J&K Assembly Rejects Mandatory Government Schooling Bill: What It Means for Parents and Government Schools

J&K Assembly Rejects Mandatory Government Schooling Bill: What It Means for Parents and Government Schools

J&K Assembly Rejects Mandatory Government Schooling Bill: The Bigger Question Is Whether Parents Trust Government Schools? By: News Desk | 24 September 2026 Sheikh Khursheed’s Bill sought compulsory government-school enrolment for children of public representatives and government employees. The government opposed compulsion, saying public schools must earn parents’ confidence through quality. But ground-level learning data shows why the debate is unlikely to end with the Assembly vote. Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has rejected a Private Member’s Bill that sought to make government schooling compulsory for the children…

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Leh Violence Anniversary: Wangchuk Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation, Asks Why Inquiry Report Remains Unreleased

Sonam Wangchuk Demands Amit Shah's Resignation Over Leh Violence, Seeks Inquiry Report

Sonam Wangchuk Fears ‘Encounter’, Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation Over Leh Violence By: Javid Amin | 24 September 2026 One Year After Four Deaths in Leh, Ladakh Activist Seeks Release of Judicial Inquiry Report and Warns of Growing Distrust Leh: One year after four people were killed during violence in Leh, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has intensified his criticism of the Centre, demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking publication of the judicial inquiry report into the September 24, 2025 violence and saying he fears he could be…

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