Senate body approves restoration of students unions on September 21, 2023The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training on Wednesday principally approved the restoration of students unions to promote peace at educational institutions and to eliminate the regional ethnicity of the country’s educational institutions. In this regard Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi moved a bill titled the Islamabad capital Territory Students Unions Bill, 2023 […]
Minister issues show-cause to PIMS for fake MRI machines installation publicity on September 20, 2023Caretaker Minister for National Health Services Regulation (NHS) took the notice of unnecessary delay in installation of only Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at (PIMS) and also issued show-cause notice to authorities concerned against “fake publicity” of said machine installation. According to the available information with Daily Times, the NHS Minister Dr Nadeem Jan issued […]
MDCAT exams conducted finally after delays on September 11, 2023Finally Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) conducted the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT-2023) participated by 1, 8 0534 across the country. Previously, the MDCAT exams schedule was changed one and another date by the council authorities. Last week, acting minister for health Dr Nadeem Jan announced the new schedule officially for September […]
New council vows to resolve all administrative issues of nursing council on August 12, 2023The newly elected apex decision making body of the defunct Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) has decided to launch digital system for nurses’ registration as to make it accessible as well as to enhance the transparency at the organisation, Daily Times has learnt reliably. As per sources, the decision was taken at the first meeting of […]
FDE employees vow to oppose handing school land to private firm on August 4, 2023Representatives of government decided on Thursday to go to any extent against the government to resist its move of transferring state land to a commercial firm for the construction of a private institution. The CDA had allotted 21 kanal piece of land in sector F-11/2 for the setting up of a government school. The worth […]
ITP to deploy extra staffers on five key road to avoid traffic mess on August 2, 2023Dozens of police officials are deployed by Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) at 5 mega road construction projects to keep the traffic normal, said a senior official at the ITP. These mega sites are included as IJP Road, Haji camp, Islamabad Expressway, Murree Road Islamabad, Rawal dam chowk. He said it was quite difficult to manage […]
Favoritism, nepotism mar purchasing of equipment in water management dept on July 22, 2023The Directorate of On-Farm Water Management (OFWM) followed many illegal practices in purchase of surveying equipment worth millions of rupees, Daily Times has learnt reliably. As per available documents, the directorate has announced the open tender for the purchase of 25 ‘Total Stations’ (surveying instruments) that to be used in the OFWM project in Khyber […]
HEC new graduation policy to be enforced from semester fall-2023 on July 20, 2023The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has revised Graduate Education Policy 2023 (GEP-2023) with an aim to improve quality of education at graduation level being provided by universities and degree awarding institutions across the country. According to the available information, the new policy will be effective and applicable from semester Fall-2023 onwards. The commission had also […]
TTS teachers protest outside HEC for raise in salaries on July 19, 2023The Tenured Track System (TTS) faculty members working at the public sector universities across the country on Tuesday staged a protest outside Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat, Islamabad against non-increase of their salaries from the government since many years. A significant number of teachers gathered at the spot to press the authorities for acceptance of […]
NHA issues high-alert amid heavy rains prediction on July 5, 2023As soon as Pakistan Meteorological Department issued a countrywide advisory of heavy rain which might damage and roads infrastructure and communications system, the National Highway Authority (NHA) directed its staffers all over the country to “be on high-alert” and banned any kind of leaves of all relevant staffers, Daily Times has learnt. As per available […]