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Mar282023 by News DeskNo Comments

Government school in Kulgam area has no washroom for women, lacks basic facilities

EDUCATION

Danishwar Hameed The Government Higher Secondary school Munad Guffan in south Kashmir's Kulgam district lacks basic facilities and an approach road. Saniya Shahmeem, a class 10th student told The Kashmiriyat that she while walks through muddy school premises every day to reach the classroom. "It is not less than a nightmare to walk through the muddy ground" she exclaims. "Most of the time the students do not even wear uniform because it gets muddied while walking through the mud-splattered pathways. When it rains we prefer to stay at home as the narrow passage which reaches our classes gets filled with mud and rainwater," she says, With more than 150 students on rolls, the school does not have the basic facilities like drinking water, electricity, washrooms for girls, infrastru...

Mar92023 by News DeskNo Comments

New academic session to commence after annual board exams: DSEK

EDUCATION

The School Education Department Thursday said that the new academic session will commence soon after the culmination of annual regular board examinations. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Director School Education Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain Mir as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said new academic session will begin soon after the culmination of ongoing exams. "We are prepared for the new academician session and we have set the timelines too," he said. On being asked about transportation fee of those months during which schools were closed, he said private school students are not liable to pay for services they did not avail during those months. He said earlier the academic session used to end in December but now it has changed to March. "The ong...

Mar52023 by News DeskNo Comments

New Edu Policy ’20: KU aspirants to sit for CUET in 2023 for undergraduate courses

EDUCATION

In line with the UGC guidelines and implementation of National Education Policy-2020, the University of Kashmir will be admitting students to Undergraduate programmes in its affiliated colleges on the basis of Common University Entrance Test (CUET) from the current academic session (2023). After taking a review of the impending admission process through CUET, Vice-Chancellor KU Prof Nilofer Khan said the detailed admission notification for various UG programmes will be available on the Kashmir University website from March 6, 2023. She said the CUET is being held by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide a single-window opportunity to students to seek admission in any of the universities across the country. The admissions will be made on the basis of score/merit obtained in ...

Mar42023 by News DeskNo Comments

On Day 1 of annual exam, Landowner locks Government school in Ganderbal area

EDUCATION

Shah Basit On Saturday, as dozens of young children reached their school to attend the first paper of their annual examination, they found the gates of their school locked. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that dozens of students of the Government Primary school at Naqashband Mohalla in Wayilwooder area of Ganderbal were forced to stay under the open sky in the immense cold after the land owner locked the school building, demanding a job as promised by the authorities. Nisara Begum, the land owner said that she had donated the piece of land for the Government school in 2013 and at that time she was promised that they will be given a job in the school. "Now it has been over 10 years, and we have not received any jobs," she said. "Recently there was an opening for a helper at th...

Feb282023 by News DeskNo Comments

J-K: Private schools association urges for exemption from ‘Property Tax’

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

Private Schools Association of Jammu Kashmir (PSAJK) has urged the LG-led administration to exempt educational institutes from the ambit of property tax. In a statement issued to GNS, the Association said that the schools have suffered a lot during the last few years and this has plunged the majority of educational institutes into a financially precarious situation. “Our schools are under huge debt. Inflation has broken the back of our institutes. We cannot go for a major fee hike as we have to consider the financial situation of the parents too. In such conditions when our hands are tied, the imposition of property tax will further burden us”, reads the statement. The Association said that the imposition of any tax ultimately has to be borne by the end consumer and in case of school...

Feb282023 by News DeskNo Comments

School timing changed in Srinagar city from 9 Am to 2 Pm

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

School Education Department Tuesday changed school timing in Srinagar city from 9 Am to 2 Pm. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Under Secretary to Government for School Education Department said, “I am directed to convey the approval of the department for change of school timings in Srinagar City from 9 Am to 2 Pm from March-01.” Pertinently, Schools in the Kashmir division are all set to resume academics from March-01 following the winter vacation of over two months—(KNO)

Feb262023 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Certificates acquired from Un-recognized boards’: Govt terminates 23 ReT teachers in Kashmir

EDUCATION

School Education Department has terminated the services of 23 Rehbar e Taleem (ReT) teachers of the Jammu division on basis of qualification certificates acquired from Un-recognized Boards. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Director of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) said that those teachers are terminated from services on basis of qualification certificates acquired from Un-recognized Boards. The official communique in this regard reads, “A committee was constituted to review the pending regularization cases of RETs.” “The committee member in meeting held on February-07-2023, observed that 23 RETs of different districts of Jammu Division have acquired their qualification from the Boards which have not been granted equivalence by the J&K Board of Scho...

Feb232023 by News DeskNo Comments

Government teacher bites another teacher’s ear during scuffle at north Kashmir school

EDUCATION

In an unfortunate incident, one of the Government teacher chopped off colleague's ear during a scuffle in Buchoo area of Pattan north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Reports reaching The Kashmiriyat said that a minor scuffle erupted between two teachers at the Government Middle School Buchoo during an enrollment drive, during which the duo engaged in a verbal brawl which turned into a physical fight. During this fight, one of the teacher identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed roughed up his colleague and chopped off his ear with his teeth. The injured teacher was rushed to the nearby hospital where he is undergoing treatment. The Jammu Kashmir Police has registered a case in this regard and started further investigation. The Zonal Educational Officer Pattan has received a complaint in this ...

Feb222023 by News DeskNo Comments

Tangmarg’s Kharipora students concerned over ‘far off’ exam centres

EDUCATION

As the Jammu Kashmir Board exams for classes 10 to 12 are scheduled to commence from March 3, the students of Khaipora, Tangmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district are concerned about the examination centers which, as per them, have been set up 12 kilometers away from the village. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the students while demanding the examination centers for the upcoming board exams at Higher Secondary School Khaipora said the already proposed centers are at a distance of 12 km from the tehsil headquarters Tangmarg. They said the area is inaccessible due to a lack of transportation services. “The centres for the exams have been set up at Katipora which is inaccessible as the area lacks proper transport facilities. In addition, Katipora is an isola...

Feb192023 by News DeskNo Comments

Education Department seeks PG degree details of teachers across J-K to finalise seniority

EDUCATION

The School Education Department (SED) has started an exhaustive exercise to ascertain the validity of the PG degrees pursued by the in-service teachers over the past years. In this regard, the administrative department has sought PG degree details of teachers across JK to finalize seniority. In an official communication, the Director of School Education Kashmir and Jammu division has been asked by the administrative department to provide information regarding the pursuit of postgraduate degrees in various disciplines during service by in-charge lecturers, Masters, and teachers. “Furnish details of in-charge Lecturers, Masters, Teachers (discipline-wise) having pursued their Post Graduate Degrees in various disciplines during service through regular as w...