Back-to-school jitters in the Kashmir Valley
4 years, 9 months ago

Back-to-school jitters in the Kashmir Valley

The Hindu  

Dressed in green sweaters, grey pants and blue ties, Shahid Bashir and Abid Nabi, both in Class 9, raced down the narrow, rickety stairs of Sir Syed Islamia Mission High School on February 24. They spent that time without Internet and without any outing,” says Ghulam Nabi Var, who heads the Kashmir Private Schools’ Association and the Coaching Centres’ Association. We are yet to assess whether all the students have returned to school, especially government schools,” Var says. The Director of the Education Department of Kashmir, Younis Malik, says they aim to have 220 working days for the middle school and at least 200 days for primary schools in the Valley this year. One year since, hundreds of students and teachers have already switched to other schools,” says the headmaster of a JeI-run school.

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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Al Jazeera  

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5 years, 3 months ago

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5 years, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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The Quint  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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India TV News  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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News 18  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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