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  • Army Distributed Study Material to BPL Students of Poonch

    Dec 30, 2021

    Indian Army provisioned study material, books and stationery to “Below Poverty Line” students from the villages of Masthandara, Kulali, Marhot and Chandimar in District Poonch (J&K). Majority of students enrolled at Govt Middle School hail from the economically weaker section. In order to facilitate quality education and infra for these students. A school is a home away from home for any student.

  • INDIAN ARMY COMMENCES COMPUTER COACHING CLASSES AT BANIHAL, RAMBAN

    Dec 30, 2021

    Indian Army located in Banihal started Computer Course Operating and Programming Assistance Classes for 24 Girl students from 29 Dec 2021, at ITI Banihal under Sadhbhavana project. The majority of populace in Banihal resides in the remote areas and is devoid of infrastructure and education facilities. The aim of initiative by the Indian Army is to impart quality education to girl students, primarily of rural areas and belonging to BPL category. This would be helpful for generating self-employment and empowering young women of the area.

  • SCERT organises " Workshop on Content Enrichment in Science at Elementary Level"

    Dec 28, 2021

    Jammu: December 28 ,2021: In order to leverage the goals of NEP-2020, "05 Days Capacity Building Training cum Workshop for Key Resource Persons (KRPs) on Content Enrichment in Science at Elementary Level" commenced today at SCERT J&K Divisional Office Jammu under the directions of Principal Secretary to Govt., School Education Department J&K, Sh. B.K. Singh (IFS) & under Director SCERT J&K, Prof.

  • MP:: Question asked about Kareena Kapoor's son in Class 6 general knowledge test; school to get notice

    Dec 25, 2021

    Khandwa, Dec 25 (PTI) Students of Class 6 of a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa were asked the full name of the son of Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan in a question paper, prompting the education department to initiate issuance of a show-cause notice to the school. The school authorities, however, said the question should seen as an effort to enhance the students' knowledge.

  • BSF School Jammu Ranked no 1 in J&K in the Education World India School ranking 2021-22

    Dec 21, 2021

    Jammu: BSF School Jammu has been ranked No. 1 Government Day School in Jammu for its innovative, and personalized approach to education. The school is also ranked No. 1 in Jammu and Kashmir for its holistic approach towards education excelling in all the 14 parameters- Academic Reputation, Faculty competence, Leadership quality, Sports education etc.

  • EXTENSION LECTURE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION ORGANIZED BY GDC CHATROO

    Dec 20, 2021

    As a part of ongoing activities under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Department of Environmental sciences GDC Chatroo organised an Extension lecture on Energy conservation to celebrate National Energy conservation week. The programme was organised under the guidance of Dr. Shafqat Hussain Rafiqui Principal of the college and under the supervision of Dr. Ashaq Hussain. The main resource person of the day was Prof.

  • One Day Career Counseling Workshop organised at GDC Chatroo

    Dec 17, 2021

    In order to aware the students about various academic options and careers ahead, the Career Counseling Cell of Govt. Degree College Chatroo under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav organised one day workshop. The workshop which was first of its kind in the college was arranged and managed by Dr. Jamsheed Ahmed, Head Department of English with close coordination of Dr.

  • Dr Shiraz Mir delivers lecture on personality development in Poonch College

    Dec 16, 2021

    Chairman Khidmath-e-Khalaq Society, Dr. Shiraz Mir Delivered an extension Lecture at Govt. Degree College Mandi on the topic "Personality Development and Communication Skills." An extension lecture was delivered by Dr.Shiraz Mir on the topic “Personality development and Communication Skills” at Govt.Degree College Mandi, Poonch. He was introduced and welcomed by Dr.Abdul Razaq HOD Urdu and Dr. Aurengzeb Anjum Convener of IQAC.

  • Sonia slams 'blatantly misogynist' question in CBSE exam

    Dec 13, 2021

    New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday condemned the inclusion of a "blatantly misogynist" passage in a CBSE Class 10 question paper and demanded an apology from the Modi government. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi demanded immediate withdrawal of the objectionable question and a review into the "gravest lapse".

