School Edu deptt mulls to hold T-II exams of 1-9th standard,DSEK directs CEOs to get ready for examination







(JKNN/ST/): The School Education department has directed the concerned officers to gear-up for the Term-II examinations of the elementary and high school students 1st to 9th.

Top officials of the department said the Term-II examinations of these classes will be conducted like Term-I examinations were held.
The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that the directives were issued by Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Mohammad Younis Malik in a recent review meeting regarding the ongoing works in the department and the academic scenario during COVID-19 pandemic.

In the meeting, Malik has stated that the board examinations for classes 10th, 11th and 12th are tentatively scheduled to be in the month of November—directing the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) to submit the details of the accommodation.

“All CEOs will have to submit the details of accommodation in various schools for which the format has already been circulated among them,” he said.

Malik in a meeting while responding to the queries regarding examination of classes 1 to 9, explained the modus operandi and asked the officers to get ready for the examination of T2 as was done in case of T1.
Last month, a number of elementary students couldn’t appear in the assessment exams due to lackadaisical approach of the School Education Department.

The Google classroom forum link created by the officials to hold online T-1 exams was not also fully functional for all the students even the website link created for students crashed several times due to heavy flow of the participants—(KNO)

Paper format for 11th 12th session 2020-21
         ( 11th & 12th)

       Science Stream

49 Marks = 70 Marks for theory ( Subjects with practical weigtage= 30)


Min pass marks =18 in theory (for practical subjects)



 
English Max Marks = 70
Min pass marks= 24

Math Max Marks = 70
Min Pass Marks= 25

Arts stream

History Max  Marks = 63
Min pass Marks=23

Other Arts Subjects
Pol. SCIECE, Urdu,Education , Sociology

Max Marks= 70
Min pass Marks 25

Note: Pattern of the paper will be same as that of previous .
A candidate has to attempt only 70% out of which will be equal to 100 in theory.
Crime branch Jammu books 5 cyber fraudsters for duping man of over 1 Crore

Jammu, Aug 29 (KNO): Crime branch Jammu on Saturday said that they have booked five cyber fraudsters and registered a case against them for duping a person of over one crore by luring him to invest in a Canadian IPO (Initial Public Officer) to get Rs. 10 crores as return after 16 years on maturity.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a case was registered against cyber fraudsters’ gang for duping a person in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu through impersonation as officials of the Ministry of Finance, government of India by luring him to invest Rs. 1. 41 Crore to get Rs. 10 crores as return after 16 years maturity.

He said that five persons identified as Vivek Kumar son Raj Pual, Shyam Pal son of Rakshpal Singh, Pushpendar son of Ramdas—all residents of UP, Jagdish Chander Sharma son of Samay Singh and Jaikant Kumar son of Shakhi Chand Dal—both residents of Delhi were booked under section 419, 420, 120-B of IPC.

“Lt. Col Sardar Singh Smotra son of Late Sh. Sadhu Ram R/o 17-A, extension Gandhi Nagar, Jammu in written complaint to Crime Branch Jammu alleged that he was trapped by a group of professional cheaters who never met him but communicated telephonically and induced him to transfer his hard earned money in instalments into their accounts through the RTGS,” the official said.

He said that he transferred Rs. 1.41 Crore into the accounts of these fraudsters and further alleged that on 11 July, 2019 he received a phone call on his mobile in which the caller claimed that he was one Mr. Arun Mehta had told complainant that file had been approved to which he would get a benefit of Rs.3,22, 500.

“Col. Singh was also told that his file was lying with Mr. K.K Bhuttani IAS (Head of Ministry of Finance). The said Arun Mehta connected him to another cheat of the group claiming to be Mr. Amit Aggarwal PA to Mr. K.K Bhuttani. He confirmed that the approved amount of Rs. 3,22,500/- is lying with them and is shortly going to lapse. If he was interested to invest in other future plans they would shortly remit above said amount into his bank account soon.”

The official said that They started calling him regularly on phone from different numbers on his mobile number and land line numbers to induce him to invest in a Canadian Initial Public Offer Investment plan from which he would get Rs. ten Crore as return after 16 years when he become mature.

He said that after receiving many calls from them he fell prey to their trap and started transferring money from his UCO bank account at Jammu to their bank accounts accumulating to Rs 1.41 Crores.

“As per procedure in vogue, an enquiry had been initiated by Crime Branch Jammu and during enquiry it has prima facie been established that the suspects have duped the complainant of Rs. 1.41 Cr. on the pretext of an investment plan. Thus a formal case was registered against the accused fraudsters under section 419, 420, 120-B of IPC for investigation,” the official said—(KNO)