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SRINAGAR : A body of local Muslim scholars has demanded that the Jammu and Kashmir administration should ban the singing of Hindu ‘bhajans’ and ‘Surya Namaskar’ in schools of the Valley. The Islamic scholars are part of the ‘Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema’ (United body of religious scholars) which is a body of around 30 Islamic and educational institutions in the Valley. The religious leaders have sought a ban on the singing of bhajans and Suriya Namaskar in schools of Kashmir division saying that the practice hurts the religious sentiments of the local Muslims. The...