SRINAGAR: In a major development, the government on Sunday ordered shut down of all universities and colleges in UT J&K for imparting on-campus education to the students till May 15.
In a tweet, office of LG Manoj Sinha said “All Universities and Colleges in J&K shall remain closed for imparting on-campus/in-person education to the students till 15.05.2021, except for the courses/programs that require the physical presence of students on account of laboratory/research/thesis work and internship”.
Further, the government also ordered closure of all schools till May 15.
The government have also implored the market associations to voluntarily devise plan for stagger opening timings.
In another tweet, the LG’s office said that all passengers or travellers coming to UT J&K, whether by rail, road or air, will have to compulsorily undergo a COVID-19 antigen test through.