Dismal Attendance In Valley Schools As Teachers Show Up, But Students Stay Away

Jammu and Kashmir LIVE: After over a fortnight of lockdown, primary schools in the Valley will reopen today though officials believe that there won’t be much attendance because of the restrictions. On Sunday, Jammu and Kashmir authorities made 10 more telephone exchanges operational in Kashmir Valley.

The authorities closed one of the 17 exchanges after reports that landline phones were being used for spreading misinformation campaign, they said. With these, around 28,000 fixed-line phones, out of around 50,000 in Kashmir Valley, were functional.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration suspended two BSNL officers who are said to be associated with separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, according to an India Today report. The Hurriyat leader’s account was using his Twitter account despite the communication blockade was initiated in the state, according to the report.

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