Srinagar, March 9 -- All the schools, colleges and universities will open in Kashmir valley from Monday, some after a week of closure while others after more than three months of winter vacations.

A week after opening following winter break, the government and private schools from Class 9 to 12 were closed by the government as a precautionary measure on March 2, after protests against the killing of Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei escalated in the valley.

Education minister Sakina Itoo told local news agencies that all the educational institutes, including colleges and universities, in all districts of Kashmir region will reopen on Monday.

"After taking a review of the ground situation, we have decided to reopen the edu...