Universities, schools in Jammu and Kashmir to stay shut

In view of the rising cases of COVID-19 in India, all universities, colleges and schools in Jammu and Kashmir shall remain closed for in-person education until 15 May 2021, reports the Hindustan Times.

This was announced by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in a high-level meeting he chaired to review the COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed some major decisions in the direction of containment and control efforts for mitigating the spread of the virus in the union territory.

After a detailed discussion, the decision was taken to keep all universities and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir closed for imparting on-campus or in-person education to the students till 15 May except for the courses or programmes that require the physical presence of students on account of laboratory or research or thesis work and internship. Colleges will move to the online teaching mode.
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