Schools will reopen after two and a half month long winter break tomorrow and with this the students promoted through mass promotion due to unrest last year will see themselves back in the class rooms after about nine months.
Interestingly, the port folio of education is now held by a different man who in the eyes of people is a soft spoken person and is expected to give a new direction to education in Jammu and Kashmir.
The people in Valley which was worst hit by unrest last year are delighted to send their wards to schools after nine month long break.
Meanwhile, the government has extended winter vacation in snow bound areas of the Kashmir valley up to March 12.
According to government order issued here today, the schools located in snowbound areas of Machil, Jamgund, Keran, Gurez, Karnah, Kodara, and Hajibal Gogaldara of Kashmir Division shall observe extended winter vacation upto March 12, 2017.
The vacation has been extended in view of the apprehensions of avalanche and road connectivity issues in these areas. The schools shall reopen on March 13. 2017. (KNS)