SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of protests across the Kashmir Valley against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday decided to close all educational institutions in Kashmir for two days as a precautionary measure. The decision has been taken to ensure the safety of students. […]
SRINAGAR — Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government has put on hold the conduct of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), adding that the Union Territory will be the last to implement the Supreme Court order mandating TET for all in-service teachers of primary and upper primary classes, requiring them […]
JAMMU — As many as 12,977 teaching posts are lying vacant across Jammu and Kashmir, while no school has been upgraded since November 2024, Education Minister Sakina Itoo informed the Assembly on Thursday. In a written reply to a starred question raised by BJP MLA Shakti Raj Parihar, the minister said 7,985 teacher posts are […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said all drug de-addiction centres were fully functional across the Union territory and concrete steps are being taken to curb the menace. Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, made these remarks while replying to a question of legislator Surjeet Singh Salathia in the legislative […]
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 […]