Chandigarh [India], April 5 (ANI): Amid the continuous decline in COVID-19, the Chandigarh administration on Monday lifted all the remaining COVID-19 restrictions including the wearing of masks in public places.

Jammu Jan 30 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced a seven-hour relaxation in the restriction on non-essential movement amid concerns raised by traders over the 64-hour long weekend Covid lockdown hampering their businessesA fortnight ago the administration had imposed complete a restriction on non-essential movement from Fridays 2 pm to Mondays 6 am to rein in the surge in COVID-19 casesTraders of Jammu and Srinagar had sought a review of the weekend restrictions stating they have already suffered huge economic losses owing to the outbreak of the pandemicThe new lockdown restrictions on non-essential movement would be from every Friday 9 pm to Monday 6 am said the State Executive Committee SEC which met under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary A K Mehta to review the overall Covid situationThis will come into effect from next weekend the SEC saidJammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 4615 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 432875 while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4659 PTI TAS NSD NSD

Jammu Jan 20 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday announced 64-hour-long restrictions on weekends on non-essential movement to arrest the worrying spike in coronavirus cases officials said Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 5992 fresh coronavirus cases its biggest single-day spike in infections so far pushing the tally to 378661 Seven people also died in the past 24 hours Announcing the decision of the State Executive Committee SEC which met under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta the officials said there will be a complete halt on non-essential movement in the union territory every Friday from 2 pm to Monday 6 am An order issued by the chief secretary said pregnant women employees will be exempted from physical attendance and shall be allowed to work from home on workdays As per an earlier order the night curfew and online mode of teaching in schools and colleges will continue it added There shall be a complete restriction on non-essential movement during weekends in the entire Jammu and Kashmir Mehta said PTI AB AQS AQS

New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has allowed 30 standing commuters per coach in Delhi Metro and standing passengers upto 50 per cent of seating capacity in intra-state buses, as per an order issued by the body.

Jammu Sep 20 PTI After remaining closed for months to prevent the spread of coronavirus various schools reopened on Monday for students of classes 10 and 12 across Jammu in accordance with the fresh government guidelines officials said However they said the attendance in both private and government schools for the two classes was low but expected to pick up in the coming days All educational institutions including universities and colleges were closed for offline classes on April 18 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Many higher education institutions have started functioning for vaccinated students early this month According to the latest Covid containment guidelines issued by State Executive Committee SEC chairperson and Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Sunday evening the government allowed schools to reopen for classes 10 and 12 for in-person teaching with certain conditions including permission from the deputy commissioner concerned and strict adherence of Covid-appropriate behaviour The regular classes for 12th standard were permitted in the educational institutions with limited in-person teaching not exceeding 50 per cent on a given day for vaccinated students and staff Likewise limited in-person teaching of class 10 students not exceeding 50 per cent on any given day was permitted by the deputy commissioner concerned after ensuring compliance with Covid-appropriate behaviour by the school management However the classes will be run after due screening through 100 per cent Rapid Antigen Test or RT-PCR which will also be subject to consent of parents and students the order read The principal of Shiksha Niketan Higher Secondary School Rameshwar Mengi said 20 per cent of the nearly 3000 enrolled students of classes 10 and 12 attended school on the first day We have received consent from parents of 60 per cent students and are hopeful that the student attendance will pick up in the coming days he told PTI However he said the majority of class 12 students have not been vaccinated since they are just 17 years of age We raised the issue with the Jammu deputy commissioner who permitted us to admit the students for offline classes after 100 per cent RT-PCR tests he said He said only those students who have a negative COVID-19 report were allowed to enter the school premises after proper screening and hand sanitisation All the classrooms have already been sanitised and proper seating arrangements have been made in each class to maintain social distance he said Kunal Singh a class 10 student said he is happy to return to the school after a long gap Online is no alternative to offline classes We will try to utilise the opportunity to clear our doubts and prepare ourselves for the final examination Singh said Another student Taaniya thanked the school administration for making necessary arrangements to ensure safety of the students My parents were concerned about my safety but they will heave a sigh of relief when I will brief them about the strict adherence of Covid-appropriate behaviour by the management she said expressing hope that they would complete their syllabus without any further breaks The SEC has also reiterated reopening of coaching centres for Civil Services or Engineering or NEET with limited in-person teaching but only for fully vaccinated staff and students All other coaching centres along with schools for the rest of the classes will continue to remain closed for in-person teaching the order said Meanwhile the administration has doubled the cap on gatherings from 25 to 50 at banquet halls subject to certain conditions and also cut night curfew timing in some districts by two hours While maximum number of people permitted to attend indooroutdoor gatherings will remain strictly restricted to 25 the banquet halls in the districts where Covid positivity rate is below 02 and weekly case load is less than 250 will be permitted to enhance limit of guests to 50 for vaccinated persons or those with verifiable RT-PCR or RAT report not older than 72 hours the SEC said The district magistrates and superintendents of police will ensure compliance of the order it said While night curfew will remain in force in all districts from 8 pm to 7 am the districts with positivity rate below 02 and weekly caseload less than 250 will observe curfew restrictions from 10 pm to 6 am the order said PTI TAS AB SNE SNE