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Divisional Reservation for Kashmiri Students: A Crucial Step to Safeguard Educational and Employment Equity

June 30, 2025 Editor

Why Divisional Reservation is Essential for Kashmiri Students in Jobs and Admissions By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 30 June 2025 A Growing Crisis of Representation In the heart of Jammu & Kashmir, a silent but severe crisis is unfolding. Kashmiri students—once fairly represented in academic admissions and government recruitment—are now seeing their dreams eroded by a reservation system that increasingly marginalizes their presence. With excessive and poorly balanced quotas, lists after lists of job appointments and professional course admissions show a disturbing drop in Kashmiri representation. For instance, in…

Kashmir Schools to Shut for 10-Day Summer Break from July 1 Amid Scorching Heat

June 20, 2025 Editor

Kashmir Schools to Remain Closed for 10-Day Summer Vacation from July 1 Due to Heatwave Srinagar | 20 June 2025 In response to the relentless heatwave sweeping across the Valley, Jammu & Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo has announced a 10-day summer break for all government and private schools in the Kashmir division, starting July 1 to July 10, 2025. The announcement, made during a press briefing at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar, comes as daytime temperatures continue to hover well above 32°C, with meteorologists reporting a 26% rainfall deficit…