Out-of-turn promotion for best teachers: Govt
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Feb 8: In an effort to improve the standard of teaching in government schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the state education department is contemplating to annually give ‘out of turn’ promotion to five best performing teachers and dismiss an equal number of those who have performed poorly.  MoreCong hits out at Nazir, Kamaal
Jammu, Feb 8: Pradesh Congress Committee Friday slammed National Conference (NC) for its “silence” over the tirade launched by party leaders Sheikh Nazir Ahmed and Dr Mustafa Kamaal against the Congress. PCC has threatened to oppose any idea of having a pre-poll alliance with NC for upcoming MoreHonorarium to Panchayat representatives under consideration: Rather
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Feb 8: Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather on Friday said that grant of honorarium to Panchayat representatives in Jammu and Kashmir is under consideration of the government. Responding to issue taken up during his interaction with various delegations and a More
Hindu temples, shrines valuable assets of Kashmiri society: Rana
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Feb 8: Describing Hindu shines and temples as valuable treasure and symbol of Kashmir’s pluralistic ethos, Provincial President National Conference Jammu, Devender Singh Rana on Friday called for building a consensus in getting through the Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Religious Places (Management More
Compulsory health certificate must for undertaking pilgrimage: CEO
AMARNATH YATRA-2013
Jammu, Feb 8: Chief Executive Officer of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) Navin K Choudhary on Friday said that pilgrims would have to submit revised compulsory health certificate while seeking registration for this year’s pilgrimage which is scheduled to commence on June 28, 2013 More- Kashmir
SAC seeks personal appearance of former minister
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES ‘DEATH THREATS’ TO WITHDRAW CASE
UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar, Feb 8: The regular inquiry initiated by the State Accountability Commission (SAC) in an alleged corruption case against the former Health Minister Suman Lata Baghat has taken a new twist. The More
- Srinagar City
Strive to bring Srinagar on tourist map: Jora to SDA
REVIEWS ITS FUNCTIONING
Srinagar, Feb 8: The Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora on Friday directed the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) authorities to put in all out efforts to bring More
- Jammu
Out-of-turn promotion for best teachers: Govt
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Feb 8: In an effort to improve the standard of teaching in government schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the state education department is contemplating to annually give ‘out of turn’ promotion to five More
- South Asia
Pak Minister not to visit India as SAARC meet cancelled
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Islamabad, Feb 8: Pakistan Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim has called off a visit to India later this month as a SAARC business meet he was scheduled to attend in New Delhi has been cancelled.  More
- GKeducation&Careers
Training journalists of the future
Ill-equipped departments, obsolete syllabus and inexperienced faculty worries journalism students
TEACHING JOURNALISM
IMRAN MUZAFFAR
Um Roommana Sulaiman, 23, wants to become a successful television broadcaster like Mishal Husain of the BBC. A 4th semester student of journalism at the Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora More


