Srinagar, Aug. 6 -- On 1st August 2025, the Higher Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir officially disengaged the Contractual Assistant Professors from various government degree colleges across the Union Territory. The reason cited: the academic session 2024-25 came to an end on 31st July 2025. However, what unfolded immediately after has left many educators, students, and education observers astonished and deeply concerned. Ironically, within days of the disengagement, most colleges issued notifications regarding the commencement of classwork for 3rd and 5th semester students. The contradiction is glaring - how can classwork begin when there is no faculty to teach?This is not a case of one or two departments. The harsh reality is th...