Overview

• Shops and all schools up to Class 8 may open on Friday between 10 am and 6 pm across Leh district.
• Small buses operating as public transport are permitted to run during the same hours.
• The relaxation is explicitly conditioned on strict compliance with Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
• Prohibitory orders that bar gatherings of five or more people remain in force and must be followed.
• The order, issued by Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Shabbir Hussain on the district magistrate's directions, follows earlier curfew easings that began with a seven-hour window on September 30.