Srinagar, June 26 (IANS) Officials said on Friday that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday discussed matters of mutual interest and intergovernmental cooperation with Bihar Assembly Speaker and Himachal Pradesh education minister, both of whom met him in Srinagar.Officials said on Friday the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held separate meetings with distinguished visitors from Bihar and Himachal Pradesh at his residence in Srinagar, discussing issues of mutual interest and…
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Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Sunday lashed out at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it should first seek a probe into recruitments made over the last 10 years.Itoo rejected allegations regarding recruitments and outsourcing, asserting that if the PDP is demanding an inquiry into recent recruitments, it should first seek an investigation into all recruitments carried out during the past decade.Speaking to reporters on the sidelin…
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo and sitting MLA Sajad Lone criticised former chief minister and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti for chairing a review meeting of the developmental works of AIIMS in Awantipora town of Anantnag district. J&K Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo took on Mufti for her decision to chair the review meeting of AIIMS Awantipora.Sakina Itoo said on X that some people seemed to be suffering fro…
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Sunday that it will file a review petition in the Supreme Court in the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) issue concerning the teachers of the union territory.The UT Education Minister, Sakina Itoo, said that the government has always tried to safeguard the interests of the teachers.Sakina Itoo, in a post on her X handle, wrote, “On the TET issue concerning J&K teachers, the Government has always acted responsibly and proactivel…
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday announced summer vacation for schools in Jammu division due to the prevailing heatwave conditions in the region, officials said. Sakina Itoo, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister on social media platform X said, “Keeping in view the prevailing weather conditions, summer vacations for schools falling under Summer Zone of Jammu Division shall commence with effect from June 1 for Primary Classes and with effect from June 8 for stu…
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Peoples Conference (PC) president and MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday drew a parallel between his father’s assassination and the recent attack on former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, alleging that security has often been used for political ends.Delivering an emotionally charged speech in the J&K legislative assembly on Saturday, Sajad Lone condemned the attack on Dr Farooq Abdullah while drawing a painful parallel to his own father’s assassination, while deman…
Jammu, March 12 (IANS) Leaders of the National Conference have expressed anguish and concern following a firing incident involving former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah during a private function in Jammu. A person attempted to attack National Conference president Farooq Abdullah during an event on Wednesday evening. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary was also present during this. The suspect is in police custody.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the atte…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) All educational institutions across the Kashmir Valley reopened on Monday as life started normally in all the 10 districts of the Valley as the pro-Ayatullah Ali Khamenei protests that were held after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, subsided.Officials said schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions reopened normally in the Valley on Monday.Authorities had closed educational institutions in the Valley following protests against the US-Israeli attac…
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest on Thursday at the 21st convocation of the University of Kashmir, and all arrangements, including security, are in place for the event.A civic reception was given to the Vice President at the Lok Bhawan in Srinagar on Wednesday evening. The reception was followed by a cultural programme showcasing the traditional folk dances and the music of Jammu and Kashmir.He will deliver the address at the University’s 21st c…
Jammu, Feb 25 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Wednesday that no fresh order has been issued on the Teachers Eligibility Test and dismissed reports saying that teachers failing TET would be retired before time.Education Minister Sakina Itoo said that no fresh government order has been issued regarding the Teachers Eligibility Test and that there is no immediate plan to enforce it in J&K.Speaking to reporters, Minister Itoo said that although the Supreme Court had earlier direc…