News Topic:Schools
Education
Kashmir schools set to begin new academic session
Kashmir schools will begin the 2026–27 academic session for KG to Class 10 on November 2, with regular classes and textbook distribution planned.
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Opinion
Our Schools Are Becoming Stress Factories
A Kashmiri student says rising academic pressure is turning schools into stress factories, and asks teachers and parents to put support before performance.
Education
JKBOSE allows private, bi-annual exam students to take next annual regular exam
JKBOSE has allowed students clearing private or bi-annual exams to appear in the next annual regular examination and directed schools to facilitate admission.
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Education
DSEK directs schools to conduct Class 8 assessments strictly as per academic calendar
DSEK has directed Kashmir schools to conduct Classes up to 8 assessments and annual exams strictly under the approved academic planner and government framework.
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Education
3,997 schools merged or clubbed in 2022-23: J&K Govt
J&K Government told the Assembly that 3,997 schools were merged or clubbed in 2022-23, while no primary school was merged in the last three years.
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Education
J&K FDA orders junk food ban near schools
J&K's Food & Drugs Administration has directed schools to ban junk food sales within 50 metres of gates and implement 2020 food safety regulations for children.
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Jammu
Rajouri’s Thanamandi hit by fresh flash floods, schools shut amid rising rivers
Fresh flash floods have damaged crops, roads and infrastructure in Rajouri's Thanamandi constituency, weeks after a July 19 cloudburst killed four; schools were shut Wednesday.
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Kashmir
Child safety advisory issued after POCSO accused escape Srinagar jail
Authorities have issued a child-safety advisory to Srinagar schools and madrasas after two POCSO-accused undertrials escaped Central Jail by scaling its wall.
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Latest news
Mubarak Gul defers press conference amid uncertainty over role in NC
NC leader Mubarak Gul has deferred his November 4 press conference amid uncertainty over his organisational role and dissatisfaction following the Cabinet expansion.
JP Nadda likely to inaugurate AIIMS Kashmir
Union Health Minister JP Nadda is likely to inaugurate AIIMS Awantipora on November 5. The institute has been developed at a revised cost of over Rs 2,160 crore.
Eight prominent leaders likely to quit Apni Party
At least eight to nine prominent Apni Party leaders are reportedly considering resignation ahead of a crucial meeting with Altaf Bukhari in Srinagar on Thursday.
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Aga Ruhullah announces exit from NC, resignation as Srinagar MP
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announced his decision to quit the National Conference and resign as Srinagar MP, citing the party's failure to honour election promises.
NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para
Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.