Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- When the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was unveiled, it was celebrated as a landmark reform to revolutionize India's education system. But in Jammu and Kashmir, its implementation has left an unintended trail of devastation, particularly in the domain of English studies. Once a compulsory subject, General English has now been relegated to the status of an Ability Enhancement Course (AEC). This shift has pushed English departments across colleges in the Union Territory to the brink of extinction. Where English once held a central place in the curriculum, it is now treated as optional, eroding its relevance in academic and professional spaces.The consequences of this decision are already being felt. Colleges, no ...