Schools in Ranchi, Jamshedpur shut till Jan 6 due to severe cold
Ranchi/Jamshedpur (PTI): Schools in Jharkhand’s Ranchi and Jamshedpur will remain closed till January 6 in view of the prevailing cold wave conditions, officials said on Sunday.
The decision to suspend classes from kindergarten to class 12 was taken following a special bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ranchi, which warned of severe cold and cold wave conditions in several parts of the state.
Ranchi has been placed under a ‘yellow’ alert until further orders, officials said.
According to the order issued under Section-163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), academic activities in classes from KG to class 12 in all government, non-government, and private schools operating in both the districts will remain postponed till January 6.
The orders stated that if any school has examinations scheduled during this period, they have been given the discretion to conduct it.
The orders further clarified that classes for students of class 10 and class 12 may be held at the discretion of the respective school authorities.
Government schools are already closed till January 5 due to winter vacations.
On January 6, government schools will reopen for teachers, who are required to attend schools, mark attendance on the eVV system and carry out non-academic work, the order added.
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Chair hurled at Union Minister of State V. Somanna during public event in Koppal
Koppal: Tension prevailed for a brief period at Hitnal village in Koppal taluk on Monday after a chair was allegedly hurled at Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, during a public function.
The incident occurred when Somanna was attending the foundation stone–laying ceremony for a railway flyover near Hitnal village.
According to reports, a group of Congress workers expressed anger over the alleged exclusion of Koppal MP K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal and District In-charge Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi from the invitation list for the program. During the incident, a chair was reportedly thrown, but the Minister was unharmed as his security personnel intervened in time.
Following the incident, chaos ensued at the venue for some time, with protesters allegedly throwing chairs and staging a demonstration in front of Somanna’s vehicle, accusing the organisers of violating protocol.
The railway flyover project, being taken up for Rs 27 crore, connects the Hitnal–Munirabad–Ginigera stretch.
Reacting to the incident, Somanna said the project was fully funded by the Central government and denied any breach of protocol. “There was no violation of etiquette related to the programme. The disturbance was created intentionally,” he said.
