how macho they must feel while targeting a lone young lady! Hatred for Muslims has been completely mainstreamed and normalised in India today. "We are no longer a nation that celebrates our diversity, we want to punish and exclude people for it," Abdullah said in a tweet tagging the video with it. Tension prevailed at some educational...

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Class 12th results declared by JKBOSE- Check results here

EDUCATION

The Jammu Kashmir board of school education on Tuesday declared the result of Higher Secondary Examination Part II (Class 12th), session annual (regular) 2021 of Kashmir. The board has declared the results on its official website. You can check the results here.

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Over 50 protestors demanding jobs in JK Police border battalion detained in Jammu

REGIONAL

At least 50 youths were detained in Jammu while demanding the early conduct of written examination for the posts of Jammu Kashmir Police Border Battalion advertised in 2019. The angry protesters also condemned the recent re-advertisement of the posts by the police recruitment board and sought its withdrawal. On Tuesday morning, hundreds seeking recruitment in the police border battalion appeared at Dogra Chowk and later blocked the Tawi bridge on Jammu-Airport road for nearly two hours. This triggered massive traffic jams in the city. "Police was immediately rushed to the scene and used mild baton charge before detaining over 50 protesters," an official said. On January 27, the border battalion aspirants submitted a memorandum to the divisional commissioner, Jammu and apprised him...

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India Summons South Korean Ambassador over Hyundai’s post on Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday summoned the South Korean ambassador over Hyundai's post on social media supporting Pakistan's Kashmir Solidarity Day.buy lexapro generic rxbuywithoutprescriptiononline.com/lexapro.html over the counter The spokesperson of MEA, Arindam Bagchi said that India's strong displeasure on the unacceptable social media post by Hyundai Pakistan was conveyed to the Indian Ambassador in Seoul South Korea. The foreign ministers of India and South Korea also spoke by telephone as the car firm faced a backlash in India over the comments expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir. The MEA, in its statement, said, “Ambassador of Republic of Korea was summoned by MEA yesterday. Strong displeasure of government on unacceptable social media po...