  • Gehlot govt decides to change brown uniform in public schools; courts controversy

    Dec 10, 2021

    Jaipur, Dec 10 (PTI) The Rajasthan government's decision to change the colour of its school uniform has stoked a controversy with the opposition BJP calling it a move to please the Congress high command. The earlier BJP government led by Vasundhara Raje had in 2017 changed the uniform colours to shades of brown. The Congress back then had alleged these colours resembled the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's uniform.

  • J-K edu dept officer issues transfer orders on retirement day; probe ordered

    Dec 01, 2021

    Jammu, Nov 30 (PTI) The district administration suspended Kishtwar Chief Education Officer (CEO) on Tuesday and ordered an inquiry against him for allegedly issuing transfer orders of teachers on the day of his retirement. The transfer orders issued by the outgoing CEO have also been kept in abeyance till further orders.

  • New Covid variant: Need well thought out plan for schools instead of prolonged closures, say experts

    Nov 29, 2021

    New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) With the new variant of COVID-19 sparking concerns and uncertainty, health and education experts have called for a well thought of plan for schools rather than prolonged closures again. The B.1.1.529 Covid variant or Omicron, first detected in South Africa last week, was designated by the World Health Organisation as a 'variant of concern', the health body's top category for worrying coronavirus variants.

  • Five day long 'capacity building workshop for Urdu Journalists' held at Jammu University

    Nov 26, 2021

    Jammu: A five day-long workshop on the topic of ‘capacity building for Urdu Journalists’ has been organized by Department of Urdu, Jammu University in collaboration with National Council for promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) on Friday in Jammu. Prof. Aquil Ahmed, Director NCPUL, New Delhi, Prof. Manoj Kumar Dhar, Vice Chancellor Jammu University and senior Journalist Sohail Kazmi and HOD Prof.

  • NEET topper Tanmay Gupta Felicitated at Gurgaon

    Nov 12, 2021

    Jammu: Tanmay Gupta who has created history by being the first from Jammu & Kashmir to be All India Rank One (AIR 1) 2021, among more than 16 lac students who appeared in in NEET exam this year was felicitated at an impressive function at Leela Ambience Gurgaon. Tanmay along with his family was invited from Jammu by Aakash institute to attend mega award ceremony.

  • Neena, Ishant congratulates Dishika Mahajan, NEET 2021 Topper among Girls from J&K

    Nov 05, 2021

    Jammu, Nov 05: Bharatiya Janata Party Corporator Ward No. 50 Channi Himmat Neena Gupta, BJP J&K State Head Information Technology (IT) Advocate Ishant Gupta and Prominent Citizen of Channi Himmat Ashok Gupta congratulated NEET 2021 topper among girls from J&K and resident of Channi Himmat Miss Dishika Mahajan, Daughter of famous Physician of Jammu Dr Rajesh Gupta & Dr. Puneeta Gupta who herself a Professor in ASCOMS, Batra.

  • Govt approves affiliation of 100 schools with Sainik School Society

    Oct 13, 2021

    New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved the affiliation of 100 schools in government and private sectors with Sainik School Society under the Ministry of Defence, according to an official statement. Beginning from the academic year 2022-23, approximately 5,000 students are expected to receive admission in class VI in such 100 affiliated schools, it added.

  • EFFECTS OF GAMING ADDICTION ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

    Sep 20, 2021

    MUZAMIL ARIF In our time, technology has become one of our essential things in life; specifically video games. Video games are electronic system used to run games. They involve human interaction specially teenagers. Many researches have been done on the effects of video games showing that there is positive and negative impacts. As we know not all video games contain violent contents, but most of them are violent and mentally dangerous.

  • 68percent class 11 and 12 students prefer higher studies in home country: Survey

    Aug 27, 2021

    New Delhi, Aug 27: About 68 percent over 3,000 class 11 and 12 students who participated in a recent survey said they preferred higher education in their home country, a sharp increase of 24 percentage points from last year. More than 6,600 students between grades 9 and 12 from 2,000 schools across India and South Asia responded to the survey titled Student Quest Survey Report.

  • Sapling plantation held at Udhampur Military Station

    Aug 16, 2021

    Jammu: The “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, is an intensive, country wide campaign focussed on citizen participation, where small changes at the local level will add up to significant national gains. In line with this the Indian Army also commemorated India's 75th Independence Day under the theme “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, by organising a series of events.

