IUST student space programme devised to launch “Kashmir Satellite”

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 24 (STC):A Satellite Incubator Centre is being established at the Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Awantipora. This is a step towards promoting space research and innovation in Jammu & Kashmir.According to the reports, a proposal in this connection was discussed on Friday when Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan, Project Director of…

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Udhampur railway station named after Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan: MoS Jitendra Singh

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 22 (STC): Minister of State in Prime Minister’s office on Thursday said thatRailway station Udhampur has been named after Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan.According to a post on X Minister of State (MoS) Jitendra Singh stated that “At our request, the Udhampur Railway Station was named after “Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan” (MCTM),…

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J&K witnesses sweeping expansion of early childhood education

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 12 (STC): Jammu & Kashmir has brought pre-school learning to the doorstep of almost every government school, with 17,746 institutions now hosting either pre-primary sections or co-located anganwadi centres.The figures, tabled in Parliament on Monday, mark one of the most extensive rollouts of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s Early Childhood…

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RTI reveals crisis in education department; 18 schools headless, 21 higher secondaries without principals in Bandipora district

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 02 (STC):Alarming administrative lapses have been reported in Bandipora district, where 18 high schools are functioning without Headmasters and 21 higher secondary schools are without full-time Principals.An RTI filed by the National Convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, Nasir Khuehami, reveals that only three higher secondary schools out of…

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