Poonch, July 12 -- The government has said that the slow internet is not hindering students in receiving education through online mode, but that appears to be far from the truth.
As the clock struck 11 am, Waseem Akram Khan rushed to his room. He hurriedly placed his mobile phone on a pillow and clicked onto Zoom, the video-conference app, to join his school's online classes school.
"I hope it connects instantly," he said, holding a pen in one hand, sitting cross-legged. "Connecting," the screen responded. A Class 9th student at a government school in Mendhar sub district, 13-year-old Waseem grew restive.
A few minutes later, he lost patience and rushed to another room, going round and round, holding the phone high in his hand, to try an...