Srinagar: The government on Wednesday ordered imposition of night curfew across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that there is complete restriction on non-essential movement in the Union Territory from 09 PM to 06 AM.
“In continuation to the Covid-19 containment measures Ordered under Section 24 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, vide Government Order No. 01-JK ( DMRRR) of 2022 dated 02-01- 2022 and in reference to the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, J&K (Chairman State Executive Committee) along with the ACS (Health and Medical Education) and other senior Health functionaries on 05.01.2022 regarding the increase in number of COVID-19 cases in the entire J&K it is hereby ordered that there shall be a complete restriction on non-essential movement in the entire UT of J&K from 9 pm to 6 am till further orders,” the order issued by the government reads.