Class 12 results: CBSE records highest ever 99.37 pass percentage, girls outshine boys
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recorded the highest ever pass percentage of 99.37 in this year’s class 12 results, declared on Friday, with girls outshining boys by a slender margin of 0.54 per cent. The pass percentage increased by over 10 percentage points against last year’s 88.78 per cent. The difference […]
The sudden surge in dropout rate during the pandemic
Since March 2020, there has been a sea change in the teaching-learning process. The chalk and blackboard have been replaced with computer screens or mobile phones and online classes have become the norm. This has, however, created a huge digital divide, denying many students access to education. What impact will remote schooling have on educational […]
Surge in glass removal surgeries amid the pandemic
Dr Mahipal Singh Sachdev While wearing masks has become a routine of our daily lives amid the pandemic, the complications for the people with spectacles have only increased. Since mask and glasses both are an important part, the trouble of fogging the lenses is inevitable. With such complications at hand, people are now opting for […]
Khawaja Habib Ul Lah Nowsheri: Expressing Sufism in common dialect
By: Prof. Bashir Ahmad Dar During the recent years a song has hit almost every household and everyone, young and old, men and women, murmur it often; the song is “Yare gachav diwayae”(My beloved let us go to see the fair). The verses are of the famous medieval period Sufi poet of Kashmir Known as […]
Ashan Pardesi nominated VP JKNC Kashmir Province
Mudassir Shahmiri appointed Addl Provincial Spokesperson Kashmir Province
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Dr Farooq Abdullah, on Friday nominated, Ahsan Pardesi, as Vice President JKNC, Kashmir Province. “Pardesi has been rendering his duties on various key positions in the party’s youth Wing. During his stint in YNC, he has made immense contributions towards making the party stronger at the grassroots level. […]
J&K Bank commissions three more Business units in Kashmir
Srinagar: Extending its banking and financial services further deep into the rural pockets of Kashmir, J&K Bank today commissioned full-fledged business units at Dhobiwan in Tangmarg, Memender in Shopian, and Warpora in Sopore taking the bank’s total tally of such business units to 955. The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar, inaugurated the business […]
Constitute Core Groups to help victims of cloud bursts: Justice Magrey, Justice Thakur
Srinagar: Responding swiftly to the reports of cloud bursts in some districts of UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Executive Chairman, Ladakh Legal Services Authority today ordered constitution of Core Groups by the DLSAs of Kishtwar, Bandipora and Kargil respectively under […]
EMRS Governing Body convenes 1st Board Meeting
Board to recommend more Model Schools for Tribal areas
Srinagar: The Governing Body constituted for establishment and management of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Jammu and Kashmir convened its first meeting to finalise steps for operationalisation of existing EMRS and initiate process for new proposals in uncovered districts and tribal pockets, with focus on giving impetus to education in tribal areas. The board […]
Chief Secretary reviews preparations for 75th Independence Day
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a review meeting to take stock of preparations for the celebration of 75th Independence Day with the theme ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’. While asking the concerned officers to undertake all necessary preparations for the ensuing Independence Day celebrations at both the capital cities of Srinagar and […]
