Srinagar, July 8 -- "How can they expect these little ones to wake up by 5 AM?" hisfather said.

This sleepy struggle became a symbol of a larger concern on Tuesday as schools reopened across Jammu and Kashmir after a two-week summer break. A mother viral posted a video, showing her gently trying to wake her toddler, who stubbornly clung to his blanket.

Schools across Jammu and Kashmir reopened on Tuesday after a two-week summer break, just a day after heavy rains brought relief from an intense and prolonged heatwave. But the decision to resume classes, and more so, the revised early morning schedule has drawn mixed reactions from parents and students

Education Minister Sakina Masood Itoo had announced that schools within municipal limi...