Chennai School Holiday Due to Heavy Rain: Heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Fengal continues to impact Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, leading to the closure of schools and colleges in several districts. On Wednesday, schools in nine Tamil Nadu districts, including Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, and Ramanathapuram, were shut. While authorities have confirmed closures in some…
NEW DELHI: Union minister for information and broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday called for the implementation of stricter laws to curb “vulgar content” on social media, pointing out that the traditional editorial checks, which once ensured content accuracy and appropriateness, have largely disappeared.“Today social media is a very big medium of freedom of the press…
HYDERABAD: A 11-year-old boy died here on Monday allegedly due to choking, after eating more than three pooris at a time while having lunch at school, police said. The boy’s father said in a complaint to police that he received a call from the school informing him about his son consuming “more than three puris”…
Online Classes Extended in Gurugram Schools: The Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram has decided to extend the discontinuation of physical classes for students up to Class 12 in both government and private schools due to the prevailing severe Air Quality Index (AQI) levels. This decision applies to all urban and rural areas of the district and…
Noida schools closure extended till Nov 25: The District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar has extended the closure of all schools in the district until November 25 due to persistent poor air quality. The extension applies to classes from nursery to Grade 12. However, as per previous directives, online classes will continue as scheduled.According to…
Jaipur, Nov 20 (IANS) In view of the rising pollution, schools were closed in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district from Monday till November 23. JAIPUR: In view of the rising pollution, schools were closed in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district from Monday till November 23. Owing to pollution in the area, the Rajasthan government had announced the closure of…
Amidst ‘severe plus’ air pollution levels choking Delhi, schools in the capital and NCR cities like Noida, Faridabad, and Haryana have switched to online classes. The Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi and neighboring states, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab to immediately enforce Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).The directives include…