Kashmir: Primary schools re-open, but hardly any students seen

The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that over 190 primary schools would re-open on Monday in Srinagar, however, most schools and colleges remained deserted. Government offices across Kashmir valley also remained shut.

Srinagar: Over 190 primary schools reopened on Monday in Srinagar two weeks after the modification of Article 370 of the Constitution, but there was a thin attendance in almost all the schools.

ETV Bharat's ground reporting, however, reveals that most schools and colleges still remained closed and students were not seen attending the schools.

Public transportation has started functioning partially and shopkeepers have opened their businesses after the restrictions were eased.

Government offices across Kashmir valley also remained bolted despite the claims of restoring "full functionality" of government offices by the administration.

Meanwhile, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Capital to review the situation in Jammu & Kashmir.

Doval was in the state days after the government announced its move to modify Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu & Kashmir.

No incidents of large-scale violence have been reported till now, but a number of protests have swayed Srinagar.