KCF president Altaf Lal had on Sunday told The Indian Express that he did not know why the universities cancelled the MoUs.
Days after three universities in Kashmir terminated their MoUs with the Kashmir Care Foundation (KCF), the US-based non-profit has “temporarily suspended” its activities.
“KCF has temporarily suspended all activities, including mentorship, expert sessions, and social wellness programmes,” a note on the KCF website reads. “We will resume operations once the necessary approvals are obtained from the competent authorities,” it said.
Three top universities of Kashmir, the University of Kashmir, the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), have recently cancelled their MoUs with the KCF for “collaborative initiatives” in the field of emerging technologies.
The University of Kashmir and the Islamic University of Technology and Science said that a “review by competent authorities” has determined that the MoU is against the “larger institutional interest” as a reason for the cancellation of their MoUs. SKUAST did not give any reason for its action.
The Kashmir Care Foundation is a US-based non-profit organisation of Kashmiri diaspora that organised mentorship programmes, seminars and webinars for students in Jammu and Kashmir. The foundation had been collaborating with universities in the Valley.
KCF president Altaf Lal had on Sunday told The Indian Express that he did not know why the universities cancelled the MoUs.
“I am as ignorant about the development as anyone else,” he said, adding, “However, I have responded to the respective universities and honourable Chancellor.”
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Immediately after it was informed about the termination of the MoUs, the KCF website had gone down, with a message saying that it was “under maintenance”. Now, only a landing page is accessible on the website, which displays the message that the foundation has “temporarily suspended all its activities”.
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