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Over 8,000 Students Flock To Govt Schools In Valley For 2023-24 Academic Year

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SRINAGAR: In a major development, nearly 8,000 school students in Kashmir division have shifted their admissions from private to government schools.
An official informed the news agency KNO that in the ongoing mega enrolment campaign for academic session 2023-24, ‘nearly 8,000 students have migrated from private to government schools.’
“Such admissions include dozens of dropouts and Children with Special Need (CwSN) students,” he said.
The official added that till Friday late evening, more than 7,000 such cases were recorded. “As of now, there would be nearly 8,000 such cases wherein students have shifted admissions from private to government schools of Kashmir division.”
The official said that the enrolment drive was initially started for a period of ten days starting from March-15-2023. “However, it has been extended for five more days.”
“In a mass enrolment drive many students who were registered in private school have shifted their admissions in government institutions,” the official said.
It also said, “The government schools are likely to take a lead in admissions this year as in the past one week, hundreds of students enrolled in private schools have shifted their admission to government schools.”
The official said that most of the fresh admissions were of the Kindergarten and primary classes.

“From past few years, the department has been more focused on developing infrastructure and academics in Kashmir in order to provide quality education to the students,” the official said.
Pertinently, the School Education Department had ordered the heads of all government schools and teachers to start a door to door campaign from March-15 to enrol students in public schools.
Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Tassaduq Hussain Mir said this while announcing enrolment campaign for Academic Session 2023-24—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 25, 2023
As Mercury Soars, Migratory Birds Flock Away From Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: As spring sets in, migratory birds have begun their departure from Kashmir valley, having welcomed over 1.3 million of them this winter.
According to officials, these birds have been visiting Kashmir annually due to their centuries-old relationship with the region, as they find solace in the temperate climate of the valley.
“During the month of October, these birds start migration from Siberia, China, Philippines, Eastern Europe and Japan to the valley and stay here for about five to six months”, they said, adding that around 13 lakh migratory birds visited Kashmir from October last year.
“The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken up restoration of wetlands on priority. Various departments of the Government are working for restoration of wetlands under their respective jurisdictions”, officials said.
Ifshan Dewan, Kashmir’s wildlife warden (wetlands), said the birds start migration to Kashmir from the end of October and leave the valley in mid-March.
“Some birds are still present in wetlands and departure of birds remain usual as of previous years”, she said. (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 21, 2023
Record-Breaking February: Over One Lakh Tourists Flock to Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: Department of Tourism Kashmir is anticipating a comparatively much high flow of tourists this year, as over one lakh tourists have already visited Valley in the recently concluded month of February.
Expressing his contentment Fazl-ul-Haseeb, the recently appointed Director for Kashmir Tourism, talking to media persons said that the Valley received over one lakh tourists in the month of February alone.
Haseeb said that the Department is working on several methods to prepare itself for the upcoming tourist season.
“We are working on scientific methods to calculate the number of tourists given it is an age of big data”, he said.
“We are collecting data-based on scientific methods besides also collecting data from registered and unregistered hotels also”, Haseeb said. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 4, 2023
Longtime Trump backers flock to DeSantis event

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A Johnson spokesperson, however, said Johnson did not intend to endorse in the primary.
“Sen. Johnson historically does not endorse in primaries and plans to continue this trend and remain impartial in 2024,” said Corinne Day, a Johnson spokesperson.
Also seen was Arizona Republican Jim Lamon, a solar energy executive and Trump donor who aggressively aligned himself with the former president during his unsuccessful 2022 Senate bid. Lamon was also involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results showing President Joe Biden defeated Trump. Lamon was one of 11 GOP electors who signed a document claiming to be Arizona’s legitimate electors, which was mailed to the Senate and the National Archives.
Another attendee is Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who was once seen as a potential Trump pick to be CIA director. Cotton, who passed on a 2024 presidential bid after laying the groundwork for a prospective campaign, on Saturday evening appeared on a DeSantis-moderated panel with conservative commentator Ann Coulter and Texas Rep. Chip Roy. Cotton, who like DeSantis entered Congress in 2013, long allied himself with Trump but broke with him when he voted to certify the 2020 election.
Mick Mulvaney, who was Trump’s acting White House chief of staff, was also seen at the DeSantis retreat. Mulvaney left the administration following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and he has harshly criticized the former president over his decision to wage a 2024 comeback, saying Trump is “the only Republican who could lose” the election.
And among the major figures in the Republican donor world who attended DeSantis’ event: Roy Bailey, a longtime Texas fundraiser who helped lead Trump’s campaign finance committee. The event also included several of DeSantis’ fellow governors, including Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who benefited from a Trump-hosted fundraiser during his reelection bid last year, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who was also backed by Trump in his 2022 reelection campaign.
“Gov. Stitt believes Ron DeSantis has done an excellent job leading as Florida’s governor, especially through COVID, supporting law enforcement, reforming education and supporting parental rights,” said Carly Atchison, a spokesperson for Stitt, who met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago last year.
The retreat comes as DeSantis is increasing his national profile. The governor is set to publish a new book on Tuesday, and this past week, he appeared before law enforcement officers in Philadelphia, New York City and Chicago. DeSantis is also benefiting from a newly launched nonprofit group that could promote his policies. Those present at the conference said DeSantis made no mention of whether he planned to run for president, though many of those in attendance said they were eager to see him do so.

On Saturday, DeSantis is to hold another panel discussion with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, whose home state hosts the GOP’s first presidential nominating contest. A person close to Reynolds, however, said the governor did not plan to endorse in the primary. Reynolds, who chairs the Republican Governors Association, has also appeared with former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott in Iowa.
Other attendees spotted in the crowd included Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, Utah Sen. Mike Lee and 2022 Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt, a longtime DeSantis friend. Conservative commentators Coulter and Dana Loesch were also present.
The retreat caps off a major week in the Republican donor world. On Thursday evening, Trump hosted a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, and on Friday, several prospective presidential candidates gathered in Austin, Texas, for a donor conference organized by longtime GOP strategist Karl Rove.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

February 25, 2023