CHANDIGARH — Jammu and Kashmir minister Sakina Itoo Saturday met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and sought urgent steps for instilling a sense of security among the J-K residents currently staying in Punjab and Chandigarh. Abdullah deputed his cabinet ministers to various cities across the country in the wake of reports claiming harassment of Kashmiri […]
JAMMU — Days after two students were killed and 21 injured after their college bus turned turtle in Kupwara, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on picnics by schools and colleges on weekends and holidays in the Union Territory. Education Minister Sakeena Itoo also ordered installation of CCTV cameras and […]
SRINAGAR — Facing heat over its affidavit in the high court that has described a petition challenging its reservation policy as “mischievous and frivolous”, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said it will file a fresh response before the court, if need be. Addressing a press conference in Anantnag, Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir government is working for proper rehabilitation of the victims of a major fire that gutted 40 residential houses in Anantnag district, social welfare minister Sakina Itoo assured the legislative assembly here on Saturday. The minister, who led a four-member team of legislators to visit the scene of Thursday’s devastating fire […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will provide all possible support to the victims of a devastating fire that gutted 22 houses in Anantnag district, Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo said on Friday. Itoo, who also holds the health and medical education portfolio, visited Kadipora to express solidarity with the families affected by the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has formed a committee to rationalise new subjects taught in government degree colleges, the Assembly was told on Saturday. Education and Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo also told the house that no timeline has been fixed for the committee examining reservation rules for submitting its report. In reply […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday passed grants for four departments of school education, health and medical education, social welfare, and higher education, totalling over Rs 27,526 crore. Introduced by Minister Sakina Itoo in the House on Wednesday, the grants amount to Rs 12,014.89 crore for the School Education Department, Rs 8,813.70 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to restore the academic session up to 9th standard to November-December instead of March session. Speaking exclusively with news agency KNO, J&K’s education minister Sakina Itoo said that the academic session will be restored to November-December up to 9th standard. “For now, we will restore the academic […]
BUDGAM (KIMS) — Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health & Medical Education, Sakina Itoo and Minister for RDD and Agriculture, Javid Ahmad Dar today visited Naidgam Budgam to condole the demise of Dr Shahnawaz, who had been killed in a militant attack at Gagangir in Ganderbal on Sunday evening. They strongly condemned the killing of […]