JK News Today

Jammu, April  20:

The Jammu and Kashmir government has extended night curfew to all Municipal / urban local body limits of 20 districts across the Union Territory . This was already in force  in eight districts earlier, from 10 pm to 6 a.m.

Moving swiftly  to curb the virus that is showing rise in  J&K ,  the Lt. Governor J&K Manoj Sinha has also ordered that Public transport (matadors / mini-buses / buses etc.,) in J&K shall be permitted to ply only at 50% of its authorized seating capacity. The District Superintendents of Police shall ensure compliance to this effect.

He also ordered that “only 50% shops in Market complexes / Bazaars / Malls within the Municipal limits / urban local body limits shall be open on an alternate basis through a rotation system

District magistrates of all districts shall devise a mechanism to implement this, preferably in consultation with local market associations.