Tag: Schools Shut

COVID-19: Abrupt closure of malls may severely damage India’s retail sector

Even short-term closures will have significant financial implications.

March 16, 2020

Cyclone Ockhi fallout: Hailstorm near Mumbai; schools shut

As Mumbai braces for Cyclone Ockhi, areas near the metropolis witnessed a spell of hailstorm, while schools and colleges in the city and adjoining districts have been closed today as a precautionary measure. Some parts of the Munbai-Pune Expressway experienced a hailstorm early today, police said. The weather department has forecast intermittent rains in Mumbai …

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December 5, 2017

Pakistan firing continues for 3rd day, six schools shut

Intermittent exchange of fire between Indian army personnel and Pakistani troops continued for a third day today in the Uri sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, forcing the authorities to shut down schools in the affected areas. An army official said there were no fresh casualties on the Indian side in …

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October 23, 2017

Schools shut in Doda following fresh snowfall

The educational institutes were shut for the day on Thrusday due to hostile weather conditions and fresh snowfall in most parts of the Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban belts of Jammu region. Authorities ordered closure of the schools after weather forecast indicated extreme weather conditions in the Doda- Kishtwar-Ramban belt. "On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner, Doda, I have …

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March 9, 2017