Srinagar, April 18 -- Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday assumed control of 58 schools across the Kashmir Valley that were directly or indirectly affiliated with the bannedJamaat-e-Islami(JeI), officials said.

The institutions were being run under the umbrella of theFalah-e-Aam Trust(FAT), which has long been under the scanner of security agencies. With the latest move, the administration has extended its oversight to a fresh set of schools spread across multiple districts.

An official said district administration teams, assisted by police, visited the campuses and formally took over their management on Saturday. "The process was carried out smoothly, with local authorities assuming charge of the institutions," the o...