Apprehending fidayeen attacks, coaching centers closed till January 27

Amid looming threats of fidayeen attacks by militants ahead of Republic Day, the J&K Government has shut private coaching centers in Srinagar. “We have been asked to stay closed till January 27,” said an employee of a private coaching centre at Parraypora in Srinagar. He said the coaching center administration had asked the authorities to allow them to run the classes for pre-medical National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and engineering entrance examinations but to no avail. “Engineering examinations are scheduled in March and NEET is scheduled in May. It is unfortunate…

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