Srinagar, July 23 -- J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked private school owners to set up schools in remote areas of J&K. He also praised the government schoolteachers who work under extreme conditions. "Setting up a school in Srinagar is easy. Try opening one in Gurez, Tangdhar or Machil. Our teachers work in extreme conditions, away from the spotlight, and deserve recognition," Omar Abdullah said, adding that government institutions operate in areas where private schools often do not venture. Omar also underscored the need for comprehensive, inclusive and locally adaptable implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, calling it a visionary document whose success depends entirely on its understanding and execution at the grassroots level. The CM was speaking at a one-day conference on NEP-2020 at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), themed "empowering education leaders for holistic education." Terming the NEP-2020 a "magnificent and far-reaching" framework, Omar stressed that real change will come only when the policy is understood in its true spirit and implemented with sensitivity to local needs and realities....