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Schools will remain closed across the country India in observance of Budhha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Gautam Budhha, which is a public holiday when banks, stock markets, government offices and educational institutions are closed.
The status of school closure in the coming days gives a mixed picture, considering fragility of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Sunday, however, was marked by tranquility for the most part with hopes of normalcy returning to states affected by conflict, which had led to the cancellation of classes and postponement of several examinations.
In the wake of the conflict, authorities had ordered the closure of educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Ladakh.
Delhi
School summer vacations in Delhi began on May 11.
Rajasthan
All public and private schools across five districts in Rajasthan were closed following the escalation. These include Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer districts. The closure has been extended.
Punjab
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Sunday announced the re-opening of “all educational institutions”.
“All educational institutions — schools, colleges, and universities — across Punjab shall reopen from tomorrow. Regular classes and examinations will proceed as per academic schedule.
We are immensely proud of our brave armed forces,” Bains wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
However, schools in Ferozepur, Fazilka, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts, that lie on the border with Pakistan, remained shut on Monday, as per news agency PTI. In Pathankot and Gurdaspur, colleges and universities also remained closed.
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Jammu and Kashmir
Several schools in J-K switched to online mode of classes to ensure students do not miss out on academic time amid closure of all schools, colleges and universities in the Union Territory as a precautionary measure. CM Omar Abdullah said he would review the decision on Monday.
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has rescheduled its entrance tests for J-K students, originally scheduled for May 10 and 11, for students from Jammu and Kashmir.
On Saturday, J-K Education Minister Sakina Itoo notified on X (formerly Twitter) that the state government established dedicated helplines to help students from the state planning to return home. She also advised students from outside the union territory to contact the state education department and transport for assistance.
West Bengal
Following an appeal made by CM Mamata Banerjee in a press conference, several private schools across West Bengal preponed their summer vacation and shut down from May 9.
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“Our plan was to close for the summer from next week, but we are complying with the Chief Minister’s request,” Sunita Sen, principal of Ballygunge Siksha Sadan, told The Indian Express.
“We were supposed to begin our vacation from May 14, but following the CM’s advisory, we decided to prepone it,” said Lipika Ghosh, principal of St. Xavier’s Institution, Panihati.
The state’s school education department also extended the summer vacations of state government-run schools till June 2.
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