The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday postponed the class 11 examinations being conducted by the Board of School Education (BOSE) in view of a surge in COVID-19 infections, Office of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha announced on Twitter.
The government has also put a cap on the social gatherings and functions to 100 persons from 200 fixed earlier.
In view of #COVID19, class 11th exams have been postponed.
There will also be ceiling on gatherings and functions restricting to 100 persons from earlier 200.— Office of LG J&K (@OfficeOfLGJandK) April 17, 2021
“In view of #COVID19, class 11th exams have been postponed. There will also be ceiling on gatherings and functions restricting to 100 persons from earlier 200,” the LG’s office tweeted this afternoon.
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