Higher secondary schools reopened in Poonch district of Jammu region on Monday after remaining closed for over three weeks due to restrictions imposed in the wake of abrogation of Jammu & Kashmir's special status earlier this month, an official said. Colleges in the district, however, continued to remain closed and are likely to resume work this week after a review of the law-and-order situation, the official said.
"The higher secondary schools have started functioning normally across the district. The schools in the city and adjoining areas registered a 90 per cent attendance, and it was around 70 per cent in far-flung areas," District Development Commissioner Rahul Yadav said.