  • Some schools in UP reopen for Classes 9 to 12

    Aug 16, 2021

    Lucknow, Aug 16: Some schools in Uttar Pradesh reopened on Monday for students of classes 9 to 12 with strict Covid protocols and limited attendance. Some other schools said they were getting ready to resume physical classes for students and would reopen soon. Earlier this month, the Uttar Pradesh government had said that schools would reopen for students of classes 9 to 12 from August 16 with 50 per cent attendance.

  • Naik demands New Education Zone for Rajnagar Budhal

    Aug 11, 2021

    Jammu: BJP leader and Youth wing Spokesman J&K UT Manzoor Ahmed Naik on Wednesday afternoon demanded new Education Zone for Rajnagar Budhal during a press conference here at Budhal. While addressing the media persons Manzoor Naik underlined that the Education Zone Koteranka is a vast and overburdened zone extending right from Mandir Gala to Khania Dandote with a total number of 173 schools including 19 private institutions.

  • IIT Guwahati researchers develop biodegradable, low-cost composite wound dressing film

    Aug 09, 2021

    New Delhi, Aug 9: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have invented a biodegradable and low-cost composite transparent wound dressing film. According to the team, the material, based on integration of a synthetic polymer, is non-toxic in nature and will create a moist environment that would enable the body to heal on its own through endogenous enzymes.

  • Six days remain for applying into National Anthem Singing Competition-2021

    Aug 02, 2021

    SRINAGAR, AUGUST 02: Six days have remained to apply and make entry for National Anthem Singing Competition-2021, initiated by the Jammu and Kashmir Government under the guidance of Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha, to celebrate 75 years of independence and commemorate it as ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’.

  • DC Reasi meets Board Exam Toppers

    Jul 27, 2021

    REASI, JULY 27: Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Charandeep Singh today felicitated 20 meritorious students hailing from various parts of the district. These students performed exceptionally well in Class XII and Xth board exams. The students were felicitated with appreciation certificates. The DC hailed commended efforts of the Teachers, Parents and students which resulted in getting excellent results.

  • 19th convocation KU: Kavind urges youngsters of Kashmir to learn from their legacy

    Jul 27, 2021

    Srinagar, July 27: President of India, Ram Nath Kovind urged upon the younger generation of Kashmir to learn from their rich legacy. He said that they have every reason to know that Kashmir has always been a beacon of hope for the rest of India. It’s spiritual and cultural influence has its imprint all across India. He was addressing the 19thannual convocation of University of Kashmir in Srinagar today.

  • IIT Madras develops drone algorithms to help study how fire behaves in space stations, satellites

    Jun 27, 2021

    New Delhi, Jun 27: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed algorithms for drones to help study how fire behaves in space stations, shuttles and satellites. According to the team, a multirotor microgravity platform can also simulate reduced-gravity environments similar to Moon and Mars, thereby recreating those conditions on Earth for experiments.

  • PM Modi to interact with participants of Toycathon-2021

    Jun 22, 2021

    New Delhi, Jun 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with participants of Toycathon-2021 on Thursday via video conferencing, his office said. Toycathon-2021 was jointly launched by the Ministry of Education, WCD Ministry, MSME Ministry, DPIIT, Textile Ministry, I&B Ministry and AICTE on January 5, 2021 to crowd-source innovative toys and games ideas, the PMO noted. Around 1.

  • GDC Thanamandi Observes World No Tobacco Day

    May 31, 2021

    Thanamndi, May 31: Government Degree College, Thanamandi under the theme of ‘AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAVA’ observed the world no tobacco day. The event was organized by the Department of Zoology under the patron ship of Dr. Javaid.A.Qazi, Principal of the college. The event was coordinated by prof. Raheela Mushtaq, Head Department of Zoology. Dr. Tahir Hussain Shah, Lecturer, Department of Zoology was the organizing secretary on the occasion.

  • GDC Thanamandi observed Anti-Terrorism day

    May 22, 2021

    Jammu, May 22: In continuation to “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrating 75 years of independence, the college cultural and literary committee observed Anti Terrorism Day. On the occasion, a series of online events including Pledge recitation, Poster making and essay writing competition was organised.

