News Topic:Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon

Govt approves 30% syllabus relaxation for JKBOSE annual exams

SRINAGAR — The Government in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has approved 30 per cent syllabus relaxation for J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE)...

23 Kendriya Vidyalayas to be set up in remote areas of J&K: Dr Samoon

SRINAGAR — To augment the school education infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, 23 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) would be set up in remote areas of...

J&K set to implement Right to Education Act

The Government of Jammu & Kashmir has finalised the rules under the Right to Education Act-2009 for implementation of the law in the newly carved out Union Territory.

J&K to launch Uber, Ola type cab service soon

Transport Department in J&K has called for objections / suggestions regarding "Jammu and Kashmir Aggregator Draft Rules 2020."

Amid COVID-19, private schools start demanding fee

Getting emboldened by a recent tweet by incumbent Principal Secretary Education, Dr Asgar Samoon, private schools have started demanding school fee from parents in Kashmir Valley.

With 8-month pay pending, private school teachers struggling in Valley

SRINAGAR — The exploitation of private school teachers is continuing unabated in the Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries...

2500 tablets for students: Govt schools go mobile, teachers innovative

SRINAGAR — With the start of tele classes and e-learning initiatives, the students of government schools in Jammu and Kashmir will be able to...

2G Internet: Kids can’t download textbooks, says Asgar Samoon

SRINAGAR — Asgar Samoon, senor bureaucrat in J&K Government on Friday tweeted that kids cannot download textbooks as speed of internet is slow.Taking to...

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