Srinagar: Educational institutions in Kashmir opened on Monday after remaining closed for a week due to the situation in the aftermath of the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel air strike.
“Schools and other higher educational institutions resume functioning today,” said an official.
Donned in school uniforms, students of varying age groups made their way to their institutes on Monday morning.
Schools, colleges and universities were closed for a week from last Monday after protests erupted across the Valley following Khamenei’s killing on February 28.
While secondary schools and higher institutions reopened on February 23 after winter vacations, the middle and primary schools were scheduled to reopen on March 2 but were delayed due to the protests.
Pertinently, schools from 9th to 12th standard reopened on February 23 in the Kashmir division and winter zones of Jammu division following a winter break of over 70 days.
Earlier on February 16, Colleges in Kashmir valley resumed activities following a 52 days of winter vacations.
