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National Anthem Sung Again in Kashmir Valley Schools after 14 years

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After a gap of 14 years, the Jammu and Kashmir government is reviving the old tradition of singing the national anthem during the morning assembly in government schools.

A senior official of the education ministry told PTI in Jammu that the practice, suspended due to militancy, is being revived in a phased manner in districts where there is less militancy, including in some places in the Kashmir valley.

The official said the government has also decided to establish four additional university campuses and 22 colleges to provide avenues for higher education to the youth.

Two campuses each of the Kashmir and Jammu universities would be in place soon. Work on the north campus of Kashmir University in Baramulla district has already been taken up while land for a south campus is being identified in Anantnag district.

Pretty surprising fact that National Anthem is not sung, well not a shocking one though, and really good and refreshing to know that J&K govt. is trying to revive the tradition again.