The Committee’s advice aligned with the determination by the WHO Director-General that the event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), but does not meet the criteria for pandemic emergency. The DG, considering the advice of the Committee, he is hereby issuing the following temporary recommendations to all States Parties.

Jammu, May 26: In a unique and powerful demonstration, over 100 hearing-impaired Divyangjan students and their parents took to the streets of Jammu on Tuesday to support Lt Governor Manoj Sinha’s Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan. The awareness march, as per a statement, was jointly organised by the Central Govt Pensioners’ Welfare Association, Jammu (CGPWA) and the Jammu & Kashmir Samaj Kalyan Kendra (SKK), which runs the School for Hearing Handicapped. Two former DGPs, Kuldeep Khoda, Dr Ashok Bhan, former DG DRDO Dr Sudarshan Kumar, President SKK K B Jandial, Vice President Brig (Retd) Dr Rakesh Khajuria, General Secretary J K Vaid, Former IGPs Prem Gupta & Nisar Ahmad, former Chairman Pollution Control Board, Dr C M Seth, former Executive Director, NTPC, Vinod Padha, Advocate Rameshwar Singh Jamwal ,]   Treasurer of CGPWA O P Sharma walked alongside the children to amplify their message.