Educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut and Ghaziabad will remain closed till August 12 due to heavy Kanwar Yatra movement. Authorities cited student safety and traffic management, while exempting examinations already scheduled by schools, colleges and universities
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s announcement to close 23,000 of the State’s 27,000 schools has triggered sharp criticism from teachers’ associations and educationists. Associations have demanded withdrawal of the proposal, calling it arbitrary and detrimental to rural education.
