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How Merit in Kashmir is Dying a Silent Death: Reservation Policy, Quotas & The Future of Youth

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How Merit in Kashmir is Dying a Silent Death: Reservation Policy, Quotas & The Future of Youth

Merit in Kashmir Under Threat: Is Reservation Policy Killing Hard Work? By: Javid Amin | 21 Aug 2025 The Silent Collapse of Merit in Kashmir In Kashmir today, the death of merit isn’t announced with headlines or slogans. It doesn’t come with the sound of breaking glass or mass protests. Instead, it’s quiet, systemic, and deeply corrosive. Every young student in the valley grows up with one belief drilled into them: study hard, score high, and success will follow. For decades, this has been the lifeline of Kashmiri families. Parents…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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