Colleges & Universities In Uttarakhand To Reopen From March 1, Higher Education Department Issues Order

<p><strong>Dehradun:</strong> The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday has ordered to reopen all the state universities and colleges from March 1.</p> <p>The colleges/universities are opening for the first time after the imposition of lockdown nearly a year ago due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/2NsRlcp Commando Force Becomes Part Of Uttarakhand Police, Will Be Involved In Counter-Terrorist Ops </a></span></strong></p> <p>The classes are currently being held online. Anand Vardhan, the state Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department, issued an order to all the district magistrates and vice-chancellors of the universities and colleges across the state regarding the matter.</p> <p>Earlier, the schools in Uttarakhand for students of Classes 6 to 9 reopened on February 8.</p> <p>Schools in the state had been reopened earlier in November last year only for classes 10 and 12 following a gap of over seven months.</p> <p>According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 491 active cases of COVID-19 in Uttarakhand and 94,850 patients have been cured of the disease. "A total of 1,690 people have succumbed to the virus till now in the state," the ministry informed.</p>

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