Srinagar, Nov. 23 -- "You can't compare Kashmir with Jammu and have a uniform academic calendar. You've winter in Kashmir till April and sometimes it snows. This decision needs to be revoked."

AMID the ongoing debate on the pros and cons of the Uniform Academic Calendar (UAC) in the valley, the government Wednesday said that the move will mainstream Kashmiri students with the mainland and help them progress in the right direction.

"Since the logic behind the move is very obvious, the government has made all the arrangements for the students this winter," Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to LG Manoj Sinha on School Education and Higher Education, told Kashmir Observer.

"It's a well thought-out move and I'm sure it will benefit the students...