EDUCATION

Higher Education Department has constituted an Inquiry Officer to conduct a time-bound probe into the allegations leveled against Islamia College of Science and Commerce that it has embezzled UGC grant. Sources said that University Grants Commission had provided a financial grant, earmarked for various developmental works for Islamia College of Science and Commerce Srinagar. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that some members from the College informed Higher Education Department that the UGC grant for the college has been misappropriated. Taking cognizance of the allegations, Principal Secretary to the Government Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal has appointed Director Planning Higher Education Department Mr. Ghulam Muhammad Ganie as Inquiry Officer to look into ...

Kashmir University has announced that it will hold all the pending and recently postponed examinations through offline mode. The announcement comes days after students of KU affiliated Nursing College students were demanding their examination be conducted through online mode in view of the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu Kashmir. In a notification, the Controller Examination KU, Prof Irshad Nawchoo said all the pending or recently postponed examinations will be held in offline mode. “No examination shall be held in online mode. The University is already in the process of redrafting date sheets for various pending examinations, which will commence soon after the pandemic situation eases,” the notification read.

Aim is to keep the traditional taste of the pink tea intact: Students Two girl students and two teachers from the Institute of Technology, University of Kashmir have invented an automatic pink tea "nun chai" vending machine that prepares the tea instantly. The patent application has been accepted by the Patent Authority of India and the authority has published the patent under the Application no: 202111057612. The group includes Qaaifa Ibrahim B-tech 4th sem student, Yousman Zahoor, B-tech 4th Sem student, department of electronics and communication engineering, IOT Zakura campus, Er Rouf ul Alam Bhat, assistant professor IOT Zakura campus and Jahangeer Aurshad Bhat CEO Kashovatics, M-tech embedded systems five times gold medalist in international innovation fair, pursuing PG dipl...

With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have said that Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools nationwide. “COVID-19 has affected children of all age groups. However, the mortality rate and severity of disease in children are negligible. Health experts believe that it is high time children return to schools,” sources said. Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have remained by and large shut. Some states did open schools partially on an on and off basis but widespread apprehensions and reservations continue to remain. “However, it will be up to ...

The State Bank of India on Wednesday announced the SBI Mains Results for the posts of Probationary Officer on its official website. Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, State Bank of India wrote, ”The wait is over! Probationary Officers (Main Examination) results have been announced. To know more, visit: sbi.co.in/web/careers.” The candidates who have appeared for the SBI PO Mains Exam 2021 can download the final result through the official website of SBI at sbi.co.in. you can also check your result HERE  

With the termination of two more teachers of School Education Department, the government in past more than two months has sacked at least 28 teachers from the services for remaining absent un-authorizedly. In an order issued by the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), said that these teachers have been remaining absent unauthorized from their legitimate duties. In one of the orders issued by the DSEK, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) states that one among the terminated teachers continues to remain absent un-authorizedly for 19 years. “One of the teachers posted at Primary School Khumriyal in north Kashmir’s Kupwara remained un-authorizedly absent from her legitimate duties from 01-07-2002; and the teacher did not resume her legitimate ...

The government on Monday terminated two more teachers of School Education Department from the services for remaining absent un—authorizedly. In an order issued by the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), said that these teachers have been remaining absent unauthorized from their legitimate duties. In one of the orders issued by the DSEK, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) states that one among the terminated teachers continues to remain absent un-authorizedly for 19 years. Pertinently, the teachers who were suspended on Monday were posted in two different schools of north Kashmir’s Baramulla and frontier district Kupwara—(KNO)

The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) is likely to announce the annual regular results of class 10th and 12th, of Kashmir Division, in the second week of February, an official informed on Monday. Board of School Education Joint Secretary Prof. Aijaz Ahmad Hakak told GNS that the processes involved are in progress. “Results are under process and have to undergo several stages before declaration. First stage has been completed and the second one is in process", he said adding most probably the results of both the classes will be declared in the second week of February if situation arisen due to COVID goes well,” Aijaz added. Meanwhile, Director Academics BOSE, Dr. Farooq Ahmad Peer also maintained that results will be announced in the second week of February. P...

None of the 217 candidates who appeared for the written examination for direct recruitment of District Judges to Jammu Kashmir higher judicial service qualified, Bar and Bench reported. A total of 217 candidates had appeared in the written examination but none secured the qualifying marks of 96 for the general category and 80 for the reserved category. "This was the fifth such instance of even a single lawyer failing to qualify the exam," Bar & Bench quoted a senior Judicial official as saying. On November 11, 2018, The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh had issued a notification calling for applications from practicing advocates, pleaders, assistant public prosecutors and civil judges as well as senior civil judges aged between 35 and 48 years, and with a work exper...