Executive Councillor, School Education, prohibits overnight school picnics to ensure student safety

Kargil, June 20: In a decisive move aimed at enhancing student safety, the Executive Councillor for School Education, Zakir Hussain, has issued a directive to the Chief Education Officer, Kargil, prohibiting schools from organizing picnics or any similar activities that involve overnight stays.

This decision comes in response to multiple reports highlighting the potential risks associated with such events.

The directive to the Chief Education Officer, Kargil, reads: “I am writing to ad...

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CEC chairs meeting, discusses modalities to strengthen educational framework in schools

Kargil, June 07: Chairman/CEC, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today chaired a meeting at Council Secretariat Kargil with Director of School Education, UT Ladakh to address the issues and to discuss modalities for strengthening the educational framework in schools of Kargil district. 

The meeting was attended by Executive Councillor for Education, Zakir Hussain, Executive Councillor for Information, Er Punchok Tashi, Director School Education, Ladakh Tsering Paldan, JKAS and Principa...

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Primary Shrinking, Secondary Struggles: The Issues Facing Government Schools in Ladakh

While the whole country is buzzing about the success stories and school performance in the recent CBSE results, the Union Territory of Ladakh is experiencing the worst board exam performance, and no one is ready to talk about it. The recent haphazard switch from JKBOSE to CBSE, the centralized packaging syllabus, the abstract concepts, the language challenges, and the session examination session have all been suddenly imposed on the schooling system of Ladakh without considering the region’s...

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Kargil Urged for Swift Recruitment of Contractual Lecturers to Alleviate Student Suffering

VoL Desk, April 12: Imam Juma, from the Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust in Kargil, Sheikh Hameed Nasiri, has urged for the prompt recruitment of contractual 10+2 lecturers in the Department of Education. This shortage of teaching staff is adversely affecting students’ education.

Nasiri emphasized that despite the advertisement of posts and applications from interested candidates, the recruitment results have not been declared. Consequently, students across the district are facing difficultie...

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EC Zakir attends program to convert GMS Panikhar into Council Model School

Kargil, March 06: Executive Councilor (Education) LAHDC, Kargil, Zakir Hussain, accompanied by Councillor Taisuru Constituency, CEO Kargil, Deputy CEO of Sankoo, and ZEO Taisuru, participated in a program aimed at transform GMS Panikhar into Council Model School Panikhar.

Currently, the school has an enrollment of only 12 students. However, parents have assured that they will actively work towards increasing the enrollment to 50 students.

EC Zakir instructed the ZEO to start an enrollm...

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CEC chairs meeting for reopening of schools

Winter Vacation extends till March 15, 2024.

Kargil, Feb 26: Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today chaired a review meeting pertaining to reopening of schools in the district post winter vacations.

Executive Councilor, Tourism, Kacho Mohd Feroz, Executive Councillor, Social Welfare, Aga Syed Mujtaba, Executive Councillor, Education, Zakir Hussain, Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Shrikant Suse and Chief Education Officer, Kargil, S.D Wan...

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EC Zakir Hussain visits Govt. Primary School, Yokma Akchamal

Kargil, Nov 03, 2023: Executive Councillor, Education, LAHDC, Kargil, Zakir Hussain today visited Govt. Primary School Yokma Akchamal to review education facilities and infrastructure.

The visit was aimed to assess the current state of school, focusing on essential aspects like water supply, sanitation, building infrastructure, enrollment and shortage of teachers.

During the visit, the Executive Councillor expressed concern over the prevailing conditions at the school, emphasizing the ...

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CEC Kargil chairs meeting on detachment of Education Department staff

Kargil, Oct 26, 2023: Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon today conducted a meeting regarding to detachment of teaching and non-teaching employees of Education Department Kargil.

The meeting was attended by Executive Councilor, Mohammad Feroz Kacho, Executive Councilor, Aga Syeed Mujtaba, Executive Councilor, Zakir Hussain and Director School Education UT Ladakh, Tsering Paldan.

The CEC stressed upon the Director School Education UT Ladakh to resol...

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Local Voices Challenge Detachment Orders of Teachers in Education Department

VoL Desk, Oct. 12: In response to directives issued by the Deputy Secretary of the School Education Department in Ladakh, endorsed by the Chief Education Officer of Kargil, Zonal Education Officers have been instructed to relocate teachers to their original positions. The orders mandate teachers in their respective zones to revert to their original posts within three days, ensuring strict compliance and notifying the relevant ZEO Office accordingly.

ZEOs have also published a list of teac...

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MoE’s new curriculum framework: Board exams twice a year, class 11, 12 students to study 2 languages

Delhi, August, 23: The Ministry of Education has unveiled a comprehensive update reflecting the principles of the New Education Policy (NEP). Among the changes, board examinations will undergo a transformation, taking place twice annually. Moreover, students will now have the valuable option to retain their highest scores, offering them a chance to put forward their best performance.

“In classes 11 and 12, students will have to study two languages and one of them has to be an Indian langu...

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