Year after floods, school infra in shambles
Majority of the schools which were damaged in the September 2014 floods lie in a state of ruin badly hitting the education of the children....
Have a Suggestion, Call Education Ministry
In a first step towards improving the education sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the state education ministry has established a HELPLINE in the personal office...
School that survived militancy buckled under deluge
It survived the turbulent years of militancy, but today DAV school has turned into an abandoned “ghost house” as the school management and the state...
Authorities sit on violation of official timings by private schools
In violation of norms, many private schools in the summer capital are violating official school timings—subjecting students to inconvenience. The DSEK has notified the official...
‘Background checks essential before hiring school staff’
A body of private schools in Kashmir has decided to carry out background checks before hiring any staff including teachers and drivers. "No school shall...
Centre delays scholarship to students under PMSSS
There seems to be no end to the miseries of JK students pursuing different degrees under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) in outside State...
Over 12,000 candidates appear in Combined Competitive Exam
Over 12,000 candidates from Jammu and Kashmir appeared in the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination on Sunday which were held in two sessions at 26 centres...
Noida university expels 30 JK students – PMSSS Fiasco
In a grim reminder about the abject failure of Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), a Noida based university has expelled at least 30 students...
Students, BGSBU administration at loggerheads
The situation at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) is far from getting normal as the students, citing violation of agreement by university officials, have...
Schools asked to do away with ‘barring process’ in class 10, 12
Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar, Monday said the state government has asked the educational institutions to do away with the practice of barring the students...