The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a PIL filed by a Social Jurist through Advocate Ashok Agarwal seeking direction against the Public Work Department to hand over the possession of 6 newly constructed Delhi Government schools.
Amid the air emergency in the national capital, the Union Health Ministry on Friday issued an advisory for children in Delhi and neighbouring states amid mounting pollution concerns and toxic air days that have emerged as a clear and present danger to public health.
According to the advisory, Directorate of Education said, "The parents are requested to ensure that their wards do not carry mobile phones in the school premises. In case, students bring mobile phones to the school, then the school authorities shall make adequate and appropriate arrangeme
The MCD declared the list of schools that would remain closed on July 18 owing to the relief camps there or as a preventative measure due to waterlogging.
All Delhi schools and colleges will remain closed till Sunday and government offices, except those providing essential services, will resort to working from home, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday.
"In view of the torrential rains lashing Delhi for the last 2 days and warnings from the Meteorological Department, all schools in Delhi are being closed for a day tomorrow," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi on Sunday.
In an apparent reference to the BJP-led Central government, without naming them, Kejriwal said some people want to "see the revolution in education in Delhi schools to be stopped".
To remove the hassle in the process of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) admissions in entry classes and avoid inconvenience to the parents and children allotted seats in the draw, the Directorate of Education on Tuesday chalked out a four-point action plan on the directions of Delhi Educati