Haryana schools closed for Classes 9 to 12; Rajasthan postpones university exams
Team Careers360 | April 16, 2021 | 05:36 PM IST | 2 mins read
Haryana School Closed: Kanwar Pal Gujjar announced Haryana schools closed also for Classes 9-12. Rajasthan minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati said university exams were being deferred.
NEW DELHI: Haryana education minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar has ordered the closure of schools for Class 9 to 12 as the second wave of coronavirus hits the state. Earlier, all schools for Class 1 to 8 had been closed till April 30. The state postponed its Class 12 board exams on April 15 and cancelled the Class 10 ones.
हरियाणा शिक्षा मंत्री श्री कंवरपाल ने कहा कि कोरोना के बढते मामलों की वजह से नौवीं से बारहवीं तक की कक्षाएं भी 30 अप्रैल तक बंद रहेंगी. पहली से आठवीं कक्षा तक स्कूलों को पहले ही 30 अप्रैल तक बंद किया जा चुका है.
— DPR Haryana (@DiprHaryana) April 16, 2021
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan education minister also announced a “complete holiday” on Saturday for all public and private educational institutions in the state. The decision has come in line with the weekend curfew that will come in effect from 6 pm on Friday till 5 am on Monday.
प्रदेश में शुक्रवार शाम 6 बजे से सोमवार सुबह 5 बजे तक लगाए गए वीकेंड कर्फ़्यू के संबंध में प्रदेश की सभी शिक्षण संस्थानों में कल दिनांक 17.04.2021 को पूर्ण अवकाश घोषित किया गया है। @rajeduofficial pic.twitter.com/u6edorxGST
— Govind Singh Dotasra (@GovindDotasra) April 16, 2021
Further, all examinations of all state and self-funded universities of the state have been postponed till further orders in Rajasthan. The minister of higher education (independent charge) Bhanwar Singh Bhati tweeted: “Keeping in view the rapid spread of infection due to the second wave of Kovid-19 in our country and state, all types of examinations of all state and self-funded universities of the state have been postponed till further orders.”
हमारे देश व राज्य में कोविड-19 की दूसरी लहर के कारण संक्रमण में तेजी से फैलाव को मध्यनजर रखते हुए राज्य के सभी राजकीय एवं स्ववित्तपोषित विश्वविद्यालयों की समस्त प्रकार की परीक्षाओं को आगामी आदेश तक स्थगित कर दिया गया है।
— Bhanwar Singh Bhati (@BSBhatiInc) April 16, 2021
सजग रहें, सतर्क रहें। pic.twitter.com/PqFxwq8rVl
Over a dozen states across India including Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh have closed schools after an alarming rise in coronavirus cases.
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