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School education authorities in Kashmir on Monday ordered change in school timings from April 12 due to improvement in temperature. Schools in the valley will remain closed for Eid holidays which falls on April 10 or 11 depending on the sighting of the moon.
From April 12, classes in government and private schools of Kashmir division will start 30 minutes to an hour earlier than the current time.
The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said in an order that the timings of schools falling under the municipal limits of Srinagar district will be from 9 am to 3 pm.
For schools belonging to other districts and areas of Kashmir province, the new timings were fixed from 10 am to 4 pm.
“All concerned institutions will have to strictly follow the orders and instructions given and any deviation in this regard will be viewed seriously,” the DSEK order said.
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Earlier, classes for government and private schools in Srinagar started daily from 10 am to 3 pm, and in institutions falling outside the ‘summer capital’ of Kashmir, the timings were 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. It was till o’clock.
Notably, the weather has improved significantly across the valley with day temperatures reaching above 22 degrees in Srinagar and 24 degrees in the northern district of Kupwara.
However, the weather office has predicted light to moderate rain from April 13 to 15.
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