EDUCATION

Chief Education Officer Kupwara has shot a show-cause notice to a private school in the district for it conducting class-work amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The institute authorities have been asked to respond to the notice within a day and, in the meantime, directed by the officer ‘to stop all such activities forthwith.’ The Chief Education Officer Abdul Hamid Faani, as per the notice addressed to the Principal ‘Dream World Educational Institute’ in Alichazib, has stated that on receipt of the complaint to the effect that the institution is conducting classes in violation of COVID-19 SOPs during the lockdown period, he processed to the spot to ascertain the factual position on 24-05-2021 (Monday). The District-level Education Officer has stated that twenty to twenty-five students o...

The Jammu Kashmir administration on Sunday said that the closure of educational institutes in Jammu Kashmir has been extended. "All Universities, Colleges and technical / skill development institutions in J&K to remain closed till May 31. All schools, coaching centers in J&K to remain closed till May 31. Religious places of worship to remain open," J&K Govt. Earlier the administration extended the lockdown in the erstwhile state till 6 May to stop the spread of the covid virus.

In a viral video doing rounds on social media, an IIT Kharagpur faculty is seen hurling abuses at students in an online class. Associate Professor, Seema Singh can be seen using foul language for students of Prep English Course, a year-long course meant as a preparatory course for SC/ST/OBC and PwD candidates to pursue engineering. In the video, she can be heard calling a student 'bloody bastard' for allegedly not standing up for the national anthem. Along with the abuses, Prof. Seema can be heard threatening the students that she will fail them all. "Go to Ministry of Women and Child, go to Ministry of SC/ST/Minorities. Nothing can prevent me from what I have to do to you," she warns the students. https://twitter.com/lonelyredcurl/status/1386635909190221828 The video attracted...

Irshad Hussain Like many parts of India, Jammu Kashmir too has been hit hard by the second wave of covid-19, which has impacted all sectors in the valley. The administration issued circular directing schools, universities, colleges and other institutions to remain closed with an intention to contain the deadly virus. However, the administration has directed the Government and private schools in Kashmir to be present in the school premises to teach the students through the online mode. The government had issued an order restricting attendance of staff to 50% in all educational institutions including schools, colleges, universities and technical education during closure amid covid-19. “During the closure of educational institutions (school/colleges /universities/technical educati...

The collleges and Universities across Jammu Kashmir have been ordered to remain shut till the 15th day of May amid the growing covid 19 cases in the region. In a tweet, the office of the Lieutenant Governor Jammu Kashmir, Manoj Sinha said that all colleges and universities in Jammu Kashmir will be shut till 15 of May. "All Universities & Colleges in J&K shall remain closed for imparting on-campus/ in-person education to the students till 15.05.2021,except for the courses/programs that require physical presence of students on account of laboratory / research / thesis work and internship etc," office of the LG J&K tweeted.

The Jammu Kashmir education Department has said that any private school charging any fees other than the tuition fees will be strongly dealt with. "If the school operators closed due to corona are charging anything other than tuition fees, the administration is going to take strict action against such schools," the education department has said. Pertinently the board has received several complaints alleging that students are being pressurized to deposit bus, laboratory, sports fees and to purchase textiles, books, and uniforms. Taking cognizance of these complaints, the directorate has issued a circular stating that all the schools against which such complaints are being raised, the authorities concerned should ensure action against them.

Mehran Bhat After being stuck at home for two years due to the lockdown post abrogation of 370 in August 2019 and Covid-19 Students are in distress fearing one more year of academic loss. Kashmir witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases in the past couple of weeks forcing authorities to impose a fine and conduct rapid antigen tests on all persons found without a mask in public places. Students say back-to-back lockdowns are taking a toll on their studies as well as mental health. Sualiha a student at women's college Srinagar said after remaining at home for so long she is happy joining college back but with the cases surging she fears another lockdown. She said colleges are already having an odd-even schedule which is allowing a crowd-free environment on the campus but the main proble...

Irshad Hussain The third-semester students of B.A L.L.B course from Kashmir Law College, Nowshera, Srinagar, held a protest against the high-handedness of the eighth-semester students of the same course on Thursday. "The seniors have harassed our classmates and yet the college administration is silent," a student told The Kashmiriyat. The students have alleged the claims of ragging against the seniors from the eighth semester. A third-semester student, Nadiya (name changed), told The Kashmiriyat that one of the female students ended up cutting her wrist and that later, she was referred to a hospital for treatment. "They threatened us that they'll see us outside the college, and beat the third-semester students, and none is taking any action in this regard," Nadiya told The Kashmir...

The administration on Sunday said that all schools of Jammu and Kashmir up to 12th standard shall continue to remain closed for physical education till April-18. The news agency—Kashmir News Observes (KNO) has learnt that the state executive committee has said that the schools in UT of Jammu and Kashmir shall continue to remain closed for imparting on—campus or in in-person education to the students of all classes till April-18 Earlier, the government had ordered for the temporary closure of schools for one week and two weeks respectively wherein the classes from class 10-12 were scheduled to reopen on April-12 and rest of the classes were scheduled to resume physical academics on April-18—(KNO)

Basit Shah The recent 12th Class pass-out students are now heading towards Colleges for Ist Semester admission, however, most of the students allege that GDC Ganderbal and GDC Kangan have denied them admissions, which is leading to frustration among students. Many students from Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district speaking to The Kashmiriyat alleged that they have recently passed the 12th class exam and now they are applying for admission in various colleges but GDC Ganderbal and Kangan are not granting admissions to them. Students said that when they went to GDC Kangan and Ganderbal for admissions, the college officials told them that all the seats had been filled. Demanding admissions, The students said that the college administration should take concrete steps in this regard...