Health & Education

Dream Big! Believe in yourself and work hard with focus and persistence to fulfil your dream: LG to Students I have always admired the energy, innovation, and commitment of young people and I am witnessing our youth are at the forefront of change: LG Sinha Our youth want a fear-free, corruption free and development oriented […]

SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 12: Dr. GN Itoo Thursday assumed the charge as Director School Education Kashmir in the presence of outgoing Director, Tasaduq Hussain Mir. In a formal handover ceremony, Dr. Itoo was accorded a warm welcome by the officers and officials present. He expressed his gratitude to the gathering of officers and officials on the […]

‘Terms it beacon of knowledge, social progress of Kashmir‘ SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 12: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today stressed on the need for preserving Kashmiri culture and language, adding that we need to promote our mother tongue for our bright future. The Minister made these remarks after inaugurating […]

We have asked universities not to conduct any exams during vacation period: Officials   Srinagar, Dec 11 (KNO): Amid bone chilling winters, the Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has proposed to announce 50-days winter vacations from December-27 for colleges of Kashmir division. Besides, the department has also proposed 10-days winter vacations for colleges of […]

Advises people to take precautions; use gas heaters with proper ventilation   Srinagar, Dec 11 (KNO): Prolonged dry weather and chilly temperatures in Kashmir have led to a surge in respiratory ailments, with hospitals witnessing an increase in outpatient and inpatient visits, noted Pulmonologist and Head of the Chest Disease Hospital, Dr Naveed Nazir, said […]

Budgam, Dec 7, KNT: Residents of various villages in the Beerwah town of central Kashmir’s Budgam district are urging the government to establish laparoscopy facilities at the Sub-Hospital Beerwah. They said at present, the hospital relies on open surgeries, forcing patients to seek treatment at other government and private hospitals that offer laparoscopic surgeries. The […]

Srinagar, Dec 06 (KNO): Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a total of 46,99,015 diabetes patients as of November 30, 2024, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. The data as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) indicates that 43,18,708 patients have been screened for diabetes, 3,41,071 have been diagnosed with the […]

Srinagar, Dec 06 (KNO): Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 4032 deaths due to various diseases including Covid-19 since 2021, the latest data shared by the government revealed. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), these include five deaths due to AES, 29 deaths due to dengue, seven deaths due to human rabies, seven deaths […]

Srinagar, Dec 06 (KNO): The annual regular exams of 10th to 12th standard are likely to commence from 3rd week of February-2025. A top official of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they were working to conduct the annual regular board exams of 10th to […]

Srinagar, Dec 6 : The Government on Thursday announced winter vacation for all government and recognised private educational institutions in the Kashmir division as well as in the winter zones of Jammu division in two phases. According to an order issued by government’s School Education Department (SED), winter vacations for classes upto 5th primary shall […]