Srinagar, July 24: The Kashmir University authorities Saturday decided to cancel all holidays henceforth to compensate the academic loss suffered by students in the past one month.
 A KU spokesman said the decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of Heads of the Departments, Deans of various faculties and top officials of the University on Saturday. The KU vice-chancellor Prof Riyaz Punjabi presided over the meeting, which lasted for four hours.
 The spokesman said Prof Punjabi urged the teachers to gear up to complete the syllabus so that all examinations were held in time. “The members decided that there shall be no holidays in the university henceforth. These include Sundays, Gazetted holidays, summer and winter vacations. It was decided that the varsity shall operate from 9.30 AM to 6 PM with immediate effect,” the spokesman said.
 The meeting decided that students appearing in the forthcoming 1st and 3rd semesters shall be given “some additional time” before asking them to appear in the examination. Similarly in December, when 2nd and 4th semesters are held, the students shall be given additional time.

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