EDUCATION

Jammu Kashmir government Sunday announced the closure of all schools from primary to class 9 for two weeks from April 5 and classes 10, 11 and 12 for a week from April 5 in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in the Union Territory. “In view of the rising trend in Covid -19 cases in J&K and the likelihood of young children getting infected and transmitting infections in large numbers, all classes up to and including class 9 in schools will be closed for two weeks beginning Monday April 5 till April 18 in J&K. Classes 10, 11 and 12 will also be closed for one week in all schools from Monday till April 11 in entire J&K,” announced the office of J&K LG on its official Twitter handle as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Adding that further, all gatherings for s...

Amid the rising number of covid-19 cases lately, the government on Friday said that deputy Commissioners (DMs) shall take a call on keeping open or closing the schools in respective districts in Jammu Kashmir. “Decision regarding the running of physical classes vis-à-vis online classes require to be taken at district level by the Competent Authority. I am directed to convey that all the District Magistrates/Chairman DDMAs of Kashmir/Jammu Division(s) shall take a call on the continuation of academic activities i.e. physical classes or online classes in their respective jurisdiction, keeping in view the safety of the students and present trend of Pandemic COVID-19 in different districts,” reads an order Umesh Sharma, Deputy Secretary to the Government. “Chief Education Officer and other ...

Ishfaq Wagay Proper and good education is very important for all of us, however, available to less. The government primary school in Khanmohalla Chree village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag is painting a grim picture of the education sector with the institute having only one teacher to teach students up to class 5. The parents whose wards are enrolled in the school said that the school has a total enrolment of 55 students, but only one teacher has been deputed to teach all the students, while other posts are lying vacant for a long time. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat the locals said that the school also lacks the basic infrastructure and proper accommodation. “Only three rooms are available at the school to accommodate 55 students. Besides, the school also does not have drinking water,...

Irshad Hussain Despite submitting tuition fee, hostel fee which comes around 1 lakh, still, we are being deprived of hostel facility of Zakura campus of Kashmir University, students alleged. Zakura campus of Kashmir University has allegedly denied the hostel facility to the Engineering students and left them worried. The students alleged that they are being forced by the university authorities to appear in offline classes. We don't have any issue to sit in the offline classes, but I don't know why the university is hell-bent upon denying us the hostel facility? " a  Student asked. Aqib dar (name changed) engineering student of the third semester told The Kashmiriyat that everyone cannot afford a room on rent, because most of the students are not financially very sound. The s...

The government primary school in Malangam village of North Kashmir's Bandipora is painting a grim picture of education sector with institute having only one teacher to teach students up to class 5.buy super kamagra online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/super-kamagra.html no prescription The parents whose wards are enrolled in the school said that the school has total enrolment of 86 students, adding that only one teacher has been deputed to teach all the students, while other posts are lying vacant for a long time. The locals said that the school also lacks the basic infrastructure and proper accommodation. "Only three rooms are available at the schools to accommodate 86 students. Besides, the school also lacks toilet facility, washro...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has drafted a history syllabus for undergraduates that focuses more on Hindu mythology and religious texts and diminishes the importance of Muslim rule. The changes are already facing allegations of saffronisation and distortion. Since the BJP government came into power at the Centre, it has repeatedly tried to change the syllabus of history textbooks to reflect the view of Hindutva or Sangh Parivar outfits, reported The Telegraph. Among the readings suggested for papers, works by prominent historians such as R.S. Sharma’s book on ancient India and Irfan Habib’s book on medieval India have been dropped. That books by little-known authors – some of whom are “pro-Sanghis” have been included. The document says that the curriculum has been design...

34 students from Jamia Millia Islamia’s Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) in New Delhi have cleared the Civil Services (Main) Examination and qualified for Civil Services (interview) Examination 2020. According to a report by Muslim mirror, Eight students of Jamia Hamdard’s Residential Coaching Academy (JHRCA) have also cleared the exam. According to a statement by Jamia Millia Islamia, the RCA will conduct a series of mock interviews and interactive sessions for the qualified students “with the help of senior/retired bureaucrats and academicians”. Last year 30 students of the RCA were finally selected for the civil services exam. In 2020-2021 a total of 35 students from RCA have been selected in different state public services like Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, UP, Maharashtra, K...

Suhail Dar Amid heavy rainfall and gusty winds in the Kashmir valley since Sunday, A school collapsed in the Khiram in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that the rooftop of the Government Middle school building in the Nowshehra area of Anantnag's Khiram collapsed during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday The Kashmiriyat got in touch with a teacher who was unavailable for comments over the issue. However, an official upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat said all the teachers and students are safe. "Nobody has been injured during the incident,"he said.  

Hindi will now be implemented as the official language in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar in Jammu Kashmir. A team of the Central Higher education department visited the institute and sought details on the progress about the work being done in Hindi. During this, Suniti Sharma, who is leading the team, was told that a separate Hindi cell has been set up in the institute in Srinagar. The Department has been requested to appoint staff on behalf of the institute. Sharma said that the step of implementation of Hindi is being taken in the direction of implementing the official language across the country. The website of the institute should be in both Hindi and English languages. The Department has also informed that various sign boards, stationery, forms, notice bo...

Sheikh Nadeem A Commerce student hailing from South Kashmir's Dooru region in Anantnag District has bagged the First position in Commerce Stream in the recently held Class 12 exams in the Kashmir valley. Shagufta Ashraf Daughter of Mohammed Ashraf Sofi a resident of Dooru Anantnag secured 487 marks out of 500 in Commerce stream with 97.4% to bag the 4th position in the annual 12th Examination declared on 8 March 2021. Shagufta who is a student of Government Higher Secondary School in Dooru bagged the first position in the commerce stream and 4th overall position in Kashmir Valley. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, Shagufta said my heartbeats rose when anyone posted regarding the result declaration on Social media. "I could not believe that I had secured the first position in comm...