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India’s heatwave sparks school closures, revised timings in multiple states

Patna, Dehradun, Odisha & more: Heatwave sparks school closures, revised timings in multiple states

April 27, 2026 8:15 pm

From Patna, Dehradun, Odisha, Rajasthan, here is the list of Indian states who announced heatwave related restrictions in schools.

Heatwave Alert: States that have changed school timings — From Jharkhand to Telangana

Heatwave Alert: From Jharkhand to Telangana — school timings changed across these states

April 20, 2026 9:09 am

Temperatures breaching 44 degrees Celsius across India have forced states into action. From Jharkhand to Odisha, school timings are being slashed, start times pushed to 7 am. Across the country, the school day is being changed by the heatwave.

Faridabad schools ban filming reels during class hours: Education office

Faridabad schools ban filming reels in class; cites distraction concerns

March 28, 2026 10:26 am

Faridabad district education office issues circular cracking down on short video creation on school premises, exempting only teacher-supervised academic or cultural content

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a conversation with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during an event. Recently Kharge rebuked Congress Govt over teacher shortages at Karnataka schools.

Mallikarjun Kharge rebukes Congress Govt over teacher shortages at Kalyana Karnataka schools

January 12, 2026 10:39 pm

If the education department wanted to fill posts of 10,000 teachers, it should fill vacancies in the backward Kalyana Karnataka region before focusing elsewhere, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says.

According to the Directorate of School Education, the option to attend classes online will rest with students and their parents or guardians (Representational- AI generated image)

Delhi, Noida schools switch to hybrid mode from today

December 15, 2025 4:32 pm

The directive applies to all government, government-aided and unaided recognised private schools under the Directorate of Education, as well as schools run by the NDMC, MCD and the Delhi Cantonment Board.

Authorities confirmed that a single email related to the bomb threat had been copied, and sent to all the targeted schools. (File Photo)

15 schools in Amritsar get bomb threat emails; police launch probe to trace sender

December 12, 2025 3:46 pm

News of the bomb threat emails triggered panic in Amritsar as parents received urgent messages to collect their children as the schools were shut for the day.

November School Holidays 2025 - Full list of state-wise holidays when schools (Image via Canva)

November School Holidays 2025: Guru Nanak jayanti, Childrens' day; full list of holidays when schools and colleges remain closed

November 04, 2025 7:09 pm

School Holidays in November 2025: November will still see several important state and national observances during which schools and colleges will remain closed. Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti, celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, will be observed on November 5 this year.