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Mar62022 by News DeskNo Comments

‘₹1950 for 0-5 km distance, 2450 for 5-10 km, ₹45 for every additional km’- PSAJK issues rate card

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Private Schools Association of Jammu Kashmir (PSAJK) today said that it is fully aware of the transportation crisis that has affected both schools and the parents at the onset of the opening of schools. The Association said that the opening of educational institutes after three years has come up with a new set of challenges and providing of dependable, safe and affordable transportation service is the prominent among them. They said that it is aware of the lack of schools buses and vans at this juncture. "It is getting hundreds of calls from worried parents and school admins apprising them of the gravity of the situation," PSAJK stated. PSAJK spokesperson said, “Earlier schools used to merge the academic and transportation fee accounts together, to provide transport services to st...

Mar42022 by News DeskNo Comments

CUK increase bus fare by Rs 600 at one go ‘Will try to resolve the issue: Registrar

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The Central University of Kashmir located in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district has increased the bus fare by Rs 600 at one go, leaving students high and dry. This is the second hike in the span of 7 months. In August last year, the CUK increased the bus fare by Rs 150 and now in March Rs 600 have further been increased. A student availing the bus service of the University has to pay Rs 2250 on monthly basis. “This is injustice towards us. Already people have suffered badly due to the Covid-19 and now this huge hike in one go has added to our woes,” said a group of students. “Distance is not a parameter. For every route the fare is the same,” they added. The Central University of Kashmir offers bus services to students living in far-off places. Earlier the bus fare as per ...

Mar32022 by News DeskNo Comments

Students, parents protest against shortage of teaching staff at GHS Thaman Koot Verinag

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Students and their parents from Thaman Koot, a remote village of Verinag in south Kashmir's Anantnag on Tuesday staged protest and locked down the school against shortage of teaching staff. Reports reaching to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that scores of students along with their parents assembled in the premises of Government High School Thaman Koot, staged the protest and sought the government to look into the matter and provide them proper teaching facility. "The protesting students and parents locked down the institution," reports said. “We are around 11 classes in the high school and authorities have provided us only six teachers to teach, how will the six teachers manage two hundred students,” one of protesting students said. "On the one hand the gove...

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DSEK suspends Principal for ‘misconduct’, Orders inquiry

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Directorate of School Education has suspended the Principal of a government educational institute for his alleged misconduct in Srinagar.buy strattera online gaetzpharmacy.com/strattera.html no prescription Director School Education Kashmir has issued an order vide number 202 DSEK of 2022, stating that pending inquiry into his conduct by Chief Education Officer, Srinagar, Mr. Nazir Ahmed Khan, Principal Boys Higher Secondary School Soura is placed under suspension with immediate effect and attached with the office of Chief Education Officer, Srinagar. Principal Girls Higher Secondary School, Soura shall hold the charge of Principal Boys Higher Secondary School Soura in addition to her own duties. Director School Education further informed that a charge sheet shall follow subseque...

Mar22022 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir University employees allege ‘witch-hunt’ after anti-University Administration statement goes viral, Committee constituted to verify allegations

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Non-gazetted employees at the Kashmir University have alleged ‘witch-hunt’ by its administration after their Association accused the present dispensation of resorting to financial ‘irregularities’ and violation of norms in the recruitment processes. According to a notice in possession of news agency KNT, the University administration has constituted a committee headed by Dean Academic Affairs Prof Farooq Masoodi to examine/verify the allegations levelled in local dailies by Kashmir University Ministerial Staff Association (KUMSA), a body of non-gazetted non-teaching employees of the University having the strength of more than 2000 employees, on February 21. "The Committee shall submit its report in a time-bound manner," the notice reads. The members of the Committee are Prof. Mush...

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Watch- Morning joy returns to Kashmir as ‘Excited’ children go to schools again

EDUCATION, Video

Shabir Ali/ Aasim Bashir Bhat Schools reopened in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday (March 2, 2022) after a gap of nearly a year from classes 6 to 12th. School education has been massively hit after the abrogation of Article 370. Initially, the schools were shut for months due to the lockdown, which was followed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lluVarD_SPc Last year in 2021 March, students of classes 9 to 12 attended school. However, a month later on April 04, 2021 the schools were shut by the Jammu Kashmir administration due to surging cases of Covid-19. The streets across Kashmir valley on Wednesday hummed with the early morning conversations of school-going kids. "Life seemed very disorderly, now everything seems to be getting normal. The...

Mar12022 by News DeskNo Comments

90 Percent students who study MBBS outside fail to clear exams in India: BJP Minister

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Days after Narendra Modi's comment on Indian students studying in Ukraine, Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi today claimed about "90% of Indians who study medicine abroad fail to clear qualifying exams in India". "This is not the right time to debate why students are moving out to study medicine," he told Times of India. Those who pursue MBBS abroad are mandated to pass Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) to be able to work as doctors in India, according to the rulebook. On efforts being made to evacuate Indian students from Ukraine, he said India has deployed additional staff at its embassy there to ensure their safe return. On rumours that Indians are being targeted in the war-torn country after India abstained from voting at the United Nations Secur...

Feb282022 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir University allegedly sabotages ‘Assistant Registrars’ recruitment at the behest of ‘favorite’ candidates, in-house employees

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The University of Kashmir is sabotaging the recruitment of Assistant Registrar posts by repeatedly postponing its Mains exams allegedly on the behest of some "favorite" candidates and also by the vested interests of the internal employees. The Varsity advertised the seven posts of Assistant Registrars and held its preliminary examination in August 2021 and declared the result in September. The Mains exams were scheduled on January 6, 2022, in which 150 candidates were eligible, but were not held as the Varsity postponed it. Sources said that due to the influence of a few candidates working in Delhi and Mumbai, the Mains exam was postponed by the KU administration citing that few candidates could not reach the Valley due to inclement weather. The exams were scheduled on February...

Feb262022 by News DeskNo Comments

We are ready for reopening of schools: Director Health Services Kashmir

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather Saturday said that schools will reopen as announced already and the government was prepared for it at all levels. “We are ready for the opening of the schools following the decision by the LG administration. SOPs are to be followed from moving for home to reaching school,” he said while talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event organised by Zadibal PHC to facilitate the covid warriors. “SOPs are to be followed in the bus or matador to be boarded by the student. At the school entrance, there would be thermal scanning. It will be seen if the student has put up a mask and that too properly,” he said according to the GNS correspondent, adding, “If it is seen that any student is febrile (having or showing the symptoms of a f...

Feb252022 by News DeskNo Comments

KU to re-open for offline classes from March 3; authorities notify guidelines for HODs, faculty, students

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The University of Kashmir on Friday issued necessary guidelines for deans, heads of departments, faculty members and students ahead of re-opening of the varsity for offline classes from March 3, 2022. "This is for the information of all concerned that the class-work/examination in the teaching departments of the main and satellite campuses shall resume in off-line mode from 3rd March, 2022. Accordingly, all Heads/Directors/Coordinators of the teaching departments shall adhere to the necessary guidelines in letter and spirit," a notification issued by Office of Dean Academic Affairs said. Listing the mandatory guidelines, the DAA office said all students shall produce vaccination certificates to attend the classes in offline mode and shall be subjected to random checks for COVID19 sym...