Holidays in schools, colleges extended in Himachal

Shimla, June 9

All schools, colleges and universities in Himachal will remain closed till June 30 but non-teaching activities will continue. The state government had earlier extended holidays in schools up to June 15 and in colleges and universities up to June 10. Now, the holidays were extended till June 30, said Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj.

He said economic and other activities had resumed but the decision on educational institutions would be taken in July, following guidelines of the MHA.

Earlier, the state government had proposed holding examinations of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in June and starting admissions from July but now the schedule would be changed and the chances of starting the academic session in August was bleak. — TNS