Chitrali youth invents avalanche warning device
CHITRAL: Realising the danger faced by people of Chitral due to avalanches, a local youth has invented a machine to warn about movement of avalanche in mountains and highlands. “It will help to minimise the devastation caused by avalanches,” said Mohammad Khalid, who has a master degree in electronics from University of Peshawar. He claimed that he had put the machine to proper experimental verifications. “The machine can preempt movement of an avalanche within a radius of one kilometer. It will also help to remove the potential danger of floods caused by avalanches and glacier outbursts,” he claimed. Mr Khalid told our correspondent that the machine worked on the principle of resonance. It could be used to preempt the uncontrolled sliding and slipping of snow mass down the mountains to human settlements, he said. Resonance … Read entire article »
Separate academic calendar sought for Chitral
p>CHITRAL: The local academicians have said that government should set up a separate Chitral-specific education calendar so that students of the district can get maximum time to attend colleges. “The present academic calendar, adopted since the independence of the country, virtually provides only three to four months for teaching activities in the educational institutions,” they told Chitraltimes.com here on Thursday. Dr Inayatullah Faizi, teacher at a public sector college, said that students of Chitral couldn’t complete courses due to prolonged and extended winter in the district. He said that Chitral should have a separate board of intermediate and secondary education to adopt a new academic calendar so that local students could get maximum time to complete their courses. Colleges are closed in Chitral for winter vacations in the early days of December and … Read entire article »
Another Chitrali student win all Pakistan Intel Science and Technology Competition
ISLAMABAD : Yet another shining star emerged on the skies of ChitraI, Musa Rahim Khan S/o Sher Rahim Khan Student of F.Sc. II Aga Khan Higher Secondary School ChitraI (Seen Lasht), stood 1st In aII Pakistan Intel Science and technology Fair for his scientific project (water and heat Detector) He was awarded certificates By , National institute of electronics,Pakistan Council of research in water resources, Grand Winning Certificate, Medal best Category Certificates and Cash Price … Read entire article »
SBB University invited applications for BA/BSc & B.Com/BBA
DIR UPPER: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal has invited applications on prescribed examination admission forms from the regular and private candidates of District Dir Upper and Chitral for BA/BSc and B.Com/BBA Part-I & II Annual examination 2012. Regular students can obtain forms from their respective colleges, while for private candidates the forms are available in all branches of Habib Bank Limited in Dir Upper and Chitral. According to details, the examination admission forms for the above mentioned examination can be submitted, with normal fee upto February 15, with late fee of Rs. 100/- upto February 27, with double fee upto March 5, and with triple fee upto March 15, 2012 while the date of commencement of examination is June Ist, 2012. … Read entire article »
CM announces two Busses for Degree Colleges of Chitral
CHITRAL: Pakhtun Students Federation Govt: Degree College Chitral has appreciated the announcement of Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti for providing two busses for the students of Government Degree College and Post Graduate College of Management Sciences Chitral. In a joint statement, Abdul Sabah President Maqsood ur Rehman General Secretary and member of Cabinet and also chief executive of Pakhtun Students Federation of Chitral wing Shahzada Zaiur Rehman have said that opening of Bacha Khan Complex of Abdul Wali Khan university in Chitral is a milestone in the educational development of Chitral. They Hoped that CM Hoti will also establish separate board of Intermediate and secondary Education for Chitral. Leader of Pakhtun Students Federation also loud the efforts of the CM for educational uplift in Chitral. … Read entire article »
Provincial Hifz-o-Qirat Competition will be held on 16th January
PESHAWAR: According to a press release, the Provincial Hifz-o-Qirat Competition 2012 will be held on 16 & 17, January, 2012 at 9.00 AM in the Auqaf Auditorium Office of the Administrator Auqaf Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Eidgah Charsadda Road, Peshawar. The Provincial Minister for Auqaf, Hajj, Religious and Minority Affairs, Nimroz Khan will preside over the said competition. … Read entire article »
Science fair held in AKHSS Seen Lusht Chitral
CHITRAL: Provincial minister of population welfare Salim Khan has said that there was no dearth of talent in Chitral and the crying need of the hour was to accurately channelize the potential of the youth folk which otherwise, goes waste. Addressing on the occasion of prize distribution ceremony on the concluding day of science fair here on Wednesday at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School for Boys, Seen Lusht Chitral, he extolled the youth of Chitral and said that they have proved their mettle in all walks of life. “They have abundantly proved that they are second to none in the region in any walk of life and that they needed the proper attention of the government as well the society”, the minister said and claimed that the PPP government has rose to … Read entire article »
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