News Topic:Schools

Moral Policing? Dress code debate returns after J-K officer’s missive to school teachers

A letter shot by an officer of the School Education Department in Kashmir has sparked a debate once again on whether teachers should follow a dress code in schools.

J-K schools, colleges, hospitals to be named after those who laid lives for country’s integrity: LG Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Saturday said schools, colleges, bridges and other buildings will be named after the “great heroes and sons of the soil”.

Summer vacations in Kashmir schools from July 4

Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department on Friday announced summer vacations from July 4 to July 14 in the winter zones of the Kashmir division.

High Court directs for maintaining status-quo over schools on State land

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered to maintain the status quo on a plea filed by the petitioners against the closing of schools.

Authorities close schools in seven J&K districts due to heavy rains

Authorities in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Kupwara, Baramulla, Pulwama and Ramban districts on Wednesday ordered the suspension of class work in schools in the districts.

Govt bans schools run by Falah-e-Aam Trust in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department ordered a ban on the operation of schools run by Falah-e-Aam Trust, an affiliate of banned Jamaat-e-Islami.

Students receding into oblivion even after re-opening of schools

Students are not to blame. Circumstances made them be like they are. There are some apparent causes responsible for this situation.

SED fixes limit on school bag weight for students

The School Education Department said that the weight of school bags for kindergarten students from classes I and II shall not have more than 2.2 kilograms.

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Over 60 livestock killed in lightning strike in Pahalgam

More than 60 livestock were killed after a lightning strike during late-night hours in the Lanedagen area of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

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As dawn broke in Kashmir, Mr Gaurav Tyagi with an unwavering resolve took steady strides southward, echoing a purpose that transcends borders, languages, and beliefs.