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  • Posts Tagged ‘schools’

    Satellites to Spot 'No-School Zones' in Kashmir

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    Ashiq Hussain SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to use satellite imagery to identify villages and hamlets where no schools have been set up so far. The state's remote sensing department has been tasked to map the existing primary, middle and higher secondary schools in the state using geographic information system. The geo-maps so produced will then be overlapped with another, showing the actual number of schools required to have been set up by the government, thus finding...

    Posted 24 days ago.

    Kashmir Schools Reopen After Winter Break

    KASHMIRI SCHOOL GIRLS READ MORNING PRAYERS IN SRINAGAR

    SRINAGAR: Educational institutions across Kashmir reopened after winter vacation. However, after more than a week long pleasant weather, the sun was today hiding behind the clouds in the valley. All schools, including private, upto eighth standard were closed in the valley from December 1, while up to twelfth from December 15 after heavy snowfall. The schools were to reopen from March 4. But due to fresh snowfall and severe cold, it was extended till yesterday, authorities said. Meanwhile, authorities have...

    Posted 72 days ago.

    Schools To Reopen On Monday In Kashmir Valley

    KASHMIRI SCHOOL GIRLS READ MORNING PRAYERS IN SRINAGAR

    SRINAGAR: Putting an end to speculations of extension in winter vacations in Kashmir in wake of ongoing tensionm the state government today said will reopen on the scheduled date of March 11, Monday. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Asgar Samoon, said there is no change in the winter vacations schedule in schools and that the class work in schools will begin on March 11. He added that even if the restrictions remain in certain areas of the Valley, it would not curb the movement of school children and school...

    Posted 74 days ago.

    Kashmir Schools to Open Next Monday

    KASHMIRI SCHOOL GIRLS READ MORNING PRAYERS IN SRINAGAR

    JAMMU: Schools in Kashmir, closed for winter since December, shall open on March 4, Monday. An official spokesperson said "All Government/ Private recognized institutions of Kashmir Division including Winter Zones of Jammu division scheduled to be re-open on 1st March, 2013 shall now remain closed upto 3rd March, 2013".

    Posted 88 days ago.

    Private schools teach nearly half of Kashmir students: Report

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    SRINAGAR: Private schools have enrolled more than 40 per cent of students in Jammu and Kashmir, a survey has said, and predicted that government-sponsored education is fast losing out to be an option across the country. The states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Meghalaya are on the same level as J-K, but Kerala and Manipur were ahead with more than 60 percent youngsters studying in private schools, the Asian Age reported. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) for rural areas 2012 has...

    Posted 123 days ago.

    Week-long winter break for Jammu schools

    KASHMIRI SCHOOL GIRLS READ MORNING PRAYERS IN SRINAGAR

    JAMMU: Schools in winter capital Jammu region will break for a short winter vacation on December 24, officials have said. "All government institutions including recognized Private Schools up to 12th class falling in summer zone of Jammu Division shall observe winter vacations w.e.f. December 24," an official spokesperson said. The vacations are scheduled to end on December 29. "Any default on the part of Private Schools in observance of the calendar of vacations so authorized...

    Posted 150 days ago.

    Fearing violence on Friday, Kashmir govt orders closure of schools, colleges

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    Rakib Altaf SRINAGAR, Sept 20: Authorities in Muslim-majority Kashmir have ordered schools and colleges to observe a holiday on Friday to preempt any mishap should there be violent protests over the US-made anti-Islam film denouncing the Prophet Muhammad. "We have apprehensions about the law and order situation in the valley tomorrow. So we have ordered all government and private schools to close down for a day," Director of school education, Muhammad Shafi Rather said. On Tuesday, when...

    Posted 243 days ago.

    Summer break-II for Kashmir schools divides opinion

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    Rakib Altaf SRINAGAR, Aug 4: The issue of another phase of summer vacations for schools has triggered a debate among people of Kashmir,  many of whom say the decision would be an 'unnecessary luxury'. Just a day after schools reopened in the valley since summer vacations started on July 23, speculations were rife about another phase of holidays after authorities said they were contemplating on the issue in view of soaring mercury, much to the glee of students and teachers as well. "Yes we...

    Posted 291 days ago.

    Summer vacations in Kashmir from July 23

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    SRINAGAR, July 20: All educational institutions in Kashmir shall break for summer vacations from July 23 for ten days, officials said Friday. The decision to this effect was taken in view of rising temperatures in the Valley. “According to the Director School Education, Kashmir, all government and private recognised schools of Kashmir Division shall observe summer vacation with effect from July 23 up to August 01," the spokesperson said. The Authorities have also decided to take strict action against violating...

    Posted 305 days ago.

    Day 4: Employees strike closes government schools, offices in Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR, June 16: Schools and government offices in Jammu and Kashmir state were closed Saturday in view of a lock-down call given by a trade union of  state employees. Nearly half a million employees including  teachers remained absent from duties in view of a strike called by the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) -an umbrella organisation of all employees' unions- as part of a four-day series of protests to demand payment of arrears from the sixth pay commission, regularisation of contractual emplyees and a raise...

    Posted 339 days ago.