Featured

Schools In Odisha Closed Till Jan 31; Check The Order On Online & Doubt Clearing Classes For Board Aspirants

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Amid a spike in COVID cases and the threat of the third wave, the Odisha government has decided to tighten restrictions by closing schools and curbing mass gatherings from Friday.

Physical classes up to Standard XII in government and private schools will remain suspended till January 31. However, online classes for students of Class X and Class XII and all examinations, including the ongoing summative examination, will continue by observing COVID appropriate behaviour, a notification issued by the School and Mass Education department said on Thursday.

Also Read: Odisha To Shut Down Schools, Extend Night Curfew Amid COVID 3rd Wave Scare

The educational institutions can also organise doubt clearing classes in small batches for Class X and XII students with the written consent of the parents by observing COVID protocols, it added.

The schools are also barred from conducting excursions and picnics.

While physical classes were currently being held for Class VI to XII, the government had deferred its decision to resume classes for primary students from January 3.

 

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Revenue Supervisor Among 2 Held On Bribery Charges In Odisha’s Paradip

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Thursday apprehended Revenue Supervisor of Special Land Acquisition Office in…

March 28, 2024

YouTuber Couple Surrenders Before Forest Officials In Odisha’s Jajpur After Absconding For 4 Days

Jajpur: YouTuber Monalisa Bhadra and her husband Badrinarayan, who allegedly domesticated Langurs and shared their…

March 28, 2024

Mercury Soars Past 37°C In Bhubaneswar By 2.30PM; Yellow Alert For 4 Four Days In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued yellow warning of thunderstorm with lightning…

March 28, 2024

6-Time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, Actor-Turned-Politician & Writer From Odisha Join BJP

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Six-time MP from Cuttack Bhartruhari Mahtab, former Berhampur MP-actor Sidhant Mohapatra and noted…

March 28, 2024

Student Stabbed By Classmates For Not Showing Answers During Class 10 Exam

Thane: Three students at Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district allegedly stabbed their classmate when…

March 28, 2024

Undeterred By 238 Defeats, Tamil Nadu’s ‘Election King’ Ready For Electoral Battle Again

Mettur: K Padmarajan, the 65-year-old tyre repair shop owner in Tamil Nadu’s Mettur who has…

March 28, 2024

Odisha Elections 2024: BJP To Announce Candidates For Rest 3 Lok Sabha & 100 Assembly Seats Soon

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to announce party candidates for the remaining three…

March 28, 2024

Centre Notifies Hike In MGNREGA Wage Rates For 2024-25; 7.2% For Odisha

New Delhi: Ahead of the elections, the centre on Thursday notified wage rate hike, ranging…

March 28, 2024