  • Online as effective as offline learning -confirms LEAD data of 20,000 students

    May 20, 2021

    Jammu, May 20: An empirical analysis on academic performance of 20,000 students between Academic Year 2019-20 and post COVID year 2020 has revealed that online learning is as effective as offline learning. The analysis by EdTech player LEAD further indicates that students who had more than 80 percent attendance during online classes scored 45 percent higher than those students who had irregular attendance.

  • Last Harappan site in North-Akhnoor Fort

    May 18, 2021

    SHIV CHNADER SHARMA ON the right bank of river Chenab, 28 km from Jammu, there is a brick Fort in the border town of Akhnoor which is related to the Harappan period and the town was once dominated by the followers of Lord Buddha during Kushana period.

  • GDC Thannamandi organizes poster making competition on Unity in Diversity

    May 15, 2021

    Jammu, May 15: Government Degree College, Thanamandi organized a poster making competition to Celebrate the 75 years of Independence under the theme of ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsava’ at GDC Thannamandi and organized an online poster making competition on the topic “unity in diversity”.

  • Anti Corruption Bureau caught KV principal Doda for bribe

    May 04, 2021

    Jammu: Principal Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jodhpur, Doda Rajeev Kumar Mahajan, who is also Incharge Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bhaderwah. It was alleged that the complainant had applied for the issuance of Transfer Certificate (TC) of his minor daughter who is studying in KV Kishtwar, for her transfer from KV Kishtwar to KV Bhaderwah. The complainant contacted Principal KV Bhaderwah seeking her transfer.

  • Mehbooba criticises sacking of teacher over alleged anti-state activities

    May 03, 2021

    Srinagar, May 3: People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticised the sacking of a teacher in Jammu and Kashmir over alleged anti-state activities, saying the government has misplaced priorities during the pandemic. She also posted a three-day-old letter of the General Administration Department of the Jammu and Kashmir government which sacked Idrees Jan, a government teacher from Kupwara district.

  • Over 42,000 govt schools lack drinking water supply, 15k have no toilets: Minister

    Mar 18, 2021

    New Delhi, Mar 18: Over 42,000 government schools across the country do not have drinking water facilities, while more than 15,000 schools have no toilets, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said on Thursday. The minister quoted the statistics from Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha.

  • FORENSIC SCIENCE

    Mar 18, 2021

    FORENSIC SCIENCE By Dr. Wahied Khawar Balwan Forensic science is a multidisciplinary science used for the purpose of the law where scientific procedures are applied to solve legal problems of theft, assault, rape, accident, poisoning, medical/surgical negligence, suicide attempt, suicide or murder, animal abuse, and cruelty, etc. Many potential applications of forensic science exist.

  • COVID-19: HC refuses to postpone Mar 13-14 judicial exam

    Mar 12, 2021

    New Delhi, Mar 12: The Delhi High Court Friday refused to postpone Delhi Higher Judicial Service Main Examination-2019, scheduled on March 13-14, till the COVID-19 vaccination drive is complete for lawyers. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and A J Bhambhani said the exam cannot be postponed at the eleventh hour as other candidates who have already arrived for writing the exam would be prejudiced. We are not going to postpone the exam.

  • Schools in Kashmir reopen for classes 9 to 12 after a year

    Mar 01, 2021

    Srinagar, Mar 1: Thousands of students returned to classrooms on Monday as schools in Kashmir reopened for classes 9 to 12 after remaining closed for almost a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The students attended school for the first time since March 9 last year.

  • I was lucky enough to get best mentors: AR Rahman

    Dec 01, 2020

    Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) Music maestro A R Rahman says he was lucky enough to have some of the best mentors in his career and now he wants to extend the same help to budding talent from India as the ambassador of BAFTA's Breakthrough Initiative'.

  • Rasika Dugal opens up about receiving 'misogynistic' comments for 'Mirzapur'

    Oct 23, 2020

    Dugal received acclaim for her portrayal of the wild and deviant Beena in the popular Amazon Prime Video crime drama. The 35-year-old actor said though she anticipates receiving sexual comments from a section of viewers, sometimes those remarks get to her. "I've got a myriad of comments for 'Mirzapur'. They're extremely sexual, it's not fun. Sometimes it does make me conscious. I tell myself 'Of course, what was I thinking.

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