Delhi is turning into a gas chamber with the air quality index hitting the hazardous 400-500 'severe plus' category. Schools have been shifted to online mode, companies forced to announce work-from-home for their employees, and vehicles face restrictions.
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih also directed Delhi-NCR states to immediately constitute teams for monitoring steps/actions which are required under GRAP-IV.
Aam Aadmi Party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that his party's dispensation in Delhi has proved that not only can governments run schools, but can make them exceptional also.
Several schools in Lithuania and Latvia received bomb threats via email on Monday, the first day of the new school year, according to police reports.
The students and staff of a private school in South West Delhi’s Najafgarh were taken by surprise after a student of sixth standard brought his father’s licensed pistol to the school
Senior officers and public representatives will be present at each school. Program will involve career counseling, motivational talks, and felicitations of rank holders in 10th and 12th class and meeting of parents, officers of education department to discuss present status of schools.
All government, private and Army schools reopened in Kashmir this morning. Arrangements were made by the school managements for social distancing and temperature testing of students. Students queued at the gate for screening body temperature that is a standard operating procedure.
The Commissioner of Police appreciated the initiatives taken by Delhi Traffic Police in sensitizing road users especially school students by conducting road safety awareness sessions and competitions and also the schools for their cooperation in the efforts of Delhi Traffic Police.
In view of the current pandemic situation, the government has issued a fresh set of relaxations this evening. From Wednesday onwards, night restriction has been relaxed by an hour and movement of people and vehicles has been prohibited from 12 to 5 am instead of 11 pm to 5 am.
Upadhyay said NDMC had issued an advisory containing all necessary directions and general instructions to all Head of Schools and Head Mistress for opening of schools in off-line mode in respect to all classes.
